Covington plays Pearl-Cohn at Glencliff High School in Nashville tonight in a 3A state semifinal. Here are five quick things to know about the game, which starts at 7 p.m.: 1. The winner will play the Alcoa-Loudon winner on Friday, Dec. 6 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville in a 3 p.m. state title game. Alcoa, of course, is the team which beat Covington the last two seasons in the … [Read more...] about PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Chargers going for third straight state title game appearance tonight in Nashville
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Chargers dominate Wooddale to make state semifinals for third straight season
[metaslider id=3072] There were doubters at the beginning of the 2019 season. Doubt that this Charger team young team could continue deep runs into the playoffs. Many said that making the quarterfinals would be an accomplishment. Doubt gave way to jubilation Friday night as the Chargers blew past the quarterfinals by whitewashing the Wooddale Cardinals 27-0 to advance to CHS' … [Read more...] about Chargers dominate Wooddale to make state semifinals for third straight season
5 things to know about Covington’s state playoff game tonight
Here are five things to know when the Covington Chargers host Wooddale tonight at 7 in a Class 3A state playoff quarterfinal game: The winner of tonight's game will play in the state semifinals on the road next week against the Pearl-Cohn/Giles County winner. Covington famously won a semifinal game two years ago at Pearl-Cohn thanks to a late comeback and last-second field … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about Covington’s state playoff game tonight
Covington avenges regular season loss and ends South Gibson’s year in Medina
On Sunday morning, Charger head coach J.R. Kirby opined that his team got just what it had expected in Friday night's 14-10 dramatic second-round playoff victory over Region 7-AA champ South Gibson: a hard-fought, low-scoring war. "We made it a lot closer than it could have been, shooting ourselves in the foot with breakdowns in the kicking game," Kirby said. "Believe me, … [Read more...] about Covington avenges regular season loss and ends South Gibson’s year in Medina
Stingy defense, youth movement and late-game stand propel Chargers into quarterfinals
There were varying opinions and expectations on just what might happen near the end of last night's second round Class 3A state playoff game between Covington and South Gibson on a chilly field in Medina. Covington was trying to finish off a win when it lined up to punt near midfield while leading 14-10 with a little more than two minutes left in the game. The Charger defense … [Read more...] about Stingy defense, youth movement and late-game stand propel Chargers into quarterfinals
Munford football season ends with excruciating loss to Clarksville
[metaslider id=2782] Munford sophomore Icarius Hodgin intercepted a pass, Clarksville's first of the game, with 5:38 left in the third quarter of Friday night's first round Class 5A state playoff game. Thirteen plays later sophomore quarterback Ben Cerniglia scored from a yard out, finishing off a time-consuming drive that has been a signature for Munford the last several … [Read more...] about Munford football season ends with excruciating loss to Clarksville
Covington blows past Melrose in second half to set up rematch with South Gibson
The Covington Chargers had to make a road trip to Melrose last Friday to open the 2019 Class 3A state playoffs. They made it look hard in the first half, losing a pair of fumbles at the Melrose 4 and inside the 20, scoring just 12 points. The Chargers, however, righted the ship in the second half for a 48-6 win to advance to the second round. "The team took … [Read more...] about Covington blows past Melrose in second half to set up rematch with South Gibson
PLAYOFF PREVIEWS: More on the Chargers’ win and looks at tonight’s postseason games for Covington, Munford and TRA
[metaslider id=2748] Every coach in the long history of high school football, and really any sport, likes to talk about his team facing adversity. Sometimes it’s real. Other times it’s imagined. Covington did not face that much adversity during the last two regular seasons, going a combined 19-1 on the way to state title games. When this year started, things appeared to be … [Read more...] about PLAYOFF PREVIEWS: More on the Chargers’ win and looks at tonight’s postseason games for Covington, Munford and TRA
