BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team is in the thick of its region schedule – and thus far the Redhawks are enjoying it. After knocking off defending 4A state champion North Augusta 61-59 Saturday in the MLK Bash at Eau Claire, Westwood rallied past, then routed Region 5-4A rival and defending 4A upper state […]
Redhawks power through York
January 16, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys finally snapped a 3-game losing streak and earned their first Region 3-4A win Tuesday night, but they didn’t make it look easy. York jumped out to an early lead before the Redhawks rallied and positioned themselves to close out a lopsided win. Then the Cougars sprung on a late rally […]
Leveretter hits 1,000th point
January 16, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood senior Nyah Leveretter cemented her name in the Redhawks Elite 1000 Point Club last Friday against district rival Richland Northeast High School. Leveretter had a season-high 30 points and 15 rebounds in the Redhawks’ 70-24 win. (Leveretter topped her season-high 15 rebounds with 16 in the Redhawks’ 71-11 win over York on […]
Bengals, Redhawks battle in Blythewood
January 9, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two defensive, physical basketball teams clashed twice along Wilson Boulevard over a four-day span. In both games, Blythewood came up a winner over its crosstown rival. While the Westwood girls took care of business against the Bengals in both games, the Redhawk boys fell 46-45 at Blythewood Friday, then came up short in […]
Redhawks stand strong in Roundball Classic
January 2, 2020 By
WEST COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball team may have dropped their first loss of the season at the 16-team Cayce Roundball Classic Friday night, but the tournament may prove to be a benchmark for this season’s Redhawks. Westwood (11-1) went 2-1 in the tournament that played out at Brookland-Cayce High School Dec. 26-28. The […]
WHS plays in CresCom Invitational
January 2, 2020 By
MYRTLE BEACH – Westwood’s girls basketball team headed to Myrtle Beach for the CresCom Holiday Invitational Dec. 19-21. The Redhawks faced Greensboro Day School of Greensboro, NC on day one and came up just seven points short of a win. The Bengals held the Redhawks at bay during the first half and headed to intermission […]
Blythewood QB, WR helps lead East in Metro Bowl win
December 24, 2019 By
WEST COLUMBIA – The East offense had a distinctive Blythewood touch in the East-West Metro Bowl Friday night at Brookland-Cayce stadium. Bengals quarterback Josh Strickland saw significant time under center, while his favorite target on the night of East’s 19-17 victory over the West was none other than teammate David Patten. “It was really fun […]
Griffins battle against Redhawks
December 19, 2019 By
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 […]
