CALDWELL’S NICOLAS JOHNSON dives with the ball for extra yardage during Friday night’s Caldwell-Rockdale football game at Rockdale High School. The Tigers pulled out a 44-36 win despite a good showing from the Hornets. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday
It wasn’t supposed to be close, but Caldwell came to play.
A heavy underdog to state-ranked Rockdale, Caldwell battled to the end, narrowing the Tigers lead to 37-36 before finally falling 44-36 last Friday in Rockdale.
Caldwell (0-2) rushed for a respectable 242 yards and passed for 91 for 294 total yards and had a clean game -- no fumbles and just four penalties for 30 yards.
