Head coach: Nick Buford (1st season) Last season: 9-16, lost to Cordova in region quarterfinals Starters lost: 3 Starters returning: 2 Players to watch: F Javaris Tolton, G Levi Poindexter, F Michael Lee, G Braden Lewis, G Shane You can expect Munford to have quite a different look this season for several reasons. The team’s top two scorers from last season - T.J. Tyus and … [Read more...] about High school hoops preview: Nick Buford is new man in charge at Munford
Basketball
Ja’Nile Alston signs basketball scholarship with Southwest Tennessee CC
[metaslider id=5967] In the late 1990s, Donnell Maben and Pierre Alston were two standouts on some very good Covington High School basketball teams. Ja'Nlle Alston, the niece of both men, never saw then play because she wasn't even born when they were playing, but talent clearly runs in the family. After making great strides last year during her senior season, Alston caught … [Read more...] about Ja’Nile Alston signs basketball scholarship with Southwest Tennessee CC
Covington’s Travontae Powell and TyJuan Smith sign basketball scholarships with Southwest Tennessee CC
[metaslider id=5877] Three Class of 2020 Covington Chargers will be playing basketball in college next season. Brandon Alston signed with Mississippi Delta Community College in April and two of his teammates, TyJuan Smith and Travontae Powell, signed with Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis earlier this morning in the Covington High School library. All three … [Read more...] about Covington’s Travontae Powell and TyJuan Smith sign basketball scholarships with Southwest Tennessee CC
Munford center Jayson Williams gets his moment during Rhodes signing ceremony
[metaslider id=5863] Back on March 30, Munford High senior basketball player Jayson Williams made his commitment to play basketball at Rhodes College publicly known. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, however, a traditional signing ceremony where coaches, friends and family gather to celebrate the moment was impossible. Williams finally got his moment three and a half months … [Read more...] about Munford center Jayson Williams gets his moment during Rhodes signing ceremony
Meet Nick Buford, Munford High’s new boys’ basketball coach
There might have been bigger names and people with more head coaching experience who applied for the vacant head boys' basketball coach position at Munford High School. However, as the decision makers at Munford thought about it more and more, Nick Buford's name kept surfacing. "Over and over again, while we looked at resumes, his name kept popping up," MHS principal Dr. … [Read more...] about Meet Nick Buford, Munford High’s new boys’ basketball coach
Covington standout Trinity Taylor signs basketball scholarship with Southwest Tennessee CC
[metaslider id=5728] When Trinity Taylor joined the Covington Lady Charger basketball team four years ago as a freshman, her hoops skills were raw. "If you would have told me four years ago that Trinity was going to be sitting here about to play college basketball, I would have said, 'No way,'" Covington head coach Katrisha Glass said. She was, however, sitting in the … [Read more...] about Covington standout Trinity Taylor signs basketball scholarship with Southwest Tennessee CC
Munford basketball coach Ryan Ross leaving for job at South-Doyle
The goal of most coaches is to leave a program in better shape than when they arrived and that’s certainly the case for Ryan Ross and Munford High basketball. When Ross arrived five seasons ago the program was struggling. Four seasons later, in 2019, the Cougars won a district title. Now the program will have to try and continue that success under new leadership. Ross announced … [Read more...] about Munford basketball coach Ryan Ross leaving for job at South-Doyle
The story of Covington Charger legend Ronald Holland and his four professional athlete sons
[metaslider id=5604] Ronald Holland says he did not set out to produce four professional athletes when he started his family in the early 1980s. “It just kind of worked out that way,” Holland says. “I think all the women he talked to were six feet (tall) or close to it,” Ramon Foster says with a laugh when asked if he thinks his father purposely sought out tall and athletic … [Read more...] about The story of Covington Charger legend Ronald Holland and his four professional athlete sons
