The Lady Bengals came within one game away from the finals of the Capital City Classic last week, falling in the semi-finals to Dutch Fork Dec. 28, 53-34 at Keenan. Aaliyah Keels led the Lady Bengals with 18 points and Breelyn Blanding added 10, but nothing could match Dutch Fork’s Alaina Coates, who knocked down […]
Lady Griffins Fight Off Tough Hammond Team to Advance to Finals
December 29, 2012 By
It took an extra frame of free basketball to sort things out Friday night, but the Lady Griffins finally managed to dispose of a tough and tenacious Hammond team, 49-47, in round two of the Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament at Fairfield Central High School. The Lady Griffins trailed for nearly the entire game, as Hammond […]
Lady Griffins Coast into Semi Finals; Boys Alive in Lower Bracket
December 28, 2012 By
The Lady Griffins cruised to an easy victory Thursday evening in the first round of the girls’ bracket of the Fairfield Central High School Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament, obliterating Brookland-Cayce 52-8. Freshman Chyna Moore led the way with 23 points, going eight of 16 from the floor and seven of eight from the stripe. Junior […]
Airport Dominates Griffins in Round 1 of Tourney
December 27, 2012 By
Airport High School sent Fairfield Central into the loser’s bracket Wednesday night in the opening round of the Griffins Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament at Fairfield Central High School. The Eagles, powered by senior guard Manny Polston, toppled the Griffins 52-38. Polston was a monster for Airport, putting up 29 points to lead all scorers. The […]
Griffins Take Talents to the Hardcourt
December 14, 2012 By
Girls’ Preview The Lady Griffins of Fairfield Central are coming off a resurgent 2011-2012 season, a season that saw the Lady Griffins finish in second place in the region in their last year at the 3A level and sent them into the state playoffs after a long postseason drought. Although Fairfield Central was bounced in […]
RWA’s Boys Seek Consistency
December 13, 2012 By
The Richard Winn Eagles, coming off a narrow two-point road victory, 35-33, over Calhoun Academy on Nov. 30, settled back in at their home nest for the next week with two games against Laurens Academy and Thomas Sumter Academy. Back in the lineup after missing the previous two games due to North All Star football […]
Flying Start for Lady Eagles
December 13, 2012 By
The Richard Winn Lady Eagles are soaring toward yet another impressive season with a perfect 8-0 record to date. Over the past six days the team has scored 162 points to their opponents’ combined 58 points. The latest victims of the Eagles’ red-hot momentum include non-region teams Laurens Academy, Thomas Sumter Academy and Westminster Catawba […]
Lady Bengals Hold off Lancaster in Home Debut
November 28, 2012 By
Tuesday night the Lady Bengals basketball team (3-1) made their home debut of the 2012-2013 season with a 58-46 win over Lancaster. Blythewood led by as many as 18 in the first half but thanks to a 9-0 run to end the first half and then a 9-0 run to start the second half, Lancaster […]
Bengals Streak Past Lancaster
November 28, 2012 By
The Blythewood boys’ basketball (2-2) team impressed their home crowd Tuesday night with a 56-43 win over the Bruins of Lancaster (2-2). The under-sized Bengals were able to stay out in front of the Bruins throughout the game as they never trailed by more than three points. Blythewood head coach Ezekial Washington was proud of […]
Basketball: Bengal Boys Build with New Head Coach
November 20, 2012 By
With the high school football season behind them, Blythewood fans are now geared up for the start of the 2012-2013 high school basketball season. The boys’ team has a new head coach in Zeke Washington. Washington spent the previous five years at Lower Richland and led them to the state semifinals in the past three […]
