RHS gives football lesson to Academy

The Tigers celebrated their homecoming and extended their win streak to three after dismantling the Academy Bumblebees 44-13. They are now 5-3 overall and 3-1 in district play. “I thought we played with extremely great effort in all phases of the game,” RHS Head Coach Jacob Campsey said.

Valdez commits to Red Raiders

Rockdale Tigers star running back Cam’ron Valdez announced his verbal commitment to Texas Tech University on Thursday via Twitter. “Texas Tech was the best place for me because I will thrive in their offense,” Valdez said.

Bocanegra wins District 19 Meet

RHS Freshman Jesus Bocanegra won the District 19 Meet in Cameron on Saturday. His running helped the Tigers cross-country team earn a second-place finish overall.

RHS-Troy is key district fight

With only two regular season games remaining, Friday’s game between the Rockdale Tigers and Troy Trojans will be the key to deciding who will be king of the 11-3A district. Both teams stand 3-1 in district play and are tied with Lorena for first place.

JV Tigers down Academy 36-7

On Thursday, The RHS JV Blue and JV Gold teams joined forces to face off against the Academy JV Bumblebees. The Tigers destroyed the Bees 36-7. Both defenses played great in the first quarter with neither team scoring any points.

Aaron Montelongo wins Junior High District Meet

RJH Aaron Montelongo won the District Meet in Cameron. Montelongo’s time of 11:58 led the boys, team to a second-place finish. “I’m so proud of the work he (Montelongo) puts in, and how much he wants to grow in the program,” RJH Head Coach Cheryl Meuth said.

RHS ends regular season with win against Lady Bees

The RHS netters capped off their regular season finale in style. On Friday, the Lady Tigers were victorious against the Academy Lady Bees in three sets 25-15, 25-21 and 25-22. Julie Bartsch led the Lady Tigers with 12 kills. Haven Jimenez led the team with 15 digs and six aces.

Milano falls to Iola, 51-13

The Milano Eagles’ lack of depth came back to haunt them as they were defeated by the Iola Bulldogs 51-13. The Eagles are now 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in district play. “I am happy that we continued to play hard,” MHS Head Coach Chad Lagrone said. “Due to injuries, we only had 14 guys playing.

Bulldogs defeat Thrall, 21-19

The Thorndale Bulldogs were victorious in a tough battle against the Thrall Tigers 21-19. They are now 6-2 on the season overall and 4-1 in district play. “Overall, I feel like we played a good game,” RHS Head Coach John Kovar said.

SPORTS BRIEFS

7th Grade A Team The 7 Grade A Team lost to the Academy Bees 20-8. De’andre Nunn scored the Tigers only touchdown on an 80-yard pass from Brody Willard. Willard kicked the the ball throught the uprights two-point conversion. Offensive standouts included Nunn and Ragan Roberts.