After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Covington is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the North Vermillion Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Covington's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 39-0 victory over South Newton. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Covington had a senior duo take command as Cian Moore rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Wyatt Moncrief rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. Bleron Salini also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion won against Paris on Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. North Vermillion simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Paris 42-13 at home. The Falcons' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Covington's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for North Vermillion, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Covington took a serious blow against North Vermillion in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 53-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Covington was down 46-6.
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