FLORENCE – Injuries. Inexperience. Penalties. Turnovers. Suspensions. All converged at Florence Memorial Stadium Thursday night in a perfect storm of imperfection for the Blythewood Bengals, who dug themselves a 21-0 grave in the first half and were covered over within by the Bruins of South Florence, 38-13. The Bruins steamrolled the Bengals with a […]
Bruins Batter Banged-Up Bengals
Lady Bengals Topple Ridge View
BHS freshman Gabby Waden (2) tips one back over the Ridge View defense as Bijonae Jones (6) watches intently. The Lady Bengals prevailed in straight sets Tuesday night, 25-15, 25-16, 25-13.
Bengals Back in Win Column
IRMO – Blythewood ran into some unfortunate events at Irmo’s W.C. Hawkins Stadium Friday night. But one lucky break midway through the fourth quarter boosted the Bengals to a 27-24 victory over the Yellow Jackets. In the middle of a long drive with his team trailing 24-20, Blythewood (2-3) quarterback David Isreal threw a pass […]
Turnovers Doom Bengal Rally
BLYTHEWOOD — Good fortune didn’t go Blythewood’s way Friday night. Clover converted a big break into its first victory of the season Friday night, holding off Blythewood 35-28 at Blythewood Stadium. “It wasn’t a pretty win,” Clover head coach Chad Smith said, “but sometimes those are more impressive because our kids had to find […]
Bearcats Exploit Bengal Youth in Opener
BLYTHEWOOD – Bengals’ head coach Dan Morgan said before the season that his Bengals would be talented but young this year. In the opener Friday night against Rock Hill, it was the youth that showed up as Blythewood fell 40-6 to the Bearcats at home. There is hope, however. Last season, the Bengals fell […]
Bengals Come Up Short to Beaufort
BEAUFORT – The 2013 Blythewood Bengals football season came to an end Friday night in a rain-soaked 23-15 loss to the Beaufort Eagles in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. The Eagles move on to face North Augusta in the second round of the Class 4-A Division II playoffs on Nov. 22. “They’re going to be […]
Bengals Blast Blazers, ‘Peak’ Going into Postseason
BLYTHEWOOD – After last week’s disappointing 25-7 loss to Irmo, Blythewood head coach Dan Morgan said he wanted his Bengals to go into the postseason on a high note. Friday night, the Bengals delivered for their first-year commander, pounding their rival Ridge View Blazers 49-16. The win gives the Bengals a 3-2 region record (7-4 […]
Israel’s 6 TDs Lead Bengals in Exorcism of Demons
BLYTHEWOOD – The chilly October darkness could not cool down the scorching Bengals Friday night, who accumulating 437 yards of total offense en route to a 52-14 blowout win over the Demons of Lugoff-Elgin in a critical Region IV matchup. With 52 points, the Bengals posted their highest-scoring game of the season. Blythewood’s David Israel […]
Defense Carries Bengals Over RNE
COLUMBIA – Known for their dynamic offense, it was the defense that boosted the Blythewood Bengals to a 27-12 win over the Richland Northeast Cavaliers on Friday night. The game was sloppy for both teams, featured 14 combined penalties for 99 yards and saw the Bengals and Cav’s together go four-for-22 on third down conversions. […]
Spring Valley Ends Bengals’ Win Streak
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood Bengals dropped their first game since early September, falling to Spring Valley High School, 49-20, Friday night. The first region loss snapped a four-game win streak for the Bengals. The Vikings’ flex bone rushing attack was too much for the Bengals defense as they were prodded and poked throughout the game. […]