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Covington swamps Bolton to finish off domination of region competition

By The Leader on October 31, 2022

[metaslider id=11490] Efficiency on offense described the Chargers’ 63-6 beat down of the Bolton Wildcats last Friday at George Pinner Stadium in the regular season finale. Covington (8-2 overall, 5-0 Region 7-3A) scored on 90 percent of its possessions, with touchdowns the first nine times it touched the ball. The entire offense was on display, amassing a season-high 487 … [Read more...] about Covington swamps Bolton to finish off domination of region competition

Undefeated Haywood breaks Covington’s seven-game winning streak

By The Leader on October 24, 2022

It took a third-ranked, undefeated, Class 4A Haywood squad to put an end to the Covington Chargers’ seven-game winning streak. Though Covington played Haywood evenly in the second half, a big first half was too much to overcome. The Tomcats moved to 9-0 with a 34-17 win over the Chargers, who had not lost since the season opener, Friday night in Covington. The Tomcats struck … [Read more...] about Undefeated Haywood breaks Covington’s seven-game winning streak

Covington takes town Class 5A Dyer County

By The Leader on October 17, 2022

The 2022 CHS football campaign features five Class 3A, two Class 4A and three Class 5A opponents. To date, the Chargers have swept the 3A teams 4-0 with one to go and are 1-0 with 4A and one to go. On Friday night, the state's (3A) ranked Chargers took to the road for the last time, closing the 5A schedule with a 42-18 win at Dyer County. Covington (7-1) took the opening … [Read more...] about Covington takes town Class 5A Dyer County

Can Covington continue its dominance of Munford? We’ll find out tonight

By Jeff Ireland on August 18, 2022

When Munford hosted Covington in last year’s season opener, things were competitive for a while. The Cougars took advantage of an early Charger turnover and took an 8-7 lead in the first quarter. The game was competitive into the second half before Covington won comfortably, 41-8. As for the three games before that? They were basically over by halftime. The last time Munford … [Read more...] about Can Covington continue its dominance of Munford? We’ll find out tonight

Covington football coach, players enjoying new turf football field

By Jeff Ireland on June 14, 2022

[metaslider id=10776] You can hear the excitement in the voice of Covington head football coach J.R. Kirby when you ask him about his brand new turf field. "Huge," he said Tuesday morning when asked about how big of a deal the new turf field is. "You're going to think I'm crazy, but in the past I would cut the grass at midnight or 2 or 3 in the morning sometimes when it was … [Read more...] about Covington football coach, players enjoying new turf football field

Covington standout Jalen Fayne signs with Missouri Southern

By Jeff Ireland on January 14, 2022

Covington head coach J.R. Kirby is very open about the fact that several talented Charger football players over the years never played in college because they did not take care of business in the classroom. When Jalen Fayne and Kirby made several recruiting trips to schools like Tennessee, Memphis, Arkansas State and Austin Peay, they were able to show that Fayne had the … [Read more...] about Covington standout Jalen Fayne signs with Missouri Southern

Covington secures home playoff game with rout of Bolton

By The Leader on November 1, 2021

A cold, wet, windy night did not deter the Chargers Friday as the offense heated up and burned the Bolton Wildcats for a 55-6 region win that secured second place in the playoffs. Despite the lopsided score, the night was not all peaches and cream. Covington (7-2 overall, 4-1 Region 8-3A) seemed to be a bit off plumb all night. Jamarion Dowell put CHS on top with a 75-yard … [Read more...] about Covington secures home playoff game with rout of Bolton

Covington steamrolls Bolivar in region play

By The Leader on October 12, 2021

[metaslider id=9663] Covington’s 65-6 rout of Bolivar Central on Friday night would lead one to believe the Chargers had put up gaudy offensive numbers. Not so. CHS amassed just 253 rushing yards, well under their almost 430 yards per game average. The passing game was more productive than previous nights with 5 of 7 completions by two quarterbacks for three touchdowns. The … [Read more...] about Covington steamrolls Bolivar in region play

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