Thorndale drops another close game

FLATONIA—The Thorndale Bulldogs lost yet another close game last Friday night. The Flatonia Bulldogs won this contest with a final score of 35-28.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

Varsity The Tiger long distance crew ran in the Bronco Invitational in Temple last week. The boy’s varsity team (top right) came home with another first place win. Medalists were Jesus Bocanegra, first place; Jose Tenorio, third place; and Alex Cooper, eighth place.

MILANO CROSS COUNTRY

Milano Eagles cross country duo of seniors Kandace Koenig (R) and Wyatt Koening (L) came in second place and 13th place, respectively, in the Dale Keen Invitational Cross Country Meet in Cameron last week. The Milano girls team came in third overall and the boys team placed fifth.

GAME STATS

Schulenburg 41, Thorndale 40 Thorndale Schulenburg 20 First Downs 21 41-222 Rushing-yards 50-393 9-12-2 Passing 3-7-1 226 Passing yards 74 448 Total yards 467 2-0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-33 Punts-avg 3-30 7-60 Penalties-yards 8-72 Score by quarters Thorndale 14 0 7 13 6—40 Schulenburg 14 13 7 0...

Time for a reset— Tigers set to face No. 1 Franklin

It’s like the Rockdale Tigers are getting a fresh set of downs on Friday night. District play starts Friday and the Tigers are 0-0. No wins but no losses.

Eagles suffer first loss of season, now at 3-1

HOUSTON—The undefeated Milano Eagles met their match Friday night on the road against power house private school Cypress Christian. The Eagles fell hard to the Warriors with a final score of Cypress Christian 42, Milano 20. The Eagles scored first in this match up.

Thorndale loses heart-breaking district-opener in overtime

THOR NDA LE—The three-time state champion Thorndale Bulldogs dropped their district opener in overtime at home this past Friday night against the Schulenburg Shorthorns. The final score was a hard-fought Shorthorns 41, Bulldogs 40.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Tiger volleyball team is having its own drought. They suffered through another week of losses, losing to both district foes McGregor and Lorena. The Lady Tigers currently have a record of 14-20. McGREGOR— The varsity spikers lost to McGregor 3-2.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

The Tiger long distance crew ran in Lexington on Friday. Both the girls and boys varsity teams came home winners. The Lady Tigers finished third overall with Daniella Bocanegra placing ninth and Aliana Ramos placing 11th in their individual races. The boys varsity came in first place overall.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Tigers volleyball team played in Lexington on Friday. They lost in very close games. The final was Lexington 3, Rockdale 1. The Lady Tigers won the first set but the momentum changed towards a good Lexington Eagle team and Rockdale was never able to recover.