BLYTHEWOOD – Richland Northeast and the rest of Region 4-4A action is in the rear-view mirror for the hard-charging Westwood girls basketball team. The Redhawks wanted to get their final Region 4-4A game out of the way Friday night so they could set their sights on the postseason. Richland Northeast, caught up in the festivities […]
Eagles wrap up tourney, look to post-season
February 17, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Both Richard Winn varsity teams ended the regular season on a high note with home victories over region foe King Academy on Feb. 9, avenging previous losses to the Knights in Batesburg. However, the varsity boys fell victim, 27-30, to Newberry Academy’s well-executed slow-down game plan in round one of the region tourney […]
Bengals drop region game to Ridge View
February 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team finished the regular season 9-14 overall and 3-5 in Region 4-5A after Friday night’s 77-56 loss at Region 4 champion Ridge View. The Blazers outscored the Bengals 20-14 in the first quarter and 16-12 in the second to take a 36-26 lead into intermission. Ridge View matched Blythewood […]
Redhawks win in double-overtime
February 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With third place in Region 4-4A on the line Friday night, both Richland Northeast and Westwood were not going to fade into fourth place without a fight to the end and beyond. The Cavaliers and the Redhawks did just that, ending regulation and the first overtime period in a stalemate. When the second […]
FC drops region games at Lower Richland
February 10, 2022 By
HOPKINS – The Fairfield Central girls fell to a tough Lower Richland squad 35-61 on Tuesday. Seventh grader Jazzlyn McMillan led the Griffin in scoring with 14 points. Freshman Jordyn Adams had 11 points and freshman Zanariah Yarborough tallied a team-high 6 rebounds and two blocked shots. The loss drops the young griffin team to […]
Westwood girls claim 5th straight region title; boys hold off Dreher
February 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys basketball team’s 49-40 victory over Dreher Friday night may not have looked pretty, but the Redhawks defense showed out and closed out the team’s third-straight Region 4-4A victory on Senior Night at the Castle. “It was a great win for us on Senior night to send out our six seniors […]
Richard Winn boys pick up 10th region win
February 10, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – There was little rest for Richard Winn’s basketball players, coaches, and fans in the regular season homestretch. The Eagle teams, competing in four region contests since Feb. 2, have only one big contest remaining on Wed., Feb. 9, before region tourney contests begin. The Lady Eagles succumbed to three of their last four […]
Spring Valley tops Blythewood
February 10, 2022 By
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 […]
Redhawks take down Flora, Lugoff-Elgin
February 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls picked up region wins 5 and 6 last Friday against A.C. Flora and on Tuesday against Lugoff-Elgin. The Redhawks took down Flora 39-30 on Friday, partly due to a big first quarter. Up 14-4 after the first, Flora kept Westwood’s offense in check for the remainder of the game. Westwood […]
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 […]
