From the Daily Memphian
https://dailymemphian.com/section/sportshigh-school-sports/article/39916/tssaa-quarterfinal-playoff-preview-six-memphis-shelby-county-teams
Class 3A
Covington (10-2) at Dyersburg (12-0)
Storylines: Everyone on the planet, or at least in Tennessee, knows what Covington is going to do.
The Chargers are going to line up in their tried-and-true Wing-T offense and feed the ball to their star running back. This year, it’s Skylan Smith in that role.
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The junior ran for 192 yards on 26 carries and scored two touchdowns in last week’s 38-6 victory over Ripley, taking his season totals to 2,006 yards and 31 TDs. It was also Smith’s ninth game in a row over 100 yards, with three of those over 200.
Not coincidentally, the Ripley game was also Covington’s ninth victory in a row. Which brings us to Dyersburg. The Trojans shut out Covington, 24-0, Sept. 1, held Smith to 57 yards and allowed just 162 in total.
It’s rare to see the Chargers held so completely in check, and certainly Dyersburg will be brimming with confidence because of it. But that loss more than two months ago also seems to have lit a spark for Covington, and the smart money says Friday’s game will be much different and much closer.
What’s next: Liberty Creek (8-4) or East Nashville (10-2) will play host to the winner of this one in the semifinals. Covington has reached the semifinals 12 times, most recently in 2022 when it lost to East Nashville.