COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys basketball team needed a win at Spring Valley Tuesday night to solidify a third-place finish in Region 4-5A, but also to right the ship as the Bengals near the end of region play. Instead, the Vikings won the lanes and held off a comeback as Blythewood fell 66-60. It was […]
Northwestern bests Blythewood
February 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zeke Washington was hot after time ran out on the Blythewood basketball team Tuesday night at The Jungle. The Bengals head coach made his way to the locker room after his team’s 76-57 loss to Region 4-5A rival Northwestern, spent less than five minutes with his players, then left to join his coaching […]
Bengals win big despite Covid-affected lineup
January 6, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team played a range of tough teams over the holiday break. In the Lemon Street Classic in Americus, Ga., Dec. 18-21, the Bengals played three Georgia teams: Sumter (Americus), Salem (Conyers) and East Coweta (Sharpsburg). At the Chick Fil-A Classic played at River Bluff Dec. 27-28, they played Charlotte, […]
Bengals play in Carolina’s Challenge
December 30, 2021 By
LEXINGTON – Blythewood boys opened the Chick-Fil-A Classic’s Carolina’s Challenge at River Bluff High School on Dec. 27 against Charlotte Christian. Off to a slow start, the Bengals trailed the Knights 7-18 after a quarter of play. Blythewood returned to take the second quarter 18-12, but still trailed 25-30 at the half. The Bengals closed […]
Lancaster girls overtake Bengals in final minutes
December 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team missed out on their first win of the season by about four minutes Friday night. Lancaster, a team that smoked the Bengals 56-14 at Lancaster Dec. 10, had to make a late scoring run to overtake Blythewood and then close out a 40-34 victory. “By far this is […]
Bengal boys hold off Westwood in final seconds… again
December 16, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – K.J. Rowan’s steal and layup in the final two seconds of Westwood’s game against Blythewood should have driven the Redhawks crowed in the castle into a frenzy. But with that shot, Westwood was still one point shy of tying the Bengals, who led 70-69 and got two foul shots from Samaad Wright to […]
Redhawk girls blow out Blythewood
December 16, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls improved to 6-4 on the year with a 65-18 victory over the Bengals. Jessica Woods led the way with 20 points, while Korletta Daniels had 17 points. Blythewood (0-7) plays host to Lancaster Friday, then prepares for a holiday tournament in Rock Hill that tips off Tuesday. The Westwood girls take […]
Westwood girls cruise past Blythewood
December 9, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Both the Westwood and Blythewood girls basketball teams are working with new faces in the lineup. The Redhawks showed the Bengals Tuesday night that even with some new players on the scene, the results can be the same. Returning starter Jessica Woods scored 24 points to lead Westwood’s young team to a 51-17 […]
Blythewood boys hold off valiant Westwood comeback in last minutes
December 9, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Tuesday night’s between crosstown rivals Blythewood and Westwood had the feel of a late-season region battle. The Bengals, in their home court, jumped to a double-digit lead by the second quarter, but the Redhawks eventually erased that advantage and took a one-point led going into the fourth quarter. From there, both teams kept […]
Blythewood has strong showing in Irmo Palmetto Classic
December 9, 2021 By
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 […]
