BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood and Blythewood football teams wrapped up the regular season Nov. 1 and after an open date last week, prepare to take on first round opponents in the Class 5A playoffs. Blythewood fell 21-7 to second place Ridge View (6-4, 5-1) in their Region 5-5A finale, and finished 6-4 overall and 2-3 […]
Jackson lifts Ridge View over Blythewood
November 7, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night’s Blythewood and Ridge View football game at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium was a mess of penalties, punts, and lost opportunities. Almost lost in the barrage of yellow laundry and high-soaring footballs was Khristian Jackson’s effort at keeping the Blazers a few steps ahead of the Bengals. The sophomore wide receiver returned […]
Blythewood rallies past Lugoff-Elgin
October 10, 2024 By
LUGOFF – The Blythewood football team overcame a 17-0 deficit to beat Region 5-5A opponent Lugoff-Elgin 37-24 at Demons Stadium Friday night. Quarterback Johnny Collins completed 19 of 31 passes with four touchdowns to one interception. Collins connected with Carter Coleman and Kanye Reed for two scores apiece. One of Coleman’s TD receptions was a […]
Sterling Sanders, TyDarion Grier make Shrine Bowl Roster
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fresh off of his team’s 37-24 victory over Lugoff-Elgin Friday night, Blythewood defensive end Sterling Sanders found out that he made the South Carolina roster for the 2024 Shrine Bowl. Sanders, a 6-5, 295-pound senior and Georgia Southern Commit, has 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks and 15 quarterback pressures on […]
Bengals pick up first region W against Vikings
October 3, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The threat of an approaching Hurricane Helene forced the Blythewood football team to play Spring Valley two days earlier than planned. Maybe the Bengals could’ve used an extra day’s practice, but they had enough in the tank to beat their Region 5-5A rival Vikings 35-13 Wednesday night and bounce back from a shutout […]
Blythewood escapes Keenan, moves to 4-0
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood football team knew that getting out of the Stadium at Keenan with a win was not going to be easy. For much of Friday night’s game, the Raiders and the Bengals stuffed each other’s running game. While Keenan’s big pass plays got them out of long-yardage jams because of sacks and […]
Blythewood takes down Fort Mill
September 12, 2024 By
ROCK HILL – The Blythewood football team bid a fond farewell to the old Region 3-5A Friday night. Two weeks after destroying former region rival Nation Ford 44-6 in the season opener, the Bengals took the field at Fort Mill’s Bob Jones Stadium Friday night and racked up a 23-7 victory over the Yellow Jackets. […]
Bengals cruise past Midland Valley
September 5, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team had fun on the last muggy football evening in August. Taking on Class 4A power Midland Valley, the Bengals aired it out and made timely defensive stops in a 34-7 victory over the Mustangs. “We wanted to get out here to see what we could do,” head coach James […]
Bengals open with win at home
August 29, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood got the season off clean with a 44-6 blowout over Nation Ford Friday night. For the Bengals, who are coming off a disappointing 4-7 season, the win was a payoff for the hard work put in to erase last year’s misfortune. “You prepare all summer to go against them and you know […]
Bengals win Justin Bethel’s 7-on-7 tourney
July 3, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Former Blythewood High School standout and current Miami Dolphins cornerback Justin Bethel returned to Blythewood in June to host his annual Beating All Odds youth football camp and 7-on-7 high school tournament. The tournament features high school teams from around South Carolina, competing in the double–elimination tournament for bragging rights and a $4,000 […]
