On the second night of a four-game road trip, the sixth-ranked Lady Chargers made the trip to Somerville and kept their District 15-AA record unblemished with a 51-31 win over Fayette-Ware. Covington (15-3, 4-0) led by two at the end of the first period, but then proceeded to pull away, holding Fayette-Ware to single digits and just 19 point over the final three … [Read more...] about Covington boys and girls down Fayette-Ware, remain perfect in district play
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Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams remain undefeated in district
Looking to go 3-0 in District 15-AA, the Lady Chargers traveled last Friday to Bolivar, one of the toughest places to play in the district. The Lady Tigers weren’t up to the task, falling 60-39 to the Lady Chargers, who are ranked sixth in this week's Associated Press Class 2A state poll. Kalynn Howard and Trinity Taylor led the way for CHS (14-3, 3-0), tying for game-high … [Read more...] about Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams remain undefeated in district
Covington routs Brighton while keeping an eye on a bigger prize
[metaslider id=3532] For a while Tuesday night it looked the Cardinals were going to treat the large crowd assembled in the Brighton gym to a competitive game against their county rival Covington. J.D. Weathers and Ken Hennings each hit 3-pointers to give Brighton an 8-4 lead midway through the first quarter. It was all Covington after that, though. The Chargers (13-3) went … [Read more...] about Covington routs Brighton while keeping an eye on a bigger prize
Lady Chargers surge past Brighton to finish off season sweep
[metaslider id=3506] Much like when the Brighton and Covington girls met on Dec. 10 in Covington, Tuesday night's game in Brighton was close for a quarter and a half. But, as they did in December, the Lady Chargers went on a run before halftime and never gave up control of the game in a 49-29 win. Sylvia "Bug" Jones scored for Brighton with 2:28 left in the second quarter to … [Read more...] about Lady Chargers surge past Brighton to finish off season sweep
Covington girls’ and boys’ basketball teams pick up convincing wins
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
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
