SCENES FROM THIS WEEK

Photos by Wynton Thomason

Bulldogs fall flat in Flatonia, 37-13

Thorndale, 1-1 in district play, travels to Weimar Friday to face 0-2 Wildcats After opening up district a week before with a 36-7 win in Schulenburg, the shoe was on the other foot in Milam County as Thorndale couldn’t bounce back from early scoring by Flatonia, who defeated THS, 37-13.

Rockdale native gets roster spot with Titans

Last Tuesday afternoon, the Tennessee Titans announced that the team had signed Rockdale’s Le’Raven Clark to their 53-man roster. The team’s website said their signing of the Milam County native was to “add experience and versatility to their offensive front.

Lady Tigers sweep Rogers

Rockdale’s Georgia Woodard earlier this season. The Lady Tigers took down Rogers on the road this past Friday, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20. The Blue-and-Gold are 2-4 in district play as of Tuesday afternoon and faced rival Cameron on Tuesday evening. They host Academy on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Fishing conditions in Central Texas

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 10.43 feet low. The cold front which pushed in on Sept. 25-26 turned the topwater white bass bite on. Each day this week has seen about 2.25 hours of solid topwater action.

RHS holds their own with top-ranked Franklin

Although their season- opening victory in August was followed by three straight losses during September, the Tigers played as if they had a clean slate on Friday night, when they battled Franklin, the topranked team in Class 3A-II.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Rockdale cross country teams competed in Caldwell this past Satuday, where the Tigers placed second as a team. Jesus Bocanegra led the way, placing fourth overall while Yovanney Delgadillo, Cristo Hernandez and Jose Tenorio placed 10th, 11th and 12th respectively.

Rockdale teams struggle with Franklin

All four sub-varsity Tiger football teams fell to Franklin on Thursday. The RHS junior varsity lost in Franklin, 48-0. According to coach Ethan Brinkley, Eduardo Rivera was the team’s offensive standout due to his two receptions. Standouts on defense were Klay Eschberger and Landon Deason.

Scenes from Schulenburg

Above, Faith Vickers (L) and Isabella Robertson (R) cheer on the Bulldogs in Schulenburg on Friday. Below, The Thorndale Bulldog also made the trek to Fayette County this past week.

Lady Tigers lose to Leopards, 3-0

Rockdale slipped to 2-3 in district play on Friday after falling to Lorena, 12-25, 14-25, 13-25 late Friday afternoon at the RHS Gymnasium. Three days earlier, the Blue-and-Gold took down McGregor on the road, 3-1.