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VARSITY LITTLE BUCCS
DATE OPP H/A W/L
8/23 Bradford A 25-6
8/29 Bethel A 26-7
9/12 Arcanum A 14-0
9/20 N. Trail A 27-21
10/4 Houston H 35-20
10/10 Miami East A 6-14
10/18 Tri-Village H 34-21
RECORD: 6-1
JV LITTLE BUCCS
DATE OPP H/A W/L
8/23 Bradford A 37-8
8/29 Bethel A 25-7
9/12 Arcanum A 25-6
9/20 N. Trail A 6-34
10/4 Houston H 6-18
10/10 Miami East A 6-14
10/18 Tri-Village H 14-12
RECORD: 4-3
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BARBECUE CHICKEN DINNER...
The Covington Football Team is having a Barbecue Chicken Dinner on Friday, September 11, at Smith Field from 4:30 to 7:00pm prior to the home opener against rival Bradford. Pre-sale tickets may be purchased by Sept. 2 for $7.00 through any Covington football player. Proceeds to benefit the Covington Football Program.
2009 LITTLE BUCCS...SEASON IN REVIEW...
It was a successful season for the Covington Little Buccs program as both th e varsity and junior varsity performed well on the field.
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2009 KID'S CAMP
Relive the annual kid's football camp with a recap and action gallery.
| '09 CAMP RECAP |
| MEET THE 2009 LITTLE BUCCS |
Forget the records (which were very respectable by the way) it was a great season by both the varsity and junior varsity Little Buccs in 2009.

The reason, each and every youngster who suited up in 2009 learned lessons about a game that has become a Covington tradition since 1947 - football.

Starting with the junior varsity squad consisting of third and fourth graders, the Buccs finished with a 4-3 record with victories over Bradford, Bethel, Arcanum and Tri-Village. The losses on the scoreboard came against National Trail, Houston and Miami East, but the defeats were victories when you consider the experience each youngster received on the gridiron.

Consider, while several opponents only played first unit lineups, the Buccaneers gave every youngster an opportunity on the field. Granted the development of nine and ten year olds come at a different pace for each individual, so the coaching staff had to pick their spots as to when to play players in certain situations to minimize the chance of injury or to prevent situations to where a youngster would suffer a situation that would scare them from contact.

In all, the coaching staff of Hammer and Brett Barnes did an outstanding job of providing each player ideal situations to perform on an even playing field. It may have ultimately reflected on the scoreboard in certain games, but the end result was a positive experience for the kids.

The varsity squad coached by Rick Williams and Mike Hart also gained the necessary experience to take their games to the next level, whether it be junior high or as the top dogs in the pee wee program.

Williams and his staff coached the team to a 6-1 record with the lone loss coming in a close contest against Miami East with Covington not at full strength with starters out of the contest with illness.

Regardless, the record means nothing considering the level of football these kids achieved running a scaled down version of the same offense the Covington junior high and high school runs. In reality, the Little Buccs program is a feeder program for junior high and the sixth graders are more than ready to take that next step thanks to the coaching they received this year.

And the fifth graders are that much more prepared to advance to the next level of the pee wee program, which hopefully retains the services of Williams and Hart. (Sorry guys for putting you on the spot, but the kids need you.)

In all, it was a very successful season for the 2009 Little Buccs program and the credit goes to the coaches who donate their time, the parents who support the kids, and the kids who are willing to be coached.

Hopefully each and every kid continues to participate in football and benefits from the life lessons it teaches.

Sixth Grade Class with their future high school football coach Dave Miller.
Row 1 (L-R): Coleman Ryan, Noah Thomas, Logan Garmen, Jamie Gowdy and Connor Ryan. Row 2 (L-R): Shane Straw, Jordan Machinio, Ethan Nash, Hunter Kimmel, Logan Fields, Chase Hennighan and Ben Kuether. Row 3 (L-R): Jared Williams, Colin Peters, Jack Barnes, Brandon Magee, Ian Fries, Daniel Henslee, Brad Hart and Covington High School coach Dave Miller.
2009 VARSITY LITTLE BUCCS - Consisting of fifth and sixth grade.
2009 JV LITTLE BUCCS - Consisting of third and fourth grade.
2008 VARSITY LITTLE BUCCS CHEERLEADERS
2008 JV LITTLE BUCCS CHEERLEADERS