WINNSBORO – The Eagles of Richard Winn Academy continued to roll high during homecoming Friday night, blanking the Raiders of Jefferson Davis Academy from Blackville, 49-0. It was the third shutout of the season for the state’s top-ranked 8-man team, as the Eagles ran their record to a perfect 6-0. RWA has outscored opponents 362-80 […]
RWA Rips Raiders
Bengals Back in Win Column
IRMO – Blythewood ran into some unfortunate events at Irmo’s W.C. Hawkins Stadium Friday night. But one lucky break midway through the fourth quarter boosted the Bengals to a 27-24 victory over the Yellow Jackets. In the middle of a long drive with his team trailing 24-20, Blythewood (2-3) quarterback David Isreal threw a pass […]
Lee, Redhawks Overpower Wildcats
LEXINGTON – The undefeated Westwood Redhawks remained so after beating the Wildcats of Lexington High School 35-7 last Friday night at Lexington. The Redhawks are now 5-0 with the coming week off. The rain had just stopped before the kickoff, but the field was soaking wet and very slippery. Before the kick, Westwood head […]
Griffins Smash ‘Rocks
WINNSBORO − Not only did the Fairfield Central Griffins (4-1, 1-0) earn their first region win Friday night, but for the first time under head coach Demetrius Davis they eclipsed the 70-point mark, throttling Eau Claire 72-0. On a night when it seemed nothing could go right for the Shamrocks, the Griffins improved their […]
RWA Steamroller Marches On
SUMMERTON – The Richard Winn Eagles traveled to Summerton with a game plan to make sure the Clarendon Hall Saints did not beat them with their talented running backs. The Eagles did more than that with another dominating performance on both sides of the ball once again, hammering the Saints 57-14. Led on offense […]
Turnovers Doom Bengal Rally
BLYTHEWOOD — Good fortune didn’t go Blythewood’s way Friday night. Clover converted a big break into its first victory of the season Friday night, holding off Blythewood 35-28 at Blythewood Stadium. “It wasn’t a pretty win,” Clover head coach Chad Smith said, “but sometimes those are more impressive because our kids had to find […]
Redhawks Dispose of Raiders, Stay Unbeaten
BLYTHEWOOD – The Raiders of Keenan High School and the Redhawks came to the Richland District 2 Stadium undefeated through their first three games of the season. One team, however, was destined to leave with their first loss of the season. Happily for Westwood, it was the Raiders who got on the team bus, […]
Eagles Dismantle Sun Devils
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles celebrated their new inductees into their school’s Hall of Fame by demolishing the visiting Sun Devils of Charleston Collegiate with a 62 point first half performance, en route to a 76-0 lopsided win. Last week’s first half struggles with penalties and defensive mishaps almost cost the Eagles the […]
Griffins Pummel Ponies
BISHOPVILLE –The Fairfield Central Griffins, outclassing Lee Central in every aspect of the game, trampled the Stallions Friday night, rolling their second road shutout of the season, 41-0. The Griffins breached the goal line nearly every time they touched the ball in the first half of the rout, with only their final possession before […]
‘Hawks Escape Clover Challenge
CLOVER – After two relatively easy victories over River Bluff and Richland Northeast high schools, Westwood passed their first real athletic test Friday night by beating the Blue Eagles of Clover by a razor thin margin of 17-15. Westwood took the field undefeated so far this season. Clover was winless, but hungry for their […]