1979: BUCCANEERS ROUTE LEHMAN
Covington has hit mid-season form with a dominating performance over the Lehman Cavaliers.
Covington has hit mid-season form with a dominating performance over the Lehman Cavaliers.
Three touchdowns by Dave Tobias and power running by Joe Schmidt was too much for Springfield Catholic Central to handle.
After a difficult performance last week, the Buccaneers bounced back with a 27-6 win over Miami East.
Bradford came to Covington and came away with a scoreless tie despite trailing the Buccs in virtually every statistical category.
Despite two turnovers and 115 yards in penalties, Covington handed Tipp City a 20-7 defeat.
Parkway wasn't a match for the talented Buccaneers as Covington opened the 1979 season with an easy win.
The Covington Buccaneers put the finishing touches on a very fine 8-2 football campaign Friday night, with a tight 16-8 win over a visiting Miami Valley League foe, Urbana.
The Covington Buccaneers exploded for a 22-point first half Friday night, and the turned back a Northeastern comeback to clinch a 28-20 victory and a second place finish behind Springfield Shawnee in the Mad River Valley League.
When you're playing an "opportunistic" team such as the Covington Buccaneers, one small mistake could cost you dearly. Just ask the Miami East Vikings. The Buccaneers scooped up two Viking fumbles and snatched off a pair of East passes and went on to wallop the hapless Casstown crew 52-12 Friday night at Smith Field.
The Mad River Valley League football championship may not have been at stake Friday night, but that did not stop one of the hardest fought gridiron battles the area had to offer as the Covington Buccaneers pulled out a 12-6 non-league win over Worthington.
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