COLUMBIA (Jan. 13, 2016) – A lot of missed baskets ended the Bengals (13-4/1-1) chances of making a late rally as Spring Valley (9-4-2-0) won a key region game Tuesday night, 74-66. “We played our tails off tonight against a good Spring Valley team, but our shots did not fall at the right opportunity for us,” […]
Lady Hawks Drop Demons
January 13, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 13, 2016) – Tuesday’s game against Lugoff- Elgin was over just about when Westwood’s Unique Drake fired a 3-pointer after a turnover 20 seconds into the game. Drake’s shot followed Taylor Britt’s quick basket off the tipoff, as the Lady Redhawks blasted to a 22-2 first quarter lead and finished off the Lady Demons […]
Hawks Hammer Demons
January 13, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 13, 2016) – The Westwood boys’ basketball team needed to work on its execution, especially following Friday’s Region IV-4A opening loss to Ridge View, head coach Terry Dozier said. That’s just what the Redhawks did in the form of an up-tempo 65-40 victory over Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday night at Westwood. “I said at the beginning […]
Title Tilt –
January 13, 2016 By
Clemson University freshman placekicker Greg Huegel (92) bangs in a field goal in Monday night’s National Championship game against Alabama. Huegel, a walk-on this season, was booting them in for the Blythewood Bengals just a year ago, and he earned his stripes for the Tigers this season, delivering in the clutch as Clemson roared to […]
Lady Griffins Topple Capitals
January 6, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 6, 2016) — Fairfield Central’s girls’ basketball still has players missing from the roster for a number of reasons, but the crowd at the Griffins Den would never have known. The Lady Griffins got 22 points from Tanise Davis, and cruised past Region 3-2A rival Columbia 48-22 to reopen the basketball season after […]
Late Run Lifts Griffins Over Caps
January 6, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 6, 2016) – Columbia nearly gave Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team a scare to open up play in 2016. With the Griffins up 33-30 two minutes into the third quarter Tuesday night in the Griffins Den, the Capitals leading scorer Marquis McCoy drained a 3-pointer to even the score. That 3 sparked an 11-1 […]
Lady Eagles Take Tourney, Boys Falter
December 30, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 30, 2015) – An earlier loss this season to Thomas Sumter awoke the Lady Eagles from believing they could sleep walk to another undefeated championship season. Tuesday night, they were fully awake, dropping Calhoun Academy 56-35 and taking the title in the RWA Christmas Tournament. The Lady Eagles (10-1, 1-0) cruised into the title […]
Bengals Drop 2 of 3 in Classic
December 23, 2015 By
COLUMBIA (Dec. 23, 2015) – Ask Blythewood boys’ head basketball coach Ezekiel Washington how his Bengals did in the Chick-Fil-A Classic tournament, and he won’t look too pleased. It’s not that Blythewood didn’t put forth the effort in a victory over defending 2A state champion Keenan, followed by two losses to Virginia’s Oak Hill Academy and […]
Bryant, Wildcats Outpace Griffins
December 22, 2015 By
LEXINGTON (Dec. 21, 2015) – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team stayed within striking distance of Lexington for most of the night Monday, but they never overcame the distance shooting of Darius Bryant and the interior work of Jason Rumph. Bryant sank five 3-pointers for the Wildcats and had 20 points on the night, while Rumph had […]
Lady Griffins Come Up Short in OT
December 22, 2015 By
LEXINGTON (Dec. 21, 2015) – The Lady Griffins overcame a 15-point deficit to take Lexington into overtime Monday night, but Destinee Langford’s solid free-throw shooting for the Lady Wildcats held off Fairfield Central down the home stretch. With the game tied at 45 at the end of regulation, Langford went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line and […]
