There are big shoes to fill in the backfield and leadership questions to be answered but Covington Catholic will do what it does best…RELOAD. Never underestimate the Colonels as head coach Eddie Eviston will have his team more than prepared to perform on Friday nights no matter how much or how little experience they have.
Class 4A, District 5
2025 RECORD: 9-4, 2-1 Class 4A, District 5
COACH: Eddie Eviston (120-30 at Covington Catholic, 11 years; 155-38 overall, 14 years)
HONOR ROLL
Jonny Lind, Sr, OL/DL, 6-3/272
2025 Honors: First Team All-NKY (OL) & Third Team All-TSF
2025 Stats: 58 Tkls, 4.0 sacks, 1 FF & 1 FR
Career Stats: 88 Tkls, 4.0 sacks, 1 FF & 2 FRs
Logan Zembrodt, Jr, K
2025 Honors: First Team All-NKY
Career Stats: 59/59 XPs, 4/4 FGs, for 71 KPts
Cash Myers, Jr, LB
2025 Honors: Second Team All-NKY (LB)
2025 Stats: 112 Tkls, 1 FF & 1 FR
OTHER RETURNEES
Mac Cogswell, Sr, WR/DB/RS, 6-1/185
2025 Stats: 148 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 4 rec., 48 ReYds, 2 KRTDs & 9 Tkls
Career Stats: 165 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 6 rec., 71 ReYds, 2 KRTDs & 13 Tkls
Owen Pitzer, Sr, RB/TE/LB, 6-3/230
Committed to: Ball State
2025 Stats: 1 RuYd, 1 RuTD, 17 rec. 349 ReYds, 4 ReTDs, 56 Tkls & 1.0 sack
Career: 66 RuYd, 6 RuTDs, 21 rec. 394 ReYds, 5 ReTDs, 133 Tkls, 2.0 sacks, 1 Int & 23 IRYs
Luke Rensing, Sr
2025 Stats: 22 Tkls
Jace Thornton, Jr
2025 Stats: 47 RuYds, 1 RuTD, 15 Tkls & 1 FR
Brandon Smith, So, WR/S, 6-2/185
2025 Stats: 51 Tkls, 2 Ints & 15 IRYs
NEWCOMERS
Kiyan Miller, So, QB
4G, 104 RuYds on 6 carries
Dylan Courtney, Jr, QB
2025 Stats: 81 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 8 RuYds, 3 rec. & 56 ReYds
PLAYOFF HISTORY
State Champion (eight) – 2019 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2006 (3A), 1997 (3A), 1994 (3A), 1993 (3A), 1988 (3A) & 1987 (3A).
State Runner-up (two) – 2023 (4A) & 2018 (5A).
2026 SCHEDULE
Fri – 08/21/26 – at Ryle (10-4 in 2025) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 08/28/26 – ELDER (12-1) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/04/26 – SIMON KENTON (6-6) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/11/26 – at Dixie Heights (4-7) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/18/26 – BEECHWOOD (11-2) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/25/26 – CENTRAL (5-7) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/02/26 – HIGHLANDS (10-3) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/09/26 – at Indianapolis Cathedral (IN) (7-4) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/16/26 – at Harrison Cunty (1-10) – 7:30 PM
Fri – 10/23/26 – MASON COUNTY (3-8) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/30/26 – BYE
