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.

Eagles edge out Cypress Christian on the road, 30-29

On Friday night, the Milano Eagles escaped the Houston suburbs victorious with a 30-29 win over the Cypress Christian Warriors, wrapping up their pre-district portion of their schedule undefeated. MHS scored first as senior Josh Millar punched in his 12th touchdown of the season on a fiveyard run.

RHS opens district with top-ranked Franklin

After a week off, the Blue-and-Gold open district play at Tiger Stadium against Franklin, who is Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine’s top-ranked team in Class 3A-I as of Monday. The Tigers opened the season with 38-29 win in Teague on Aug.

Thorndale clips ’Horns, 36-7

SCHULENBURG— Throughout much of the first quarter, it seemed as if Thorndale had their work cut out for them when facing Schulenburg, who came into Friday night without a win to their name.

Bocanegra wins again

On Thursday, Rockdale High School junior Jesus Bocanegra won his sixth straight gold medal after taking first place at Lake Belton’s Bronco Invitational with a time of 16:35.2. Bocanegra has yet to lose a race this sea- son.

My weekly bones to pick

Not too long ago, somebody came into office telling us about how big the paper used to be. Please don’t do that. Back when the paper used to be that big, our main competitor was probably The Cameron Herald.