Rockdale, Cameron ready for 67th ‘Battle of the Bell’

THE 67TH BATTLE OF THE BELL Rockdale Tigers (1-0) at Cameron Yoemen (1-0) 7:30 p.m. Tickets sold at gate, but also available on both district websites. Like most Battle of the Bell games over the last 67 years, this game means something.

Tigers bounce back

At the conclusion of Friday night’s game at Tiger Stadium between Rockdale and McGregor, it was evident that the home team had moved on from their 67-7 loss to Bellville a week earlier.

Tigers take gold at Camp Tejas

(L-R) Chris Perez, Chris Miles, Yovanney Delgadillo, Cristo Hernandez, Jesus Bocanegra, A.J Hicks, Jose Tenorio and Seth Davis were all part of a Tiger team that won the Camp Tejas meet on Friday. The Lady Tigers placed fourth out of 12 teams. Results from Camp Tejas are on page 2B. Submitted photo

RHS defeats Rogers

Rockdale’s Lady Tiger volleyball team overcame early setbacks in Friday’s match with Rogers to get their second district win 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21. During the first set, both teams went back and forth with the Lady Tigers prevailing.

Bulldogs win district opener

In a span of 12 minutes, Thorndale managed to score 34 unanswered points during the opening quarter of their first district contest on Friday night in Moody, where they shutout the Bearcats 55-0. Within the first minute, Jayden Clawson scored on a 19-yard TD run.

Eagles fall short to Somerville

In Friday night’s district opener, the Eagles started off the evening going head-to-head with visiting Somerville. The Yeguas got their first touchdown on a 70-yard run, only for MHS sophomore Alan Maldonado to answer back on a goal line TD to tie the game at seven at the close of the first quarter.

RJH teams take down McGregor, RHS JV falls 12-6 on the road

Rockdale’s junior varsity was unable to make up for early McGregor scoring last Thursday evening at MHS, where they fell 12-6. The Bulldogs scored a touchdown in both the first and second quarter, taking a 12-0 lead at halftime.

Tigers focus on district opener with McGregor

A young Rockdale team found themselves immediately outmatched against Class 4A-II’s sixth-ranked team Bellville when Saint Medrano was surrounded by four Bellville defenders bringing him to the ground not too long after he caught the opening kick off.

Lady Tigers sweep Florence in first District 19-3A win

After falling to Caldwell in a tie-breaker last Tuesday, the Rockdale High School volleyball team bounced back with a 3-0 win on the road in Florence Friday night, 25-19, 25-14, 25-18.

Training Day

RHS athletic trainers pose before Friday evening’s game in Bellville. Standing, (L-R) A.J. Hicks, Justiss Mayberry, head athetlic trainer Eugene Beaver, Mallory McDaniel, Kevin Liu; sitting, (L-R) Georgina Rodriguez, Makaila Jackson, Yalda Martinez, Jimena Luna, Jimena Rodriguez, Ilynn Alonso.