The Covington Lady Chargers recently swept a four-game home stand with a trip to Gibson County thrown in for good measure to improve to 11-2 (2-0 District 15-AA) on the season. The Haywood Lady Tomcats (1-8) have been a thorn in the side of the Lady Chargers for the past several seasons, but not so last Saturday night as Covington opened district play with a 66-35 win. Kalynn … [Read more...] about Covington girls’ and boys’ basketball teams pick up convincing wins
Basketball
5 things to know about the high school basketball season … so far
The high school basketball season is less than a month old the most important games of the season will not be played until the calendar turns to 2020. However, there have been some highlights and trends over the past four weeks. Here are five of them: The Brighton Lady Cardinals, led by some very impressive individual performances, are off to a hot start. After a 75-15 win … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about the high school basketball season … so far
Covington boys, girls sweep Brighton in hoops action
[metaslider id=3275] The Covington-Brighton girls’ game Tuesday night in Covington gave the appearance no one wanted it throughout the first half. Brighton and Covington combined 24 points before things picked up a bit in the final two frames as the Lady Chargers (7-2) pulled away for a 47-35 win which handed the Lady Cardinals (6-1) their first defeat of the season. Albanie … [Read more...] about Covington boys, girls sweep Brighton in hoops action
Covington girls’ and boys’ basketball teams pick up wins
After opening the 2019-20 campaign with a 69-7 drubbing the Trezevant Lady Bears on Nov. 19, the Covington Lady Chargers made it two in a row, defeating the Central Lady Warriors 59-48 in round two of the Hall of Fame on Nov. 23. Trailing by two after one period, the Lady Chargers outscored the Lady Warriors 20-14 in the second period and were never headed. Kalynn Howard … [Read more...] about Covington girls’ and boys’ basketball teams pick up wins
Covington Lady Chargers demolish Trezevant in season opener
[metaslider id=3045] After a jamboree debut that saw the Lady Chargers score 30 points in two quarters against St. Benedict with Felia Fayne collecting 16 of them, Covington opened the 2019-20 campaign at Trezevant last Tuesday. The Lady Bears would have preferred that CHS had stayed home. There was no mercy shown in a 69-7 beat down. The Lady Charger defense was so … [Read more...] about Covington Lady Chargers demolish Trezevant in season opener
Covington basketball team routs Trezevant in season opener
The Covington Charger senior-laden basketball team opened the 2019-20 campaign with a wire-to-wire 80-63 road win over the Trezevant Bears last night. Covington jumped out to a 24-15 advantage at the end of the first period and never looked back. “Our guards did a really good job of protecting the ball,” said Covington head coach Charles Mitchell. “We have improved in that … [Read more...] about Covington basketball team routs Trezevant in season opener
The Terrific 20: A look at the top basketball players from Brighton, Covington, Munford and Tipton-Rosemark
[metaslider id=2949] The eight Tipton County-area high school basketball teams have a lot of talent. We talked to local coaches and a few other people in the know to come up with the 20 best. Here they are, in alphabetical order: BOYS Brandon Alston, Covington - A 6-4 forward who can move, Alston averaged 15 points and 10 boards a game last year. Alex Anderson, TRA - He’s 6-6 … [Read more...] about The Terrific 20: A look at the top basketball players from Brighton, Covington, Munford and Tipton-Rosemark
HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS PREVIEW: Covington Chargers have chance to break county drought
Head coach: Charles Mitchell (7th season) Last season: 26-7, lost to Wooddale in region semifinals Starters lost: 2 Starters returning: 3 Players to watch: G Travonte Powell, F Brandon Alston, F Tyjuan Smith, F Devin Dean, F Michael Renfro, G Myles Starks In the modern era of high school basketball, only one boys’ Tipton County high school basketball team has ever made it to … [Read more...] about HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS PREVIEW: Covington Chargers have chance to break county drought
