BLYTHEWOOD – Fairfield Central cross country took to Blythewood last Wednesday for a 6-team meet at Westwood High School. The Griffins competed against Great Falls, Lower Richland, Richland Northeast, Sandhills School and Westwood. Fairfield’s boys finished second out of the six teams, just five points behind Westwood. Despite the Griffins second-place finish, Hank White led […]
Griffin coach to be inducted into USC letterman Hall of Fame
September 14, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central girls’ basketball coach Shaunzinski (Shaun) Gortman is one of eight student-athletes that will be inducted in the University of South Carolina’s Lettermen’s Hall of Fame for the 2023 Class. As a member of Keenan High School’s basketball team, Gortman was awarded All-state and All-Region all four years. She was also named […]
BHS, WHS run in Eye Opener
September 14, 2023 By
SPARTANBURG – Blythewood and Westwood’s cross country teams competed in the Eye Opener on Sept 1 at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg. Blythewood’s boys team finished second of 48 teams, and the girls finished seventh out of 49 teams competing. Blythewood’s Jacob Powell, a sophomore, finished in second place overall out of 429 runners […]
Eagles dominate in one-sided victory
September 14, 2023 By
NEWBERRY – Richard Winn traveled to Newberry on Sept. 8 to take on the Newberry Academy Eagles in game 3 of the regular season. Following a Richard Winn kick to open the game, Newberry scored on a 2-play, 80-yard drive as Thomas McClain crossed the goal line on a 55-yard run. Newberry failed to convert […]
Bengals fall to Lexington
September 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team looked to match up well with Lexington by the time first-year head coach Dustin Curtis brought the Wildcats to town Friday night. Bengals head coach James Martin, fresh from retaining the Axe after a victory over Westwood, where Curtis coached until taking the head job at A.C. Flora in […]
Big plays highlight FC’s win over Bruins
September 14, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Friday night was a thriller under the lights at E.K. McLendon Stadium. From opening kickoff until the final drive, fans from Fairfield Central and Lancaster had ample opportunities for cheers as the lead bobbed back and forth. After a quarter of play, Lancaster led the Griffins by a narrow 14-13 margin. Fairfield put […]
Westwood falls at White Knoll
September 13, 2023 By
RED BANK – The Westwood football team traveled to Red Bank Friday night and ran headlong into Landon Sharpe and White Knoll. Sharpe passed for 263 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as the Timberwolves closed out a 54-7 win over the Redhawks. C.J. Earl had five catches for 130 yards and […]
Eagles defend home turf in second win
September 7, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy hosted the Wardlaw Patriots at Ruff Field on Friday, September 1, looking to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Eagles jumped ahead early, scoring in the first two minutes of play after receiving the opening kickoff. Richard Winn’s offense proved indefensible down the stretch as the Eagles averaged under […]
Griffins unable to survive Chester
September 7, 2023 By
CHESTER – The stakes were high in Chester on Friday night as Fairfield Central faced off with the Cyclones in their annual rivalry game. After a scoreless first half, Chester came on stronger in the third to eventually claim take a 24-0 shutout of the Griffins. Fairfield drove into Chester territory on its opening possession […]
The Axe stays at Blythewood
September 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Battle for the Axe Friday night was more of a fight between crosstown rivals Westwood and Blythewood to give the axe to each other. The Bengals’ turnovers and turnovers on downs gave the Redhawks ample opportunities to make a run. Likewise, Westwood’s stalled drives and poor field position always put Blythewood within […]
