THURSDAY’S TIGER FOOTBALL

The junior varsity Rockdale Tiger football squad continues their winning streak by beating McGregor here at home last week. The final was 33-14. STANDOUTS— Key plays/ players were: • Quarterback Slayde Harris threw three touchdown for 55 yards, one for 30 and another for 20 yards.

Tigers drop second straight district game

McGREGOR—The Rockdale Tigers that started out with three wins out of their first four games have disappeared. Rockdale has dropped their last three games and the season is getting close to being over. After this Friday’s game against rival C.H. Yoe, the Tigers will only have two more games left.

Eagles down Snook

SNOOK—The Milano Eagles are digging out of a hole and are maybe peaking at just the right time. After dropping four of their first five games, the Eagles have won two in a row and these two matter because they are district wins.

Armadillos top Thorndale

THOR N DA L E—The Thorndale Bulldogs hosted the Armadillos from San Saba last Friday night. While it was a close game, Thorndale came up short 36-28. San Saba shut Thorndale out of the first half and were up at half time 21-0.

Tigers lose shootout with Academy

The Friday night lights were not kind to the Rockdale Tigers last week. The Blue & Gold lost their district opener against Little River-Academy 42-35.

Mason thumps Bulldogs

MASON—The road trip to Mason was tough enough but then the Bulldogs had to face the Punchers in what proved to be a slugfest. The final score was Mason 59, Thorndale 14.

Eagles shutout McDade

McDADE—The Milano Eagles have started what could be a comeback from their 0-2 district start. They went to McDade last Friday and not only pitched a shutout but they went on a scoring frenzy. The Eagles beat the Bulldogs 47-0.

THURSDAY’S TIGERS

The Rockdale Tiger junior varsity squad was on the road against Academy last week and won in a close game, 26-22. Key plays and players in the game were: • Shawn Gerren, who both caused and recovered a fumble early in the game. • Kendrick Henderson ran 57 yards for a touchdown.

ROCKDALE LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The Rockdale Lady Tigers continue to struggle this year. Last week they lost both of their matches against district foes. Early in the week they traveled to Lexington and lost in very close games 18-25, 20-25, 23-25.

THORNDALE LADY DOGS VOLLEYBALL

The Thorndale Lady Dogs are unstoppable right now. They are 5-0 in district play and in first place. Last week they beat McDade in three sets, 25-10, 25-9, 25-13. The y a l so won in straight sets over Holland, 25-20, 25-20, 25-13.