BLYTHEWOOD – This time against Dreher, the Westwood boys basketball team kept the drama out of the gym. In a rescheduled game a week before, the Redhawks escaped the Dreher gym with a 44-42 win in a game that went down to the final seconds. On Monday night, Westwood exploded from the tip-off and used […]
Redhawks stand strong in the fourth
February 11, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – It took the Westwood boys a whole lot of waiting through covid-postponed games, and a high-pressure fourth quarter at Dreher Monday night, but the Redhawks escaped the Blue Devils 44-42 to claim their second Region 4-4A victory. “It was two pretty good teams going at it,” said Westwood head coach John Combs, whose […]
Unique Drake patrols a higher court in the city that never sleeps
February 4, 2021 By
QUEENS, NY – Gone is the bouffant hairdo that Westwood basketball crowds were familiar with as she led the Redhawks deep into the postseason. The St. John’s point guard sports more practical dreads. “My mom has dreads, so I just decided that I might as well get them,” she said. “And with a lot of […]
Harkness sets WHS record for fastest pin
January 28, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Six seconds was all it took for Rilan Harkness to set a school record Jan. 13. Harkness, a senior wrestler who moved into the heavyweight class for his matchup against Blythewood, swept the legs from under Preston Ginn, then moved his body on top to collect a pin within six seconds. “I was […]
Redhawk girls continue streak; boys fall to Irmo
January 28, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In the toughest Region 4-4A series of games for the Westwood girls basketball team, the Redhawks got off on a good note. Westwood frustrated Irmo ballhandlers early, and held off a late rally to win 50-46 over the Yellow Jackets. “In the last minutes our youth showed,” Westwood head coach Gregory Bauldrick said. […]
Redhawk girls beat River Bluff, Dreher; boys top Camden
January 21, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood girls basketball team (5-2 overall, 3-0 Region 4-4A) cruised past River Bluff 65-25 in a non-Region 4-4A matchup Friday, then crushed Dreher 72-38 Tuesday at Dreher. Malayziah Etheredge scored 23 points, and Makia Thompson and Korletta Daniels scored 13 points apiece against the Gators. Etheredge had 21 points and 13 rebounds, […]
Westwood splits with Flora; Lugoff-Elgin matchup cancelled
January 14, 2021 By
LUGOFF – Jessica Woods scored 20 points and Malayziah Etheredge added 14 as the Redhawks (3-2, overall, 2-0 Region 4-4A) cruised to a 53-31 victory over A.C. Flora (1-4, 0-2) Friday night. In the boys game, Bryson Felder scored 26 points and McQuaje McDaniel had 11, but the Falcons topped the Redhawks (1-4, 0-2) 72-59. […]
Redhawks split wins in 2021 opener
January 7, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – More than a month removed from their last game, Westwood and A.C. Flora basketball teams showed some signs of rustiness. It just so happened that a game that felt like a season opener was also the Region 4-4A opener for both teams. The Westwood girls and the Flora boys overcame that lack of […]
Redhawks back in action
December 3, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s basketball program opened the 2020 season on Tuesday at Sumter High School. The girls trailed 26-20 at the half, and fell by a 33-47 final. Malayziah Etheredge put up a team-high 14 points in the loss. Westwood’s boys fell in overtime by a tight 48-50 score. Both teams will host Sumter at […]
Westwood Honor Roll
December 3, 2020 By
A Honor Roll Abell, Cameron Cody, Amerson, Alexis Marie, Anderson-Washington, Jamari Aman, Angeles, Roxanna, Armstrong, Remington Keller Acierno, Bailey, Dylan James, Barton, Tajanae Eliza, Beckford, Syone Nathanial, Bells, Luther NyJuan, Belton, Morgan Naomi, Boston, Ella Camille, Brady, James Michael, Brewton, Kiara Faith, Brown, Emily Ellen, Brown, McKenna Fant, Brown, Nazire LaMon, Brown, Rachel Charlene, Brown, […]
