WACO – Rogers pushed Buffalo until the end in a District 13-3A Division II rematch Friday night, but the Eagles didn't have quite enough firepower as the Bison prevailed 37-35 in a Class 3A Division II Region IV semifinal Friday night at Waco ISD Stadium. Two months after Rogers lost 46-28 at Buffalo, coach Charlie Roten's Eagles (7-6) played the Bison (12-1) closer the second time around in the teams' third meeting in the last 12½ months. In 2019, Rogers rallied late to defe

FLYING HIGH AGAIN: After Rogers got off to a 1-4 start this season, senior defensive lineman Ty Sebek (left) and senior linebacker/running back John Hill have helped power coach Charlie Roten's resurgent Eagles (7-5) to a berth in the Class 3A Division II Region IV semifinals against district rival Buffalo (11-1) at 7:30 tonight at Waco ISD Stadium. Rogers edged third-ranked and previously unbeaten Poth 21-20 a week ago. The Eagles seek to avenge their 46-28 road loss to Buff

ROGERS -- Junior Christian Riley rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns and added a 23-yard TD reception to lead Rogers to a 43-7 win over Clifton in a District 13-3A Division II game Friday night at Merk Field, giving the Eagles their second win this season. Jeremiah Quinones and Christian Watkins each contributed a touchdown run for Rogers, which moved to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in district play after coach Charlie Roten's Eagles shook off their league-opening 46-28 loss at

WEST – After Rogers trailed West 21-9 at halftime Friday night, freshman RJ Cook's 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter propelled the visiting Eagles to a 29-28 lead. But Trojans running back Trey Janek already had rushed for three long touchdowns, and his fourth score squashed a potential comeback win by Rogers. Janek rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns, the final TD a 33-yarder that pushed West back ahead en route to a 35-29 Trojans victory in the final non-distr

ROGERS – After close losses to Academy and San Saba in their first two games, the Rogers Eagles finally broke through in a big way against Whitney on Friday night at Merk Field. Freshman RJ Cook scored touchdowns on an 58-yard interception return and a 10-yard run and junior Riley Dolgener threw TD passes of 12 yards to Ben Hutka and 19 yards to Alex Vargas as Rogers rolled to a 47-12 victory over the Wildcats. Christian Riley produced 105 of the Eagles' 303 rushing yards. Ro

ROGERS – Academy made head coach Chris Lancaster a winner in his first game with the Bumblebees, riding a strong defensive performance to a season-opening 20-15 win over rival Rogers on Friday night at Merk Field. The Bees snapped their two-game losing streak against the Eagles and defeated them for the fifth time in seven years. The Eagles lead the all-time series 66-22-2. Academy trailed 7-0 early but led 13-7 by halftime, then traded touchdowns with Rogers in the third qua

EXPERIENCED EAGLES: Defensive end/offensive tackle Ty Sebek (left) and linebacker/running back John Hill are battle-tested seniors for the Rogers Eagles. This is Sebek's fourth varsity season and Hill's third. They're shooting to lead Rogers on another long playoff run after coach Charlie Roten's Eagles went 11-2 last year and reached a Class 3A Division II Region II semifinal before losing to eventual state champion Gunter. (Photo by Greg Wille, TempleBeltonSports.com) STEAD