The Covington High School football team held its banquet last night at the Manor at Mt. Carmel and numerous players were named all-region and received scholarships. Offensive lineman Reed Chipman was named the Region 7-3A lineman of the year and Dalton Dickerson (38.1 yards per punt) was named the region's top punter. Other Chargers making the all-region team were … [Read more...] about Covington football players receive multiple postseason honors
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COVID-19 forces Covington football to forfeit much-hyped playoff game tonight at Milan
One of the more hyped second round playoff games in years is not going to happen. At 11 a.m. today, just a few hours before the Covington football team was going to hop on a bus and head to Milan, word came down from the Covington High School administration: the Chargers were forfeiting the game because of COVID-19 issues. In a statement issued this morning, CHS principal … [Read more...] about COVID-19 forces Covington football to forfeit much-hyped playoff game tonight at Milan
Just like last season, Covington needs a win Friday vs. McNairy to secure a playoff spot
The 2020 high school football season has been like no other because of COVID-19, but for Covington, so far at least, it's been eerily similar to the 2019 season. Last year Covington raced to a 6-0 record, ascended to No. 2 in the Class 3A state poll, lost consecutive games to Milan and South Gibson, won in Week 9 and headed into the regular season finale against McNairy … [Read more...] about Just like last season, Covington needs a win Friday vs. McNairy to secure a playoff spot
With quarterback position in flux, Covington prepares for crucial game vs. South Gibson
When Covington has its bye week every season, like it did last week, the team usually takes a couple of days off from practice to rest and regroup. Because of a couple of key injuries in their game against Milan Oct. 2, the Chargers did not have that luxury this year. The team's starting quarterback, senior Carson Ruffin, left the Milan game with an ankle injury and is … [Read more...] about With quarterback position in flux, Covington prepares for crucial game vs. South Gibson
Milan slows down Covington’s offense in 14-7 triple overtime win
[metaslider id=6704] There's a good chance Milan and Covington will meet again in the postseason, but that did not make Friday night's home loss to the Bulldogs any easier to stomach. For the second straight season, Milan's defense held Covington's prolific attack in check and pulled out a dramatic 14-7 Region 7-3A win. Covington coach J.R. Kirby was not happy after the … [Read more...] about Milan slows down Covington’s offense in 14-7 triple overtime win
A war of words? Eh, kind of … Week 7 previews for Covington-Milan, Brighton-Arlington, TRA-TCA
In high school football it's pretty rare to get a little pre-game back and forth between two coaches, but we are lucky enough to have some of that heading into tonight's showdown between second-ranked Covington and sixth-ranked Milan. Thanks to my buddy Victor Parkins over at the Milan-Mirror Exchange, it was relayed to me that Milan head coach Carl Diffee said the following: … [Read more...] about A war of words? Eh, kind of … Week 7 previews for Covington-Milan, Brighton-Arlington, TRA-TCA
Opinion: Football during COVID, playoff scenarios and Covington Charger dominance
Now that we are a little more than halfway through the high school football season, this seems like a good time to run through a few things we’ve learned along the way. The most obvious thing I think we’ve learned is that it looks like high school football can co-exist with COVID-19. I love it when people say what I’m about to write because it implies you are not honest … [Read more...] about Opinion: Football during COVID, playoff scenarios and Covington Charger dominance
Covington dominates another opponent with stiff test vs. Milan coming Friday
[metaslider id=6653] If Covington fans who made the trip to Ripley Friday night were experiencing some deja vu, that would make perfect sense. Just like in five of six games this season, the Chargers ran the ball at will, hit some big passing plays, played lights-out defense and raced to an insurmountable halftime lead against a clearly overmatched opponent. The result was a … [Read more...] about Covington dominates another opponent with stiff test vs. Milan coming Friday
