Covington was the 62-58 winner over North Vermillion when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Covington Trojans were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 54-53 to the North Vermillion Falcons. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 15-9 in the first quarter.
| 01/31/25 vs North Vermillion | 10 |
| 01/28/25 vs Riverton Parke | 6 |
| 01/18/25 @ Attica | 6 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lebanon | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Southmont | 4 |
Loss or not, Covington got some senior leadership from Austin Stein and Max Waddell. Stein almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds, while Waddell dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Waddell. Another player making a difference was Landon Herzog, who posted seven points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Covington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Vermillion only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
North Vermillion found their leader in freshman Teagan Leonard, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Lane Thomann was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 12 points.
Covington's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for North Vermillion, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Covington has already played their next matchup (against Fountain Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Vermillion didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-39 loss against North Montgomery on the 1st.
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