Tag: J.R. Kirby
Munford’s defense stymies Covington to break four-year losing streak to Chargers
The last four times Munford and Covington played each other, the Charger running attack repeatedly burned the Cougars with long running plays.
Midway through the...
High school football preview: Covington Charger roster has familiar components for...
HEAD COACH: J.R. Kirby (4th season)
LAST YEAR: 10-3, lost to Dyersburg in 3A state quarterfinals
RETURNING STARTERS: 7 offense, 7 defense
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS: DB A.C....
Construction on new turf football fields at Brighton, Covington, Munford underway
Anybody not in the know who drove by the football fields at Brighton, Covington and Munford high schools might recently have wondered why there...
Covington routs Ripley to set up quarterfinal rematch with Dyersburg
Some avid followers of high school football predicted a 35-21 Charger victory in Friday’s Class 3A second round playoff game at Covington Athletic Field.
The...
Brighton, Covington, Munford, TRA preparing for season openers in three weeks
This time last year, with the COVID pandemic wreaking havoc, trying to prepare for a high school football was, well, trying.
Players had to practice...
The best 10 quotes from the 2019-20 school year
Former NFL quarterback Joe Theisman once said, “Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”
Yogi Berra,...
Covington Chargers Josh McGarity and Eli Patrick make commitments to play...
Two seniors who were big reasons for Covington's football success the last three seasons have made commitments to play at the next level.
Free safety...
5 things to know about Covington’s state playoff game tonight
Here are five things to know when the Covington Chargers host Wooddale tonight at 7 in a Class 3A state playoff quarterfinal game:
The...
Covington avenges regular season loss and ends South Gibson’s year in...
On Sunday morning, Charger head coach J.R. Kirby opined that his team got just what it had expected in Friday night's 14-10 dramatic second-round...
Covington blows past Melrose in second half to set up rematch...
The Covington Chargers had to make a road trip to Melrose last Friday to open the 2019 Class 3A state playoffs.
They made it look...
