WINNSBORO – Though their 1-8 record might not reflect it, Fairfield Central’s boys basketball team has been battling. Half of their eight losses have been by margins of ten points or less, one including an overtime loss to White Knoll last Wednesday. Fairfield faced an undefeated Westwood team on Monday. In their first meeting of […]
Redhawks beat Vikings, prepare for holiday tournaments
December 19, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball team opened up their long rifles on Spring Valley Tuesday night, while Bre’on Lewis knifed inside for some easy baskets against the Vikings. The Redhawks’ sharp 3-point shooting, combined with Lewis’ 19 points and five rebounds, enabled them to play loose en route to a 71-53 victory at Spring […]
Redhawks win big in week one
December 12, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – If the beginning of Westwood’s basketball season is any indication of things to come, Redhawk fans are going to be satisfied. Westwood opened their season last week with a big 73-59 win over Columbia on Tuesday before their home opener against Spring Valley on Friday. The Redhawks made conquering the Vikings look easy […]
Redhawks sweep Milltown Classic
December 5, 2019 By
FORT MILL – Westwood basketball jumped right back into the swing of things last week in the Milltown Basketball Classic at Fort Mill High School. The Redhawks faced Nation Ford first in the three-day tournament. Westwood took an early 15-8 lead in the first. Despite a big second quarter by the Falcons, Westwood took a […]
Redhawks commit to colleges
November 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three student-athletes in Westwood High School’s Class of 2020 inked their commitments to respective colleges on Wednesday. Imani Simon is the daughter of Tarik and Aaliyah Simon. Simon, a guard for the Redhawks, announced her plans to continue her basketball career at Virginia Wesleyan University. Ja’La Wade, a center and power forward, will […]
Redhawks fall short of finals game
February 28, 2019 By
GREENVILLE – Westwood powered their way through the first three rounds of the 4A South Carolina High School League Playoffs, and needed a win over South Pointe to land a spot in the title game. The Stallions outscored the Redhawks 42-23 in the first half, and Westwood could not recover. South Pointe ended Westwood’s championship […]
Redhawks head to Upper State Final
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls basketball team had to search long and hard to find a way to stay ahead of Lower Richland Monday night. The Redhawks did so late in the third quarter, staging a small 7-0 rally to take an 8-point lead. That cushion was all Westwood needed to build a 63-47 victory over […]
Redhawks dominate in first round
February 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Class 4A playoffs than it had Tuesday night. The Redhawks scored right from the opening tip-off and blew the doors off Region 1-4A’s Belton-Honea Path in a full-throttle 91-13 victory. “I thought we did a lot of good things […]
Redhawks take down South Pointe
February 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – If Tuesday night’s regular-season basketball game between the Westwood girls and South Pointe had the intense feel of a playoff game, it’s because both teams were slugging it out with the Region 3-4A championship at stake. The Stallions came into the Westwood gym unbeaten in region play and atop the standings. The Redhawks’ […]
Redhawks sweep York
January 31, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – York Comprehensive gave the Westwood boys and girls basketball teams a chance to relax behind the 3-point line, get some points off transition, and close out landslide victories Tuesday night at the Westwood gym. The Westwood girls blistered the Cougars 70-13 to open the night. When the boys took the floor, Russell Jones […]
