Eagles struggle with ranked Granger

MILANO—The Eagles found themselves out-matched in the team’s second-to-last district battle this past Friday with Granger, who handed the Eagles the second loss of their season, 45-14.

Bulldogs return to action

After more than twoand- half months, Thorndale Bulldog football had their first week off from live compet i t ion, g iving them time to rest before a very pivotal part of their season.

Fishing conditions in Central Texas

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 12.98 feet low. Continued, significant cooling has occurred on Lake Belton, enhanced by Tuesday’s strong cold front and the mixing caused by strong winds. We now have uniform water temperatures found down to approximately 45 feet.

Tiger playoff hopes erased in loss to ’Bees

RHS (1-3) and opponent Academy (2-2) came into Friday with the same exact thing on the line. Whichever team left Tiger Stadium victorious would earn District 10-3A-I’s fourth and final playoff spot.

GAME STATS

YHS 47, RHS 21 RHS YHS 14 First Downs 26 124 Rushing 191 8-26 Passing 22-30 110 Passing yards 290 234 Total yards 481 0-0 Fumbles 0-0 5-31 Punts 3-32 5-40 Penalties 7-70 Score by quarters RHS 7 7 0 7 — 21 YHS 13 15 7 12 — 47 Scoring summary First quarter ROCKDALE—Tim Grice 70 run (Daniel Romero...

Eagles fall to Bremond in first loss

Milano’s undefeated streak came to an end on Friday, when the Eagles couldn’t overcome a late second quarter surge by Bremond, losing 36-21. The Tigers, who were coming off two hard-fought losses to ranked district opponents Chilton and Granger, came out firing.

RJH FOOTBALL

Rockdale Junior High football teams struggled in their games with Cameron this past Thursday. The combined seventh and eighth grade “B” team fell short against the Yoe, 7-0.

Tiger earns trip to state

HUNTSVILLE— On Tuesday morning, Rockdale High School junior Jesus Bocanegra secured his third consecutive trip to the UIL Cross Country state championships in November.

Bulldogs stomp Thrall, 46-14

Thorndale wins 92nd ‘Battle of 79’ rivalry; focus on recovery during bye week THRALL—After coming off a 56-54 victory over perennial power Holland the week before, the Bulldogs cruised past rival Thrall 46-14, beating the Williamson County squad for the 58th time in school history.

Bell stays in Cameron

CAMERON—The 68th Battle of the Bell started off w ith a bang t hanks to Rockdale sophomore Tim Grice. He turned a handoff from Blaydn Barcak into a 70-yard touchdown 12 seconds into the game, leading to Blue-and-Gold fans erupting in cheer.