LEXINGTON – The Blythewood Bengals headed into round 2 of the Class 4A/D2 state playoffs hoping to avenge their Sept. 4, 21-20 home loss to the Lexington Wildcats. The Wildcats had other plans as they ended the Bengals season, 30-13. Blythewood jumped out of the gate on their opening possession as Osei Thomas exploded for […]
Turner’s Last-Second Kick Saves Bengals
November 21, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 21, 2015) – Blythewood almost let its first home playoff appearance since 2012 fall into the loss column Friday night. Almost. The Bengals built a 26-13 lead after a 13-7 first-quarter deficit, but two late-game North Augusta touchdowns put Blythewood down 27-26 with 1:45 to go at District 2 stadium. Blythewood took the ball […]
Bengals Hold Off Vikes
November 14, 2015 By
COLUMBIA – What was going to be the Region IV-4A opener over a month ago turned into a season finale Thursday that determined playoff seeding for both Spring Valley and Blythewood. The Vikings, getting ready for the 4A Division I bracket, came within one possession of setting the 4A Division II Bengals on the road […]
Bengals Obliterate Blazers
November 7, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood took the ball on the opening possession against Ridge View Friday night, and promptly fumbled the ball away. The Bengals spent the rest of the game making up for that mistake, hitting the end zone with a vengeance in a 63-12 victory over District 2 Stadium housemate and Region IV-4A rival Ridge […]
Second Half Feeding Frenzy Boosts Bengals
October 31, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On a night when Blythewood High School recognized 26 seniors on its football team, the Bengals used a 28-point third quarter to blow open a tight game at halftime, as the Bengals rolled 59-21 over the Demons of Lugoff-Elgin Friday night at District 2 Stadium in Blythewood. “We got every kind of break […]
Mitchell’s Record-Setting Night Drives Hawks Over Bengals
October 24, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood offense against Region IV-4A rival Blythewood Friday night centered on Rudy Mitchell. It wasn’t that Mitchell sparked the offense or made the right run at the right time. Mitchell was the Redhawks offense in a 35-31 victory over the Bengals. Mitchell carried the ball 41 times and rushed for a school-record […]
Foxes Outlast Blythewood
October 17, 2015 By
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 […]
Bengals Edge Bruins in Slippery Shootout
October 2, 2015 By
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
September 28, 2015 By
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 […]
Bruins Burst Bengals’ Bubble
November 18, 2014 By
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 […]
