DISTRICT 13-2A-D2

Season District W-L W-L Burton 7-0 4-0 Granger 7-0 4-0 Iola 5-2 4-0 Somerville 4-3 2-2 Bartlett 3-4 2-2 Milano 2-5 2-2 McDade 0-9 0-6 Snook 0-9 0-6 Last week: Granger 59, Milano 0; Burton 42, Somerville 23; Iola and Bartlett did not play; Snook and McDade forfeited district games.

THURSDAY’S ROCKDALE TIGERS

Rockdale JV 23, Academy JV 22 The Rockdale Tiger junior varsity football team hosted Academy on Thursday, coming out on top 23-22, after a late touchdown drive and successful two-point conversion. The Tigers were unable to score in the first half, while the Bumblebees put up 8 points.

DISTRICT 11-3A-D1

Season District W-L W-L Academy 3-3 1-0 Franklin 3-2 1-0 McGregor 1-5 1-0 Rockdale 3-3 0-1 Troy 3-3 0-1 Cameron 2-4 0-1 Last week: Little River-Academy 55, Rockdale 21; McGregor 20, Cameron 17; Franklin 68, Troy 27.

Tigers need good response to loss

On Friday night Big Blue was defeated by Academy in the first district game of the season. I am sure they want to leave Friday night in the rear view mirror and, of course, look ahead to McGregor. It’s never fun to be on the losing end of any contest.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

DISTRICT CHAMPS— The Rockdale Tigers cross country team competed in the district meet last week with both varsity (above) and JV (at right) placing first in the meet. The varsity will compete in the regional meet in Huntsville this week.

THORNDALE CROSS COUNTRY

CHAMPS AGAIN— Thorndale High School cross country teams took home the district titles last week. The Bulldogs are back-to-back district champs, while the Lady Bulldogs are three-peat district champs.

TIGER GAME AND SEASON STATS

Rockdale (3-3) Academy (3-3) 11 First downs 25 72 Rushing yards 291 217 Passing yards 318 289 Total yards 609 13-25-1 Passing 25-36-1 4-39 Punts-avg.

ROCKDALE LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

High school The Rockdale Tiger Lady Tigers volleyball teams had games last week against Thrall and Academy. ACADEMY— The Lady Tigers traveled to Academy on Tuesday, falling to the Lady Bumblebees in five sets. The JV and freshmen also lost to Academy.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT

Granger GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Black bass are good in shallow main lake cover and up river around cover. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows fished in 4-16 feet of water around cover. White bass are fair on spoons. Blue catfish are fair on jug lines.

After bye week, Tigers looking for consistency, striving for the playoffs

The Rockdale Tigers are fresh off a well-deserved bye week. With the first district game of the season approaching, Tiger Head Coach Hunter Hamrick feels like the Tigers are playing their best football in recent weeks.