Stephens scores 1,000; Super Bowl set; Hoosiers national champs

On Tuesday night in front of a full Tiger Gym, Rockdale senior De’Andre Stephens surpassed 1,000 points for his basketball career as a Tiger. It couldn't have been a better night to reach the 1,000-point milestone with a win over the district rival Cameron Yoe and in front of Tiger Nation.

TP&W FISHING REPORT

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.58 feet above pool. Black bass are fair to 7.5 pounds on jigs fished up river. Crappie are fair on jigs fished up river. White bass are fair to 2 pounds up river in areas where shad are concentrated. Blue catfish are good on jug lines fished along windy shorelines.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

After a win against the Cameron Yoe (10-13, 2-4) on Tuesday, the Rockdale Tigers (11-15, 5-1) were 5-0 in district hoops. Unfortunately, a loss against a powerful Lexington (16-5, 4-2) team on Friday, ended their winning streak.

ROCKDALE JH BASKETBALL

Last week’s Rockdale Junior High basketball results against Rogers were: • BOYS— Tigers 8A lost, 37-24; Tigers 8B won, 25-20; Tigers 7A won, 46-15; and Tigers 7B lost, 21-16. • GIRLS— Lady Tigers 8A won, 29-20; Lady Tigers 7A lost, 28-5; and the B Team won, 9-6.

RHS SPORTS SCHEDULES

TIGERS BASEBALL DATE TIME OPPONENT Feb. 3 5 p.m. vs. Robinson Feb. 6 5 p.m. at Rosebud-Lott Feb. 12 6 p.m. vs. Mumford Feb. 16 4:30 p.m. vs. Gonzales Feb. 19 5 p.m. vs. Taylor (at Rosebud-Lott) Feb. 20 12:30 p.m. vs. Milano (at Rosebud-Lott) Feb. 20 2:45 p.m. vs. Teague (at Rosebud-Lott) Feb.

THORNDALE BASKETBALL

The Thorndale Bulldogs (21-4, 6-0) extended their win streak to 10 games last week with wins against Bartlett (19-4, 3-1) and Milano (2-14, 2-4). The Dogs downed the Bartlett Bulldogs, 61-27, on Tuesday in Thorndale and defeated the Milano Eagles, 75-27, on the road Friday.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

SALADO— The Rockdale Tigers (7-4-1, 2-2) soccer team traveled to Salado Tuesday to take on the undefeated Eagles (10-01, 3-0). The Tigers lost the game, 8-0. The JV Tigers also lost to Salado, 5-0. TAYLOR— On Friday, the Tigers hosted the Taylor Ducks (6-4-1, 2-2) and came out on top, 2-1).

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING

The Rockdale Tigers powerlifting team delivered once again last week at the Florence Meet. There were multiple medalists and some athletes setting personal best across their weight classes. The boys team finished in third place overall, while the girls placed fourth.

THORNDALE BASEBALL

400 WINS— Thorndale Bulldogs Baseball Coach Kelly Kuhl was recently recognized for his 400th career win at the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association convention in Waco. It is an incredible milestone for Coach Kuhl’s years of leadership, commitment and Bulldog pride.

ROCKDALE POWERLIFTING

The Rockdale High School powerlifting team participated in the Cameron Yoe Invitational meet last week and came away with some nice results. Coach Brenten Drummond said, “Fantastic night for our lifters” with the boys finishing first overall in the meet and the girls finishing fifth as a team.