BLYTHEWOOD – The Battle for the Axe Friday night was more of a fight between crosstown rivals Westwood and Blythewood to give the axe to each other. The Bengals’ turnovers and turnovers on downs gave the Redhawks ample opportunities to make a run. Likewise, Westwood’s stalled drives and poor field position always put Blythewood within […]
Blythewood takes out RNE 35-18
August 31, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood football team’s no-huddle offense is still a work in progress—some pass drops, some overthrown passes, and a few big-play successes. With that said, the Bengals found their rushing attack in a big way in a 35-18 victory at Richland Northeast. Blythewood’s ground attack, which mustered 14 net yards in a season-opening […]
‘No excuses,’ Blythewood heads back to work after week 0 loss to Ridge View
August 24, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A seasoned and deep Blythewood football team finally got to show what it could do for new head coach James Martin Friday night. Neither Coach Martin, nor the team, nor at least half of the packed house at District Two Stadium were very much pleased. The Bengals dropped passes, overthrew passes by a […]
Bengals, Redhawks kick off season
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The heat of summer is still burning the practice fields, but as of tomorrow those fields will get the look of fall. Blythewood kicks off the 2023 football season Friday night with both high schools opening at home. Blythewood plays host to Ridge View and Westwood takes on Spring Valley. Both games are […]
Beating All Odds in Blythewood
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Miami Dolphins cornerback Justin Bethel returned to Blythewood to host his Beating All Odds youth football camp last weekend. The camp, held last Friday for ages 8-14, was free for the first 100 campers that registered. Bethel also hosted a 7-on-7 high school tournament on Saturday for 16 area high schools. The weekend […]
Martin feels warmth of team in prep for Spring practice, fall season
April 13, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Transitioning from one head football coach to another can be a difficult task. With James Martin at the helm of the Blythewood football since being named head coach April 4, The Bengals training rooms have been filled with support for a new head coach who isn’t exactly new. “There’s a lot of excitement […]
Bengals get post-season awards
December 1, 2022 By
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 […]
FG in last seconds lifts Byrnes over Blythewood
November 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Had Blythewood capitalized on one last Byrnes mistake, the Bengals may well have hosted Gaffney this week in the third round of the 5A playoffs. Instead, Rebels kicker Jacob Corman delivered a 27-24 victory on his 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left in their game Saturday at District Two Stadium. “We tried […]
Bengals shut out Boiling Springs
November 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night was one that Blythewood head coach Jason Seidel was looking for since he was hired to rebuild the program in 2018. The Bengals shut out Boiling Springs 40-0 to not only win their first playoff game since 2016, but also record their first playoff shutout in school history. No.1 seed Blythewood […]
Bengals get past Spring Valley, ready for 5A playoffs
November 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With the Region 3-5A championship already in its hands, the Blythewood football team faced an injured but testy Spring Valley team in the regular season finale Friday night. Thanks to some mistakes that the Vikings capitalized on, the Bengals relied on placekicker Ryan Hart’s 35-yard field goal and the defense’s shutout effort in […]
