Anyone expecting an offensive shootout Friday night at Covington Catholic hasn’t been paying attention.
Two state-ranked teams with fierce defenses clashed at Griffin Stadium in their final tune-ups before the KHSAA playoffs begin next week.
Covington Catholic’s defense made the most plays when it mattered the most, edging Ryle 10-3 in the regular-season finale on a rainy night with a steady drizzle. Both teams enter the playoffs with records of 7-3.
“The last game of the season, heading into the playoffs, you don’t always know what’s what,” said CovCath head coach Eddie Eviston. “All we know is that when CovCath and Ryle get together, it’s going to be a good battle. We looked at this as a benchmark of where we were going into the playoffs.”
Ryle, ranked seventh by the Associated Press in Class 6A, is set to play Campbell County in the first round of the playoffs Thursday in Union.
