BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team fell behind Westwood in the second quarter Friday night, but the Bengals used a strong third quarter to overcome a 29-26 halftime deficit and beat their Region 5-5A rivals 61-50 at Westwood. Chase Thomas led all scorers with 28 points, Hayley Hightower had 11 points and Daniella Bosmans […]
Late rally lifts Redhawks over Blythewood
January 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fouls on the Westwood boys basketball team early in their game against Region 5-5A rival Blythewood came fast and furious Friday night. The Bengals built a 30-11 lead with 3:07 left in the second quarter, largely on T.J. Lewis’s 13 foul shots, and 15-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line by that time. Clearly, […]
Blythewood boys sweep Lemon Street Classic
January 2, 2025 By
MARIETTA, GA – With three wins in the Lemon Street Classic Blythewood’s boys basketball team closed out the 2024 portion of their season on a four-game win streak. Following a three-point loss to Wren on Dec. 20, the Bengals downed Columbia 78-34 on Dec. 21, then picked up 70-41, 78-56 and 70-65 wins in the […]
Bengals are Dist. 9 Tourney Champs
January 2, 2025 By
SUMTER – Blythewood’s girls basketball program takes some new hardware into the new year – crowned champions of the District 9 Officials Christmas Basketball Tournament. Junior Chase Thomas was named tournament MVP after tallying her ninth double-double of the season. In the three-game stretch, she averaged 26.6 points, 14.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. The Bengals […]
Thomas hits 1000 milestone
December 24, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School junior Chase Thomas scored her point number 1,000 in a Dec. 13 matchup against Chapin High School as the Bengals downed the Eagles 81-32. Thomas, who is in her third year lettering for Blythewood, is averaging 21.9 points per game as of Dec. 19. She is also averaging 10.6 rebounds […]
Bengals sweep Chapin… twice
December 19, 2024 By
CHAPIN – Blythewood’s varsity basketball teams picked up back-to-back wins over Chapin. Both teams won at home on Dec. 13 and again on the road on Tuesday. Blythewood’s girls downed Chapin 81-32 and 71-49 to move to 8-0 on the season. Blythewood’s boys (7-1) won by similar margins. They beat the Eagles 80-38 on Friday […]
Bengals eek out win over White Knoll
December 5, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys’ basketball team kept a small cushion of a lead on White Knoll for half of Tuesday night’s game. In the end the Bengals held off two second-half rallies and escaped with a 55-53 victory over the Timberwolves. Senior T.J. Lewis led all scorers with 23 points on the night, but […]
Blythewood girls off to a 3-0 start
December 5, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Under second-year head coach Emily McElveen, Blythewood girls shot off a 3-0 start with holiday weekend tournament wins and season-opener win against White Knoll on Tuesday. The Bengals went 2-0 in the She Got Next Thanksgiving Tournament at White Knoll on Nov. 29 and 30. Blythewood faced off with Riverside to open play. […]
Julian Phillips planning for long pro career
August 29, 2024 By
CHICAGO, IL – The last three years of Julian Phillips’ young life and academic and basketball career have been a whirlwind of location changes, team changes, and ultimately a spot on the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. I’m super happy where I’m at now,” said Phillips, who turns 21 Nov. 3. “I love Chicago. There are a […]
Bengals fall in round 2
February 22, 2024 By
The Blythewood boys basketball team scored a solid 95-48 win over J.L. Mann in the first round of the 5A playoffs, but a late Dorman rally Saturday night sent the Bengals down to a 63-58 defeat in the second round. Blythewood finishes the season 21-7. Against J.L. Mann, Zeke Washington’s game plan for the Blythewood […]
