Chamber hosts coaches’ forecast

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Athletic Director Barry Mizzell opened the annual Blythewood Chamber of Commerce coaches’ assessment of the upcoming football season with the news that BHS will announce its first athletic hall of fame class later this week. “We’ve got five members going in, and we’re gonna recognize those folks on Nov. 1, […]

Quinn to head Westwood football

BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High school has named Matt Quinn as the new Head Football after Dustin Curtis decided to move on to AC Flora. In 2016, Quinn served on Westwood’s as the Offensive Coordinator. Prior coming to Westwood, Quinn served at Westwide as Offensive Coordinator and as a quarterback and receiver coach at Darlington. He […]

Redhawk to Bear

BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood defensive back TJ Blanding, seated center, signed last week with Lenoir Rhyne University. Blanding finished his senior season with 50 tackles, one offensive touchdown, and two punt returns for touchdowns. Pictured with Blanding are Ted Blanding Sr., seated left, Head Coach Dustin Curtis, standing, and Stephanie Blanding, seated right.

Ridge View edges Redhawks in 4th

COLUMBIA – Westwood struggled through region 3-4A, but rebounded for an at-large bid in the playoffs and upset Belton Honea-Path in the first round. The win set up a rematch with the Ridge View Blazers. The Blazers beat the Redhawks 28-7 in their first meeting, but this one came down to the wire. Ridge View […]

Redhawks take down top-seeded Bears

HONEA PATH – Westwood slipped into the four-seed for the South Carolina High School League 4A State Playoffs, and their first round matchup had them pitted against the number-one seeded Belton-Honea Path Bears. The Redhawks defense put a clamp on Belton-Honea Path all game long, and Cam Atkins’s two touchdowns sparked Westwood to a 20-3 […]

Redhawks clinch playoff bid

BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Redhawks clinched their at-large berth into the 4A South Carolina High School League playoffs with 29-0 statement win over the South Aiken Thoroughbreds. The win improved the Redhawks final record to 6-4 and sets them up with a first round playoff match on the road against Belton-Honea Path on Nov. 9. […]

Westwood shuts down RNE

BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood tried and narrowly missed getting a Region 3-4A victory over the past month. In a game moved up to Thursday because of incoming thunderstorms Friday, the Redhawks finally put a region win in the standings. Christan Horn had seven catches and for 105 yards and two second-half touchdowns as Westwood blew past […]

Redhawks named to Shrine Bowl

SPARTANBURG – Cam Smith, Westwood’s standout defensive back, recently celebrated his invitation to the All-American Bowl, and now his name officially been added to the roster for the 82nd annual Shrine Bowl game. Smith is joined by his fellow Redhawk teammate Cortes Braham. Braham has been a reliable target all year and has racked up […]

Lancaster takes down Westwood

LANCASTER – Nothing like getting your kicks on homecoming night, even when it’s late, but sends the home crowd home happy. Lancaster High senior kicker Jacob Cato, in his final regular-season home game, drilled three field goals, his last from 25 yards out with 28.8 seconds, to lift the Bruins to an exciting 23-20 comeback […]

Smith to play in All-American Bowl

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Westwood standout defensive back and University of South Carolina commit Cam Smith now has another accolade he can pin to his already impressive resume. Smith, the third-ranked prospect in the state according to Rivals.com, has been selected to participate in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will […]

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