IRMO – Blythewood’s wrestling team placed fourth out of 32 teams at the Irmo Palmetto Classic over the weekend. Individuals who placed are: Senior Capt. Matt Clack: 126lb, 1st Overall Junior Chase Johnson: 195lb, 1st Overall Senior Capt. Eric Montgomery: 170lb, 2nd Overall Freshman Rolland Boisvert: 106lb, 3rd Overall The Bengals hosted Clover and Spartanburg […]
Bengals wrestlers Clack & Montgomery win individual region titles
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood wrestling hosted a nine-ranked Region Champion Northwestern High School on Feb. 9 for their final match of the season. Despite Juniors Matt Clack and Eric Montgomery claiming region titles in the match, Blythewood came up short at 53-12. Clack wrestled in the 120 pound class and Montgomery in 170. Clack, who completed […]
Blythewood wrestling qualifies for playoffs
BLYTHEWOOD – After finishing 3-1 in the Region IV Duals, Blythewood Wrestling (17-5) qualified for the SCHSL 5-A State Playoffs as a two-seed. The Bengals fell to Region Champion Lugoff-Elgin, but took down Sumter 45-32, Irmo 54-27 and Spring Valley 39-38 in the Region Dual meet. In the final match of the day at 106lbs, […]
Blythewood wrestlers take down Sumter, Airport
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Wrestling opened the season with two wins last Wednesday against Sumter and Airport high schools. Matt Clack (126), Ty Hass (132), Caleb Ely (138), Morgan Marshall (152), Eric Montgomery (160), Satchel Holloway (182), Zion Jackson (195) and Breland Johnson-Darby (220) each picked up wins in their weight classes for a 45-36 win […]
Bengal Wrestling wraps up season
LAURENS – A young Blythewood Bengals wrestling squad qualified 13 competitors for the 5A Upper State Finals this weekend, and despite not qualifying anyone for the State Finals, four Bengals picked up two victories. Satchel Holloway picked up a win in the 170-pound opener against Will Brooks from Easley. He went down in his second […]
Redhawks, Bengals compete in region duals
ROCK HILL – The Westwood Redhawks sent eight competitors to the Region 3-4A Duals at South Pointe over the weekend, and seven placed. The Redhawks took fifth place overall, and Jordan Hightower pulled down his 100th career victory. Hightower snagged the top spot at 145 pounds. Drake Lesher pulled out a second-place finish at 195. […]
Redhawks host Clash at the Castle
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood family hosted their fifth annual Clash at The Castle Duals, and seven teams headed to the Castle to participate. Blythewood, Fort Mill, Westside, Dutch Fork, Lugoff-Elgin and York all proceeded to Westwood in hopes of bring home the number-one spot. It was a tough day for the native Blythewood teams. […]
Bengals finish 7th in Silver Fox Invitational
IRMO – The Blythewood wrestling team recovered from a rough start at the Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic and looked sharper at the Silver Fox Invitational. The Bengals placed seventh out of 17 teams, and had three placers. Satchel Holloway placed third in the 170-pound class, which marked Holloway’s second time placing in the last two […]
Redhawks, Bengals place in CN Holiday Classic
COLUMBIA – The wrestling mats were rolled out this weekend and teams from all over the Midlands came together to take part in the Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic. Both the Bengals and the Redhawks took part in the event. Westwood finished in the eighth spot and Blythewood finished the night in the 13th spot. The […]
Wrestlers shine at Individuals
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood Bengals finished at the 22-spot out of the 36 teams in the 5A State Wrestling Individuals, and Westwood also returned home with a 22nd, but Blythewood’s Brandon Tucker and Westwood’s Brice Harkness stood out. Tucker, after a win over Gaffney’s Dashun Tate, pulled down a third place finish in the 285-pound […]