CHARLESTON – The Richard Winn Eagles kicked off their 2015 season in a muggy warm Charleston evening using a 26-0 third quarter to begin their quest to repeat as 8-Man state champions, beating Charleston Collegiate 58-18. The Eagles started their season with an impressive opening drive, needing only two plays to score their first touchdown. […]
Bearcats’ Rally Past Griffins
August 24, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central was making scoring touchdowns look easy versus Brookland-Cayce Friday night. But the Griffins’ 12-0 lead at the end of the first quarter belied the 36-24 loss Fairfield Central ultimately suffered. After the game, Griffins head coach Demetrius Davis told his team not to get down. “Pick your heads up,” Davis said. […]
Bengals Overcome Gremlins, Bearcats
August 24, 2015 By
ROCK HILL – It was a night of bad breaks and tough calls. Blocked kicks, muffed punts, untimely penalties and an even less timely turnover. Yes, Week Zero had a little bit of everything, including a dramatic 94-yard kickoff return by Derambez Drinkard that proved to be the game winner for the Bengals, who found […]
Bengals, Hawks Shine in Final Preseason Tune-up
August 20, 2015 By
IRMO – On Saturday the Westwood Redhawks participated in a Richland vs. Lexington football jamboree. Several teams played each other, and the score was kept cumulatively, with the Lexington Schools outpointing the Richland schools 77-63. Westwood was in the last pair of schools to play. Their opponent was the host team, the Irmo Yellow Jackets. […]
Honing Skills –
August 13, 2015 By
Blythewood High School’s Cole Brown works on his hand-eye skills during a Bengals’ football practice earlier this month. The time for helmets and shorts has passed, and the full-pad workouts are winding down as the 2015 kickoff nears. The Bengals will get a final tune-up in a pair of jamborees this week – at Camden […]
Fairfield Tops Newberry League
August 5, 2015 By
NEWBERRY – During the school year, when crosstown rivals Fairfield Central and Richard Winn Academy meet on the baseball diamond, each team battles to be the dominate team in the county. This past spring, their four meetings ended in a tie at 2-2, with neither team claiming bragging rights. During the last couple of summers, […]
7-on-7 on I-77
July 31, 2015 By
Fairfield Central’s Chad Sampson picks off a Hammond pass as Josh Bell makes room for a return during last Friday’s 7-on7 tournament at Blythewood High School.
I-77 Showdown –
July 30, 2015 By
The Blythewood Bengals celebrate their 7-on-7 tournament championship last Friday at BHS. The Bengals knocked off Columbia and C.A. Johnson en route to the title game against the Fairfield Central Griffins. The Griffins, meanwhile, rose out of the lower bracket after an early loss to the Bengals in round one to reach the final match.
Boys of Summer –
July 23, 2015 By
Travis Bonds hustles back to first after a fly out to right as Jack Bready covers the bag during Westwood High School’s baseball camp last week. Approximately 50 blossoming young baseball stars braved the summer heat to hone their skills with WHS head coach Jonathan Burroughs. At the end of the week, Tyler Hill and […]
7-on-7 –
July 16, 2015 By
Kaden Briggs goes over a C.A. Johnson defensive back during Westwood High School’s home workouts with Richland Northeast, Lugoff-Elgin and C.A. Johnson last Thursday. The Redhawks will host another 7-on-7 at 5:30 p.m. on July 23.
