COVINGTON – The Covington Buccaneers earned a spot in the state playoffs for the 27th time in the history of the program and will face Huntington Huntsmen in the opening round this coming Friday.
TICKET PRICES:
Adults: $12
Students: $5
DIRECTIONS TO THE GAME:
Date: Friday, October 30, 2026 with the game starting at 7:00pm
Address: 6597 Blain Hwy, Chillicothe, OH 45601
Miles: 116
Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
PREVIEW:
The Covington Buccaneers closed out the regular season with a 7-3 record, which clinched a state playoff spot with the 10th rank in the Division VI, Region 24 with a 14.2106 average. The Buccaneers finished 6-1 in the Three Rivers Conference, which shared the league title with Miami East and Riverside, two more state playoff teams. The wins for Covington throughout the regular season were 31-7 over Arcanum, 14-13 over Miami East, 49-7 over Troy Christian, 34-6 over Bethel, 33-13 over Northridge, 47-6 over Milton-Union and 49-12 over Lehman Catholic. Covington’s losses came against New Bremen 40-7, Graham 27-0 and Riverside 27-17, all state playoff teams. The opponents Covington competed against that reached the state playoffs are Arcanum (6-4), New Bremen (5-5), Graham (9-1), Miami East (9-1) and Riverside (8-2).
Huntington recorded a 7-3 record in the regular season and clinched a state playoff spot with the 7th seed in the Division VI, Region 24 with a 15.5369 average. The Huntsmen captured wins over Berne Union 34-7, Zane Trace 27-22, Piketon 48-34, Southeastern 47-24, Adena 13-12, Westfall 42-0 and Paint Valley 44-15. The three losses came against Newark Catholic 28-27, Portsmouth West 29-7 and Unioto 42-12. The opponents who Huntington competed against that reached the state playoffs are Unioto (7-3), Newark Catholic (7-3), Berne Union (7-3), Portsmouth West (8-2), Zane Trace (9-1) and Piketon (6-4).
LIVE BROADCAST OF COVINGTON VS HUNTINGTON PLAYOFF GAME
Marty Leistner and Jeremy (G Man) Yingst will be broadcasting the opening round of the state playoffs between Covington and Huntington on Friday, October 30th at Chillicothe, Ohio. The LIVE audio broadcast will be available on YouTube beginning at 6:45pm.
Note: The audio and video of the game will be posted on YouTube Saturday morning.
BUCCS STATE PLAYOFF SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE
