THURSDAY’S TIGERS

Tiger JV football summary It was tough sledding for the sub-varsity squad on Thursday night against the Lorena Leopards. This road loss ended with a final score of Lorena 43, Rockdale 0. The JV Tigers football team is 1-3 for the year. These Tigers are off this week.

GAME STATS

Rockdale Jim Ned 18 First downs 19 23-116 Rushing-yards 41-314 16-30-0 Passing 8-13-0 209 Passing yards 201 325 Total yards 515 1-1 Fumbles-lost na na-39 Punts-avg 4-28 4-45 Penalties-yards 5-45 Score by quarters Jim Ned 14 17 7 0 — 38 Rockdale 0 6 0 6 — 12 Scoring summary First quarter JIM NED—75...

Eagles swat Yellowjackets

Milano moves to 3-0 on the season The 3-0 Milano Eagles had a significant victory at home against the Meridian Yellowjackets. The final score was Milano 21, Meridian 6.

Thorndale falls in a close one

The Thorndale Bulldogs failed to break their winless streak this past Friday night in a close game at home against the Iola Bulldogs. The final score was Iola 38, Thorndale 31. Bulldog quarterback junior Gunner Ferguson ran the ball 26 yards to score the first touchdown of the night.

No. 8 Jim Ned tops Tigers

Rockdale has open week before heading into District 11-3A play Big Blue played before a quiet crowd on Friday night. This home game was played at a neutral site in Llano at Yellowjacket Stadium against Texas Football’s eighth-ranked, 3-0 Jim Ned High School Indians out of Tuscola.

Eagles move to 2-0 on season

The Milano Eagles had a big win at home against the Central Texas Christian Lions out of Temple on Friday night. The final s core w as M ilano 2 7, C entral Texas Christian 7. The Eagles are now 2-0 for the season.

Bulldogs fall to 0-3 with loss to Riesel

The Thorndale Bulldogs lost on the road Friday night to the Riesel Pirates. The final score was Riesel 26, Thorndale 0. It was a tough loss and the Bulldogs played better than what is reflected in the score.

Tigers claim first victory of season

A confident Rockdale Tiger team showed up Friday night on the road against what is historically a good Lexington Eagle football team and came away with their first win of the season. The final score was Rockdale 27, Lexington 13.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

LEON— The Lady Tigers ended pre-district play on Tuesday against the No. 1-ranked 2A Leon Cougars out of Jewett. Former Tiger and Head Volleyball Coach Morgan Laughlin was pleased with her team’s effort, “Leon is a great team. We had some good moments, some of the best rallies of this season.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

Rockdale Tigers cross country team ran in a regional preview last week at the Huntsville Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park. According to Tiger Head Cross Country Coach Cheryl Meuth, “They competed well.” The varsity boys placed 10th out of 29 teams.