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 […]
Redhawks, Bengals compete in region duals
January 31, 2019 By
ROCK HILL – The Westwood Redhawks sent eight competitors to the Region 3-4A Duals at South Pointe over the weekend, and seven placed. The Redhawks took fifth place overall, and Jordan Hightower pulled down his 100th career victory. Hightower snagged the top spot at 145 pounds. Drake Lesher pulled out a second-place finish at 195. […]
Westwood battles at Ridge View
January 24, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The state’s top two Class 4A boys basketball teams took to the floor before a packed house at Ridge View Friday night. Westwood’s Russell Jones Jr. scored a game-high 30 points, but the No.1 Redhawks couldn’t overcome the defending 4A state champion Blazers’ backcourt of Ja’Von Benson and Malcolm Wilson in a 79-64 […]
Redhawks split wins with Stallions
January 17, 2019 By
ROCK HILL – The Westwood Lady Redhawks suffered a close-region 3-4A loss in Rock Hill on Tuesday night. The Redhawks held a tight lead going into the fourth, but could not survive South Pointe’s furious charge to the lead. Westwood was outscored 17-11 in the final quarter, and the Lady Stallions pulled off the 65-61 […]
Redhawks blast Richland Northeast
January 10, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An eight-day layover during winter break didn’t slow down the Westwood boys basketball team. Russell Jones Jr. put up a game-high 21 points in just over one half of play, and the Redhawks blasted into Region 3-4A action Friday night with a 72-41 victory over Richland Northeast at Westwood. Since going 2-0 in […]
Redhawks, Bengals clash at Carolina Challenge
January 3, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Carolina Challenge portion of the Chick Fil-A Classic wasn’t a part of the main brackets of the post-Christmas tournament at Richland Northeast High School, but both the Westwood and Blythewood boys basketball teams got some good work in. The Redhawks and Bengals tipped off the tournament in the RNE main gym Wednesday […]
Redhawks find redemption against Northview
December 27, 2018 By
MYRTLE BEACH – The Westwood Redhawks opened the Beach Ball Classic with a tough lost against the Miami Stingrays, and they looked to rebound in round two against the Northview Titans from Johns Creek, Georgia. The Class 7-A ranked Titans out battled Westwood for a 58-46 win. The two losses marked the first back-to-back losses […]
Redhawks host Clash at the Castle
December 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood family hosted their fifth annual Clash at The Castle Duals, and seven teams headed to the Castle to participate. Blythewood, Fort Mill, Westside, Dutch Fork, Lugoff-Elgin and York all proceeded to Westwood in hopes of bring home the number-one spot. It was a tough day for the native Blythewood teams. […]
R2 Schools locked down as precaution
December 20, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An incident that involved shots fired impacted several Richland Two schools in Blythewood on Monday after deputies began looking for a suspect in the Highlands neighborhood in Northeast Columbia. The shooting incident, which happened in the 4800 block of Hardscrabble Road, caused increased patrols in the area around Hardscrabble and prompted the Richland […]
