Head coach: Charles Mitchell (ninth season) Last season: 10-13, lost in region semifinals Key players lost: Devin Dean, Tyric Winfrey, Bremoris Tipton Key players returning: Holden Warmath, Eli Ford, Tyler Hollins, J.T. Mason, Jordan Clemons, Rodriquez Adams Covington head coach Charles Mitchell shook his head and laughed last week when asked to talk about his returning … [Read more...] about HOOPS PREVIEW: Covington boys looking ‘to do the one thing we’ve been missing’
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High school hoops preview: Chargers lost a ton of talent from last year’s sub-state team
Head coach: Charles Mitchell (8th season) Last season: 29-4, lost to Jackson South Side in sub-state game Starters lost: 4 Starters returning: 1 Players to watch: F Devin Dean, F Tyric Winfrey, G Holden Warmath, G C.J. Fayne, G Bremoris Tipton For the most part last season, Covington used a nine-man rotation. Eight of those players graduated, including point guard Vontae … [Read more...] about High school hoops preview: Chargers lost a ton of talent from last year’s sub-state team
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
Brandon “Boogie” Alston accepts basketball scholarship to Mississippi Delta CC
When Covington senior Brandon Alston was in the 10th grade, he would sometimes watch highlights of NBA center DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins before games. He always played well after watching those videos. "So, ever since then, I've been having my coaches and teammates call me Boogie," Alston said. Alston isn't quite playing to the level of Cousins, a four-time NBA all-star and … [Read more...] about Brandon “Boogie” Alston accepts basketball scholarship to Mississippi Delta CC
Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams come up a win short of state
[metaslider id=4523] Considering Jackson South Side was undefeated, ranked number one in the state and playing in front of a standing-room-only home crowd, the odds were clearly against Covington Monday night in a Class AA sectional game. The Chargers played toe-to-toe with the Hawks most of the game, weathering several runs to stay within striking distance for three-plus … [Read more...] about Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams come up a win short of state
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
