BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team’s offense was lacking at key moments in their 5A Division 2 playoff opener Friday night. Luckily for the Redhawks, the defense put in a clutch second-half effort to beat Socastee 34-14 for its first playoff victory since 2019. Westwood (6-5) is in the lower state bracket and travels to […]
Bengals, Redhawks open playoffs
November 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood and Blythewood football teams wrapped up the regular season Nov. 1 and after an open date last week, prepare to take on first round opponents in the Class 5A playoffs. Blythewood fell 21-7 to second place Ridge View (6-4, 5-1) in their Region 5-5A finale, and finished 6-4 overall and 2-3 […]
Sumter lays out Westwood
November 7, 2024 By
SUMTER – Kam Fortune rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns and John Peoples had 120 rushing yards and two scores as the Sumter football team rushed past Westwood 65-28 at Sumter Memorial Stadium Friday. The Gamecocks (9-0, 5-0 Region 5-5A) had 437 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Franklin Richardson was 5-for-5 in […]
West Florence defense contains Redhawks in 13-8 win
October 31, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team’s defense blanked West Florence for three out of four quarters Friday night. The Knights’ two quick scores from backup quarterback Kielan Thomas, within one minute early in the second quarter, were all they needed to hand the Redhawks a 13-8 loss at District Two Stadium. Thomas made touchdown runs […]
Redhawks rally past Lugoff-Elgin
October 24, 2024 By
LUGOFF–Angelo Rios walked out of the locker room at Lugoff-Elgin without his pads Friday night. The Westwood sophomore stood maybe 5 feet, eight inches in the shadows of an emptying stadium, his 160-some-pound frame almost lost in the post-game darkness. Behind him, the muffled sounds of his teammates sounding off in the locker room, celebrating […]
WHS shuts out Vikings during Homecoming
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s Quentin McGill scored two touchdowns and racked up 134 all-purpose yards as the Redhawks shut out Spring Valley 26-0. Angelo Rios and Jovan Howard had touchdown runs, and the Redhawks defense made three interceptions. Westwood (4-3, 2-1 Region 5-5A) travels to Lugoff-Elgin (3-5, 0-4) Friday. The Demons fell 50-0 at Ridge View […]
Redhawks fall to Ridge View, move to 3-3
October 3, 2024 By
COLUMBIA- Westwood (3-3) fell to Ridge View (2-3) in a low-scoring 16-6 road loss during a Saturday afternoon in a game rescheduled due to severe weather threats from Hurricane Helene. Much of the game was a battle at the line of scrimmage between standout running backs from both teams, including sophomore Angelo Rios and junior […]
Westwood gains momentum in game 4
September 19, 2024 By
WEST COLUMBIA- Westwood (2-2) built major momentum heading into their big rivalry matchup at home against Blythewood after a convincing, 31-7 victory at Airport (0-3) on Friday. Senior kicker Cullen Henderson drilled a 23-yard field goal to give Westwood the 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but Airport would retake the lead via a deep, […]
Redhawks fall to Cavaliers
September 12, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood football team did everything it could in limiting Richland Northeast quarterback and N.C. State commit Will Wilson Friday night at Cavaliers Field. Wilson and his receivers just happened to get enough passes strung together for three scoring drives en route to a 25-0 victory over the Redhawks. Westwood (1-2), coming off […]
Redhawks shut out Lakewood
September 5, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team had three first-quarter touchdown plays called back because of penalties against Lakewood Friday night. Eventually, the Redhawks fixed the miscues and put together a solid 35-0 victory over the Gators to collect their first win of the season. Quarterback Carrington Carter connected with Tyrek Jenkins for a 19-yard touchdown […]
