BLYTHEWOOD – Julian Phillips hasn’t played an organized basketball game since February, when the 6-8 power forward’s Blythewood Bengals walked off the court in an 83-52 second-round playoff loss at Dorman. The COVID-19 pandemic nixed his and every other high school athlete’s spring and summer competitive play. Instead of playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Phillips […]
Blythewood ends season with loss to Dorman
February 27, 2020 By
SPARTANBURG – Having escaped T.L. Hanna in the first round of the 5A boys playoffs, Blythewood faced a monster on the road Saturday night in three-time defending champion Dorman. The results were as expected, as the large, seasoned Cavaliers overmatched the almost all-sophomore Bengals 83-52 to end the season. Cavaliers Myles Tate scored 26 points […]
Blythewood sweeps Lugoff-Elgin
February 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At least for the past few weeks, if the Blythewood boys needed a basket, they needed to get the ball to Julian Phillips. At no time was that fact more visible than Tuesday night against Lugoff-Elgin. In a game that should have been a clear-cut win were it not for the Demons’ second-half […]
Irmo clinches region with win over BHS
February 6, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The last time Blythewood faced Irmo, the Yellow Jackets pushed them out from under the nets in a defensive victory. Tuesday night on their home court, the Bengals played much more physically and had an answer for every Irmo play. The end result was the same. The Yellow Jackets reclaimed a lead in […]
Bengals battle with Demons, Vikings
January 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a first half where Spring Valley dominated the boards 25-9, Blythewood head coach Zeke Washington had only one answer as to what the halftime talk was. “We got together and we prayed,” he said. “They did a good job of out-physicaling us, if that is a word. They pushed us around, I […]
Bengals fall to Irmo, Lakewood, defeat Sumter
January 23, 2020 By
IRMO – Blythewood’s Region 4-5A opener at Irmo was less than stellar Friday night. The Bengals played with the Yellow Jackets for most of the game, but the final six minutes was all Irmo in a 52-39 defeat. A Julian Phillips basket at the 7:20 mark of the fourth got Blythewood (12-8, 1-1) to within […]
Blythewood splits wins with Lower Richland
January 16, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team may be young, but the Bengals have been on a stretch of good decision-making on the court. With only one senior coming off the bench and a starting lineup of four sophomores and a junior, Blythewood kept its cool against Lower Richland and rallied past the Diamond Hornets […]
Bengals, Redhawks battle in Blythewood
January 9, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two defensive, physical basketball teams clashed twice along Wilson Boulevard over a four-day span. In both games, Blythewood came up a winner over its crosstown rival. While the Westwood girls took care of business against the Bengals in both games, the Redhawk boys fell 46-45 at Blythewood Friday, then came up short in […]
Blythewood falls to Mauldin in title game
January 2, 2020 By
GREENVILLE – Blythewood’s boys basketball team managed a 2-1 finish in the Poinsettia Classic at Greenville High School Dec. 27 – 29. The Bengals faced Palmetto High School in the first day of play and came away with a tight win. Blythewood took an early 22-16 lead in the first and managed to hold onto […]
Bengals take down RNE, fall to Blazers
December 12, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood basketball got off to a 1-1 start in their first week of regular season action last week. The Bengals traveled to Richland Northeast to open the season on Wednesday and came away with a 37-34 win. After falling behind 4-11 in the first quarter, the Bengals charged their way to halftime, outscoring […]
