Sports

Three Tiger teams defeated by Burnet

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Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
Three Rockdale Junior High School Tiger football teams lost to the Burnet Bulldog teams on Thursday in Thorndale. The eight grade A had a tough battle as they looked to fill the voids left by four injured players,” said Eric Willard, coach.

RHS JV FOOTBALL STATS

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Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
RHS CHS 18 First Downs 16 31-220 Rushing 44-145 11-19-2 Passing 9-26-1 135 Passing yards 102 355 Total yards 247 0-0 Fumbles 1-1 7-37 Punts 5-39 13-110 Penalities 10-85 Score by quarters RHS JV 6 0 14 14 — 34 MNT 0 0 0 0 — 0 Scoring summary First quarter Rockdale-Bryce Govan 40 run led to 3 TD run...

Leader of the pack

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Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
Milano’s Parker Jones won his fourth consecutive District 25-2A title and the Thorndale boys and girls cross country teams finished in first place at the cross country meet in Gause. All will compete in regionals. Jones first place finish clocked in at 16:23.

RJH eighth grade volleyball A team wins tournament

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Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
Last year’s seventh grade Rockdale Junior High School Volleyball Tournament winners took the crown again as eighth graders on Saturday at RJH gym. The Lady Tigers faced the Gateway Lady Buffalos in the championship game of the tournament.

10-3A-1 STANDINGS

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
Team Season District W-L W-L Rockdale 4-1 1-0 Academy 3-3 2-0 Yoe 4-1 1-0 Troy 4-2 1-1 Jarrell 3-3 1-1 Lago Vista 1-5 0-2 New Tech 1-5 0-2 Last week: Troy 45, Jarrell 2; Yoe 48, St. Johns XXIII 0; Little RIver Academy 27, Lago Vista 19. This week: Little River Academy at Troy and Jarrell at C.H.

Teen titans, go!

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00
For the past two weeks the Rockdale Tigers have been preparing to play a brand new team in a brand new stadium. During their bye week, players focused on improving their offense, setting up house and getting healthy, according to Jeff Miller, head coach and athletic director.

RHS runners aim for regionals during Saturday’s district meet

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00
The Rockdale High School cross country team hopes to qualify runners for regionals for the first time since 2011, in Saturday’s UIL District 19-3A cross country meet in Cameron, Monday, Oct. 8. “We do have kids who should advance to regionals,” Head Coach Cheryl Darby said.

Lady Tigers fall to Rogers in close match

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00
The Lady Tigers lost in the tiebreaker set to the Rogers Lady Eagles 25-23,17-25, 25-23,24-26, 9-15 Friday in Rogers. “We had moments of great stuff,” said Jennifer Keen, RHS head volleyball coach. “But then too many errors.

‘Process over product’

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00
Rockdale Hall of Honor member Blade Bassler told the 2018 RHS football team how they must always be ready for the unexpected at Wednesday’s Masonic Football Banquet.

Eagles take down Tigers in district 13-2A opener

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00
Like last year’s game against Thrall, the Milano Eagles pulled off a one-point victory 14-13 in a matchup that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats for over 20 minutes. In 2017, the Eagles beat the Tigers 7-6.