MYRTLE BEACH – Fairfield Central senior standout Donovan Watkins, pictured above, and head coach Demetrius Davis represented the Griffins in the annual North-South All-Star football game in Myrtle Beach on Saturday. Watkins finished his senior season with 45 solo tackles, 633 receiving yards, 1017 all-purpose yards, and 12 touchdowns. He also had two interceptions and […]
Redhawks host Queens of Court tourney
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls wrapped up their Queens of the Castle tournament with a 44-37 win over Collins Hill of Suwanee, GA. Makiah Thompson led the Redhawks with 12 points in Saturday’s win over the Eagles. Korletta Daniels had 11 and Raven Johnson had 9. Westwood opened tournament play on Thursday against Winston-Salem Christian. The […]
Westwood battles at The Rock
ROCK HILL – Westwood split games in last week’s Battle at The Rock tournament. The Redhawks defeated Wilson Hall in Thursday’s action, 51-40. TK Roberts led Redhawk scorers with 13 points. Mike Balkman added 10, and KJ Rowen had 9. Westwood returned to action on Friday to face Cross Creek of Augusta, Georgia. Cross Creek […]
Eagles sweep Newberry
NEWBERRY – Richard Winn boys jumped out to a 2-0 start after picking up big wins over Ragin Prep Christian Academy in their season opener last week and Newberry Academy in their region opener on Tuesday. Senior Lawson Wade and junior Drew Spires led the offensive attack against Ragin Prep last Wednesday with 18 and […]
Back on Target
LANCASTER – Shooting in the Senior First Year division, the Richard Winn team of Abby Lewis, Dani Goings and Ella Grace Harrison pulled a third place podium finish on Saturday in Lancaster. Harrison shot 86, which tied her for second overall; Lewis finished individually in 6th place with an 82 and Goings, a senior rookie, […]
Blythewood bests Fairfield
BLYTHEWOOD – The season is young, Region 3-5A competition is a month away, and the Blythewood boys basketball team is in the midst of searching for its identity. In a 74-28 dismissal of 2A rival Fairfield Central Tuesday night, at least the Bengals showed they could find ways to the basket and drain some 3-pointers […]
Redhawks gear up for season
FORT MILL – Westwood saw solid pre-season action last week against Piedmont High School and Strom Thurmond High School in the Millton Classic at Fort Mill High School. Both games had close final scores. The Redhawks topped Piedmont in Monday’s tournament with a 49-46 final. Arden Conyers led Westwood scorers with 25 points. Zion Brown […]
Bengals blow out White Knoll in season opener
LEXINGTON – Blythewood boys and girls opened their regular season in style, with big wins over White Knoll on Tuesday. Down by 1 after a quarter, Blythewood boys held the Timberwolves to only four points in the second quarter and scored 21 of their own for a 34-18 lead at halftime. White Knoll regrouped at […]
Redhawks snag pre-season hardware
BLYTHEWOOD – With 13 returning players to their 2022 team, Westwood girls appear to be overflowing with talent and experience. And if their pre-season is any indication of what’s to come, we might as well buckle up… it looks like their foot is on the gas. Westwood opened pre-season action in Hartsville at the Hoopin […]
Bengals get post-season awards
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s football team snagged top honors with the 5-0 undefeated region title earlier in November. Now, Blythewood’s players and coaches are racking up post-season honors. Edward Robinson was named Region 3-5A Defensive Player of the Year. He amassed 115 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 25 sacks, 29 pressures, 9 forced fumbles and 5 […]