GAME STATS

Rockdale 29, Troy 21 Rockdale Troy 19 First downs 13 37-212 Rushing-yards 27-68 14-20 Passing 17-43 197 Passing yards 189 409 Total yards 257 2 Fumbles 0 na-37 Punts-avg na-38 11-50 Penalties-yards 8-68 Score by quarters Troy 0 21 0 0 — 21 Rockdale 3 0 13 13 — 29 Scoring summary First quarter...

Tigers top Troy for homecoming win

Game stats on page 3B. The Blue and Gold played against the visiting Troy Trojans on Friday night and came out with their first district victory of the season. The final score was Rockdale 29, Troy 21. I heard someone say this was the tale of two halves.

Milano cruises by Bartlett

Game stats on page 3B. The Mi lano Eag le s showed off in front of a home audience in their first district game this season. They won a decisive victory against the Bartlett Bulldogs. The final score was Milano 28, Bartlett 6. The Eagles are 4-2 for the season and 1-0 in district play.

Thorndale still looking for first win

Game stats on page 3B. If you are a Bulldog fan, it’s not getting any easier for you as the season progresses. The Bulldogs lost Friday at home against the Weimar Wildcats. The final score was Weimar 35, Thorndale 22. This game was a fight and Thorndale’s offense came out ready to do battle.

DISTRICT 11-3A-1

Season District W-L W-L Lorena 5-2 3-0 Franklin 6-0 2-0 Academy 6-1 2-1 Rockdale 2-4 1-1 Troy 4-3 1-2 Cameron 1-5 0-2 McGregor 2-5 0-3 Last week: Rockdale 29, Troy 21; Lorena 47, McGregor 20; Little River- Academy 36, Cameron 28. This week: Rockdale at Lorena, McGregor at Cameron, Franklin at Troy.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Tiger volleyball teams for the most part continued to struggle last week with losses both to Troy and to Rogers. TROY— The Lady Tigers started the week with a road game against the Troy Trojans. The varsity spikers lost 3-0, JV1 lost 2- 0 and JV2 lost 2-0.

THURSDAY’S TIGERS

The Tiger JV team lost against the Franklin Lions at home last week. The final score was 30-0. It’s true that “Tiger Fight Never Dies” and the Tigers proved that in the second half, fighting the Lions all the way to the end of the game.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

BOYS— The Tiger long distance crew (top photo) ran only once last week. They participated in the Camp Tejas Invitational in Giddings on Friday. Tiger runner Jesus Bocanegra competed as an individual in the 5A/6A division and placed an amazing fourth.

Tigers can’t overcome No. 1 Franklin

FRANKLIN—The Tigers have some play makers. Maybe all 34 young men on the current roster qualify. They showed up and really showed off against Texas Football magazine’s No. 1-ranked team in the state, the two-time defending state champion Franklin Lions last Friday.

Milano loses second in a row

The now 3-2 Milano Eagles lost their game Friday night against private school Geneva out of Boerne. This was a home game for the Eagles. The final score was Geneva 49, Milano 28. The Eagles had been on a roll but have now dropped two in a row.