BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team’s first two rounds of the 4A state playoffs flashed by before York or Pickens could do much about it. The Redhawks (20-6) overcame a slow start against York to clamp down on the Cougars 51-33 last Wednesday, then delivered a solid defensive performance in a 79-35 dismissal of […]
Redhawks finish region 10-0
February 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland Northeast and the rest of Region 4-4A action is in the rear-view mirror for the hard-charging Westwood girls basketball team. The Redhawks wanted to get their final Region 4-4A game out of the way Friday night so they could set their sights on the postseason. Richland Northeast, caught up in the festivities […]
Redhawks win in double-overtime
February 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With third place in Region 4-4A on the line Friday night, both Richland Northeast and Westwood were not going to fade into fourth place without a fight to the end and beyond. The Cavaliers and the Redhawks did just that, ending regulation and the first overtime period in a stalemate. When the second […]
Redhawks sign letters of intent
February 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School held its first of two signing ceremonies on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Three Redhawk athletes, Julian Milligan, Bryson Felder and Kennedy Rivers, signed their Letters of Intent in a special signing ceremony held in Westwood’s gym. Julian Milligan, son of Julian and Evette Milligan, signed to play football at Fayetteville State […]
Westwood girls claim 5th straight region title; boys hold off Dreher
February 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys basketball team’s 49-40 victory over Dreher Friday night may not have looked pretty, but the Redhawks defense showed out and closed out the team’s third-straight Region 4-4A victory on Senior Night at the Castle. “It was a great win for us on Senior night to send out our six seniors […]
WHS’s Quinn stepping down as head coach
February 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Matt Quinn, the head coach for the Westwood football team for the past three seasons, announced Jan. 25 that he was leaving the program. Quinn, who served as an assistant at Westwood prior to returning as head coach, led the Redhawks to a share of the Region 4-4A championship with Irmo and A.C. […]
Redhawks take down Flora, Lugoff-Elgin
February 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls picked up region wins 5 and 6 last Friday against A.C. Flora and on Tuesday against Lugoff-Elgin. The Redhawks took down Flora 39-30 on Friday, partly due to a big first quarter. Up 14-4 after the first, Flora kept Westwood’s offense in check for the remainder of the game. Westwood […]
WHS boys fall to RNE, girls blast Cavaliers
January 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys basketball team worked all night trying to get a cushion of a lead on Richland Northeast Tuesday night at The Castle, but every time the Redhawks caught a break or made a play, the Cavaliers were not far behind to steal the momentum away. Such was the case in the […]
Redhawks clinch win in fourth
January 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It took the better part of three quarters for Westwood to close the door on Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday night, but the Redhawks’ 30-point fourth quarter slammed the door hard on the Demons at The Castle. Westwood’s 84-56 Region 4-4A victory over Lugoff-Elgin snapped a 4-game losing streak and has the Redhawks (6-10) at 1-1 […]
Westwood wins region opener
January 13, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood girls tallied their first region win in their first region game of the season last Friday at AC Flora. Down 10-12 after a quarter, the Redhawks locked down on defense, holding the Falcons to only two points in the second. Westwood held a 24-14 lead at the half. The Redhawks emerged stronger […]
