• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Leader

The Leader

Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Churches
    • Courts
    • Education
    • Election 2024
    • Events
    • Local Government
    • Local Politics
    • Military
    • Public Records
    • Public Safety
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Fishing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling
  • E-Editions
  • Public Notices
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Contact Us
    • Submit News
    • Advertise With Us
  • Where to Buy

Soccer standout Jefferson Travis signs with Cumberland

By The Leader on April 19, 2023

Versatility is an attractive factor that fans love to see with athletes. Being able to score at will and defend opponents to the fewest points possible is what a coach wants to see.

Take Jefferson Travis for example, who signed a soccer scholarship to Cumberland University, that plays a defensive role in club ball and an offensive threat on his school team. He is the leading scorer for the Munford Cougars this season.

“That’s what I started playing when I was younger,” Travis said about playing offense. “Just played up top. I guess I love scoring.”

Hard work developed him into a collegiate-caliber athlete, but sacrifice had to be made in order to pencil his name on the letter.

“Yeah, it paid off,” the soccer standout said. “I put in a lot of hours, a lot of work. I was gone many weekends, tournament stuff, practicing on my own, practicing with the team. It paid off, though. Got an offer.”

Head Coach Jarrod Magan only coached Travis one year, but has known him for a long time since he played alongside Cooper, his son, for many years.

“Jefferson is the kind of player that pushes the tempo, so when the ball is at his feet, obviously he’s very skilled, ball is at his feet, he’s going to push the tempo. He’s going to dribble it speed at a defender, and he’s going to make a decision on if he can put a skill move on get passed a defender, or if he’s going to make a good pass and run in behind to receive the ball.”

Even in coaching changes throughout his high school career, Travis managed to adapt to any style that is laid out and dominate on the field.

“Anytime there’s a coaching change, certainly, you don’t know how that coach can come in with their style of plans,” Magan stated. “You don’t know if they’re going to be more of an attack-mind or more defensive and we parked a bus and tried to counter. You’re not really sure how it’s going to go and whether it’ll fit your particular skill set.”

“I will say part of what’s been good here is I did assist coach Stan (Jamscek) last year, so I’m now moved into the head coach spot, so there’s obviously some familiarity in that kind of perspective that we share similar types of approaches to the game.” He added.

Related Articles:

Dec. 12, 2019 Teenager charged with threatening mass violence at Covington High School on Wednesday Norma Jane Cochran Kisling Stinson Rosemark’s Jordan Allen signs volleyball scholarship with Christian Brothers

Posted Under: Soccer, Sports

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search

Featured News

What’s happening this weekend: June 20-22, 2025

June 20, 2025 By Echo Day

Summer has … [Continue Reading...] about What’s happening this weekend: June 20-22, 2025

Party with the Pollinators Friday night for some good family fun

June 20, 2025 By Echo Day

COVINGTON — Tipton … [Continue Reading...] about Party with the Pollinators Friday night for some good family fun

Tipton County NAACP to Host Juneteenth Celebration in the Park

June 13, 2025 By Echo Day

COVINGTON – The … [Continue Reading...] about Tipton County NAACP to Host Juneteenth Celebration in the Park

Depot Day brings live music, classic cars, and local flavor to Covington

June 13, 2025 By Echo Day

COVINGTON – The … [Continue Reading...] about Depot Day brings live music, classic cars, and local flavor to Covington

Tags

auvic white black history braxton sharp brighton baseball brighton basketball brighton football brighton high school city of covington City of Munford coronavirus covid-19 covington Covington Baseball covington basketball Covington football covington high school covington police covington police station Election 2020 events homicide J.R. Kirby Jalen Fayne Jamarion Dowell jeff huffman john edwards Jordan Bell JR Kirby munford baseball Munford basketball munford football munford high school murder ronnie gorton sex crimes shooting Slade Calhoun tcso Tipton-Rosemark Academy Tipton County Museum tipton county schools tipton county sheriff's office town of atoka town of mason TRA basketball

Footer

The Leader is a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays, serving Tipton County, Tenn. since 1886.

Contact us: news@covingtonleader.com

Editor’s Choice

Here’s how Home Depot and a team of volunteers helped make over CIAA

December 5, 2019 By Echo Day

Black History Month: Mason’s John W. Boyd went from slavery to the statehouse

February 7, 2020 By The Leader

Search

Copyright © 2025 · The Leader | Legacy Media · Log in