{"id":2006,"date":"2026-09-10T11:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/covington-brighton-football-history\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:23:37","slug":"covington-brighton-football-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/covington-brighton-football-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Covington vs. Brighton Football History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"pf-matchup-history\" aria-labelledby=\"pf-matchup-history-title\">\n\t\t<header class=\"pf-matchup-history__hero\">\n\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-matchup-history__brand\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/wp-content\/plugins\/paperfolds-football-schedules\/paperfolds-official-logo.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Paper Folds\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"pf-matchup-history__kicker\">Tipton County football history<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__teams\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__team\"><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/wp-content\/plugins\/paperfolds-football-schedules\/covington-logo.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Covington Chargers logo\"><\/span><strong>Covington<\/strong><small>Chargers<\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__versus\">VS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__team\"><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/wp-content\/plugins\/paperfolds-football-schedules\/brighton-logo.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Brighton Cardinals logo\"><\/span><strong>Brighton<\/strong><small>Cardinals<\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 id=\"pf-matchup-history-title\">Covington\u2013Brighton matchup history<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"pf-matchup-history__dek\">A verified game-by-game record of 31 meetings between the Chargers and Cardinals, from 1997 through 2026.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__summary\" aria-label=\"Series summary\">\n\t\t\t<div><strong>31<\/strong><span>Meetings through 2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><strong>22\u20139<\/strong><span>Covington leads<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><strong>10<\/strong><span>Covington wins in a row<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div><strong>912\u2013404<\/strong><span>Total scoring advantage<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"pf-matchup-history__next\" aria-labelledby=\"pf-matchup-next-title\">\n\t\t\t<div><p>Latest meeting<\/p><h2 id=\"pf-matchup-next-title\">Covington 26, Brighton 7<\/h2><span>Friday, Sept. 11, 2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/covington-football\/\">View Covington schedule \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"pf-matchup-history__table-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"pf-matchup-history__table\">\n\t\t\t\t<caption>Covington\u2013Brighton football results, 1997\u20132026<\/caption>\n\t\t\t\t<thead><tr><th><button type=\"button\" class=\"pf-matchup-history__sort\" aria-label=\"Sort games oldest first\">Date <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span><\/button><\/th><th>Winner<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2026-09-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-11\">Sep. 11, 2026<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">26\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Tenth consecutive Covington win<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2025-09-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-12\">Sep. 12, 2025<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">49\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Ninth consecutive Covington win<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2024-08-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-30\">Aug. 30, 2024<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">36\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2023-08-25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-25\">Aug. 25, 2023<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">35\u201327<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2022-09-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-09\">Sep. 9, 2022<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">49\u20136<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2021-09-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-10\">Sep. 10, 2021<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">58\u201322<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2020-09-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2020-09-11\">Sep. 11, 2020<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">42\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2019-09-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2019-09-13\">Sep. 13, 2019<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">42\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2018-09-07\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2018-09-07\">Sep. 7, 2018<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">63\u201330<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2017-09-08\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2017-09-08\">Sep. 8, 2017<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">26\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Start of current nine-game Covington streak<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2016-09-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2016-09-09\">Sep. 9, 2016<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">31\u201313<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2015-09-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2015-09-11\">Sep. 11, 2015<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">21\u201313<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2014-09-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2014-09-12\">Sep. 12, 2014<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">19\u201314<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2013-09-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2013-09-13\">Sep. 13, 2013<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">31\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2012-09-08\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2012-09-08\">Sep. 8, 2012<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">29\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2011-09-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2011-09-09\">Sep. 9, 2011<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">21\u201310<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Fifth consecutive Brighton win<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2010-09-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2010-09-10\">Sep. 10, 2010<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">47\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2009-09-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2009-09-11\">Sep. 11, 2009<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">14\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2008-09-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2008-09-12\">Sep. 12, 2008<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">37\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2007-09-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2007-09-14\">Sep. 14, 2007<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--brighton\">Brighton<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">20\u201319<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Brighton\u2019s first series win<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2006-09-08\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2006-09-08\">Sep. 8, 2006<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">12\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2005-09-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2005-09-09\">Sep. 9, 2005<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">21\u201312<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2004-09-03\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2004-09-03\">Sep. 3, 2004<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">43\u20137<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2003-11-21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2003-11-21\">Nov. 21, 2003<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">34\u20136<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Class 3A playoffs, third round<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2003-09-05\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2003-09-05\">Sep. 5, 2003<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">40\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Regular season; teams met again in playoffs<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2002-09-06\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2002-09-06\">Sep. 6, 2002<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">26\u20136<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2001-08-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2001-08-31\">Aug. 31, 2001<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">32\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"2000-01-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"2000-01-01\">2000<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">47\u20136<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Exact game date unavailable in source<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"1999-01-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"1999-01-01\">1999<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">33\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Exact game date unavailable in source<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"1998-01-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"1998-01-01\">1998<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result pf-matchup-history__result--covington\">Covington<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Score\" class=\"is-winner\">21\u20130<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Notes\">Exact game date unavailable in source<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-date=\"1997-01-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Date\"><time datetime=\"1997-01-01\">1997<\/time><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Winner\"><span class=\"pf-matchup-history__result 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