[metaslider id=7357] When the Brighton-Covington girls's game tipped off Tuesday night in Brighton, three Brighton freshmen and a sophomore were in the starting lineup and the team's best player, senior DeMiyah Gatlin, was in street clothes and wearing a knee brace. Late in the second quarter point guard Lana Vaden was injured and did not return. All that added up to a … [Read more...] about Covington girls overwhelm short-handed Lady Cardinals
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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
High school hoops preview: The clear goal for the Lady Chargers? Get back to state
Head coach: Katrisha Glass (8th season) Last season: 28-6, lost to Westview in sectionals Starters lost: 2 Starters returning: 3 Players to watch: G Kalynn Howard, F Felia Fayne, F DaNiyasia Robinson, G Nakya Gilliam, G Cortayza Flowers The Lady Chargers accomplished just about everything a high-level team could last year except make the state tournament. Covington won 28 … [Read more...] about High school hoops preview: The clear goal for the Lady Chargers? Get back to state
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
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
Covington boys, girls move closer to state tournament berths
[metaslider id=4400] One team is trying to get to state for the second straight season and other is trying to get there for the first time in 33 years. Those are the storylines as the Covington girls' and boys' basketball teams navigate their way through the Region 8-AA tournament this week in Memphis. After dispatching Raleigh-Egypt 77-69 at home last Saturday, the … [Read more...] about Covington boys, girls move closer to state tournament berths
