GREENVILLE – Blythewood’s boys basketball team managed a 2-1 finish in the Poinsettia Classic at Greenville High School Dec. 27 – 29. The Bengals faced Palmetto High School in the first day of play and came away with a tight win. Blythewood took an early 22-16 lead in the first and managed to hold onto […]
Bengals go 1-1 in Dist. 9 Tourney
January 2, 2020 By
SUMTER – Blythewood’s girls basketball team stomped its way into the District 9 Tournament at Morris College on Dec. 26. Facing off against Lamar High School, the Bengals took a first half 21-16 lead and never looked back en route to a 51-26 final score. Blythewood found a tougher opponent in the Hartsville Red Foxes […]
Blythewood QB, WR helps lead East in Metro Bowl win
December 24, 2019 By
WEST COLUMBIA – The East offense had a distinctive Blythewood touch in the East-West Metro Bowl Friday night at Brookland-Cayce stadium. Bengals quarterback Josh Strickland saw significant time under center, while his favorite target on the night of East’s 19-17 victory over the West was none other than teammate David Patten. “It was really fun […]
BHS senior semi-finalist for Gates Scholarship
December 18, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School senior Nina Ni is a semi-finalist for the Gates Scholarship. The Gates Scholarship, created by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2018, is a highly selective scholarship for exceptional minority high school seniors. It is only awarded to student leaders in the top 10% of their class who display exceptional personal […]
Bengals take down RNE, fall to Blazers
December 12, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood basketball got off to a 1-1 start in their first week of regular season action last week. The Bengals traveled to Richland Northeast to open the season on Wednesday and came away with a 37-34 win. After falling behind 4-11 in the first quarter, the Bengals charged their way to halftime, outscoring […]
Blythewood wrestlers take down Sumter, Airport
December 12, 2019 By
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 […]
Blythewood tips off season at AC Flora
December 5, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood girls went 1-1 in the AC Flora Tip-Off last week. Blythewood faced tournament host AC Flora in Saturday action and put the Falcons away with a 39-33 final. A tight first quarter left the Bengals on top with a 14-10 lead, but Blythewood extended it to 22-13 at the half. Flora […]
Bengals find footing in Schlotzky’s Tip-Off
December 5, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood basketball went 2-1 in last week’s Schlotzky’s Carolina Thanksgiving Tip-Off at Keenan High School. The Bengals faced Johnson High School on Tuesday and came away with a big 77-25 win. After a big first half, Blythewood entered the third quarter with a 35-7 lead. Johnson had its biggest offensive quarter in the […]
Hardy named Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalist
December 5, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Kristian Hardy, a senior at Blythewood High School, was named a Coca-Cola Scholarship semifinalist. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. Out of 93,000 applicants nationwide, Hardy is one of 22 semifinalists from […]
Stronger
November 21, 2019 By
SPARTANBURG – Blythewood High School’s Lady Bengal Strength Team competed in the South Carolina High School Strength Coaches Association’s Female State Strength Meet at Dorman High School on Nov. 16. Over sixty girls competed from nine schools, and Blythewood’s Claudia Watson won top honors. Kalei Swanier placed fourth.
