BLYTHEWOOD – Because of the flooding two weeks ago, Blythewood had postponed last week’s scheduled Region IV-4A opener at Spring Valley to Tuesday, then postponed the game again to Nov. 13. Dutch Fork, on the other hand, opened its region slate with a 28-21 loss to Ridge View at District 2 Stadium Tuesday night. Just […]
Foxes Outlast Blythewood
Bengals Edge Bruins in Slippery Shootout
BLYTHEWOOD – In a game that was pushed up a day in order to avoid the severe and heavy rains expected on Friday, the Blythewood Bengals and South Florence Bruins slugged it out in a steady drizzle Thursday night at Richland 2 Stadium. Although senior Bruins running back Michael Grimsley chewed up the turf for […]
Bengals Hold Off Irmo Rally
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night’s game at Richland 2 Stadium began with all the makings of a Bengals blowout of Irmo. But Blythewood’s 28-21 victory over the Yellow Jackets in on-again, off-again showers ended with a short, clutch drive engineered by a quarterback who completed just five of 16 passes on the night. David Isreal’s 4-yard […]
Bengals Trample Clover
CLOVER – Some teams might need more than just a bye week to lick the kind of wounds that Lexington inflicted upon Blythewood back on Sept. 4, but Friday night it was clear that the bruises from that 21-20 loss had completely healed as the Bengals throttled Clover 55-22 on the road. “I was real […]
Wildcats Outlast Bengals in Stormy Classic
BLYTHEWOOD – Coming out of a weather delay that stopped play at the 7:06 mark of the third quarter, Blythewood seemed to be finding its way toward another score against Lexington, and on the way to its third win in a row to start the season. Up 20-15 early in the fourth quarter, the Bengals […]
Bengals Drop Blazers for 2-0 Start
BLYTHEWOOD – A week after an impressive victory last week over Upstate power Rock Hill High School, the Bengals of Blythewood High School looked to carry that energy Friday night to a 2-0 start. Led by their senior leaders, quarterback David Isreal and running back Osei Thomas, the Bengals defeated rivals Ridge View in a […]
Bengals Overcome Gremlins, Bearcats
ROCK HILL – It was a night of bad breaks and tough calls. Blocked kicks, muffed punts, untimely penalties and an even less timely turnover. Yes, Week Zero had a little bit of everything, including a dramatic 94-yard kickoff return by Derambez Drinkard that proved to be the game winner for the Bengals, who found […]
Bruins Burst Bengals’ Bubble
S. Florence-39, BHS-7 FLORENCE – Despite holding a slim lead at the end of the first quarter, the Blythewood Bengals gave up 36 unanswered points to South Florence Friday night as the Bengals watched their Class 4A/Division 2 championship aspirations vaporize in a 39-7 first round defeat. Nick Jones’ three touchdown passes and a 126-yard […]
Bengals Bounce Blazers, Nab Playoff Spot
BHS-36, RVHS-0 BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals (5-6, 3-2) clinched the final automatic bid to the Class 4A/Division 2 state playoffs Friday night by cementing third place in Region IV-4A with a 36-0 thrashing of the Ridge View Blazers. Osei Thomas repeatedly gashed the Blazers’ front seven in the first quarter as he spotted the […]
Redhawks Blank Bengals
Westwood 35, Blythewood 0 BLYTHEWOOD – Undefeated Westwood came into Blythewood Stadium running strong Friday night, and came out on top of the Region IV-4A standings. A time-sapping rushing attack aided the Redhawks defense in shutting out the Bengals 35-0. Meanwhile, Dutch Fork held off Spring Valley 25-12 to keep the Silver Foxes in […]