Fans were treated to an exciting game Saturday, as the Westwood Redhawks traveled to A.C. Flora High School for a region showdown. The winner was uncertain until the end of overtime when Flora held off the ‘Hawks for a 50-48 victory. “We played well, though we were minus five players,” Westwood head coach Terry Dozier […]
WHS Falls to Flora in OT, Manhandled by Camden
Lady ‘Hawks Fall to Flora, Top Camden
The Lady Falcons of A.C. Flora High School knocked off Westwood Friday night, 58-47, in region play from Columbia. “We played our best game all season,” said Westwood head coach Christine Hagood. “We played well the whole 32 minutes. Taylor (Toney) had a good shooting game; Kayla (Atkins) had a good inside post game and […]
Lady Bengals Run Off Back-to-Back Region Wins
Jan. 11, the Lady Bengals basketball team (13-5, 3-1) blew out Lugoff-Elgin (5-11, 0-3) 52-22. Blythewood never trailed in the game and led 13-9 at the end of the first quarter and 28-9 at halftime. Blythewood senior Aaliyah Keels was perfect from the floor making all five of her shots and netted a game-high 14 […]
Mid-Carolina Ends Lady Eagles’ Streak, New Streak Begins vs. Oakbrook
As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” and unfortunately for Richard Winn’s Lady Eagle basketball team, that’s just what happened when they matched up against the Mid-Carolina Lady Rebels in Prosperity last week. The Lady Eagles had advanced their overall record to 16-0 and 2-0 in region play with a […]
Bengals Blast Demons, Fall to RNE
Friday night the Blythewood boys’ basketball team (8-9, 1-3) defeated Lugoff-Elgin (8-8, 0-3) in a see-saw affair, 76-63. In the first half there were six lead changes and four ties. Halfway through the first quarter the Bengals led 13-9, but Lugoff-Elgin went on an 8-0 run at the end of the quarter to go on […]
Griffins Hold Off Columbia
The Fairfield Central Griffins boys’ basketball squad held off a late run by Columbia High School Friday night to defeat the Capitals 62-51 in their region opener in Columbia. The Griffins were powered by Daniel Maple and Keith Workman, who posted 19 points each, and Compton Walker, who put up 16. The Capitals enjoyed an […]
Lady Griffins Stun Caps
It may not have been the best performance of the year by the number one team in Class 2A girls’ basketball Friday night, but the Lady Griffins kept the game close enough to win their region opener over Columbia High School, 46-45,on a desperation turnaround hook shot by Jada Martin in the closing seconds. Martin, […]
‘Holiday Road’ Proves Bumpy for Richard Winn
While the majority of Richard Winn’s students dismissed for the Christmas holidays on Dec. 19 following three days of semester exams, the varsity basketball players enjoyed a limited break from the campus as they took part in two holiday tournaments during the two week vacation. The Eagles hosted their first Holiday Hoops tournament action prior […]
Lady Eagles Bring Home Holiday Hoops Hardware
Following three days of first semester exams, the Richard Winn basketball teams headed into the Christmas break with two holiday tournaments ahead of them to close out the 2012 year. Coach Jason Haltiwanger’s varsity girls, sporting an undefeated 10-0 record, ran their record to 14-0 when all was said and done over the course of […]
Griffin Teams Make Strong Run Through Tournament
The Fairfield Central High School basketball teams were home for the holidays this year, hosting 12 boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams from S.C. and Georgia in their inaugural Breast Cancer Awareness tournament. The Lady Griffins advanced to the finals, but were toppled by Miller Grove (Ga.), one of the top high school girls’ teams […]