Cyclones best Griffins

WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central dropped two games at home to Chester on Dec. 8. The Griffin boys lost a tight 39-44 game to the Cyclones, while girls fell 31-53. Fairfield Central traveled to Lancaster on Wednesday, but scores were not available at press time. They will play at Chester on Friday. The Griffin girls will […]

Westwood sweeps Chapin

BLYTHEWOOD – Arden Conyers did have his struggles on the perimeter Tuesday night. The South Carolina basketball signee and Westwood forward went 0-for-7 from behind the 3-pont arc, but that hardly mattered for the Redhawks in their 83-57 win over Chapin. “I came out a little cold. I couldn’t hit nothing, but I still wanted […]

Eagles split games with Cambridge

WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s boys have yet to meet a formidable opponent in the early goings of their 2022 season, outscoring their three opponents 188 – 89. The Eagles defeated Cambridge Academy at home last Friday with their largest win margin thus far. They outscored the Cougars 72-37 to move to 2-0 in region action. […]

BHS girls hold off RV, boys fall behind after strong start

BLYTHEWOOD – Ridge View’s girls basketball team may have erased a huge Blythewood lead by the third quarter, but the Bengals rallied and outlasted the Blazers 50-44 Friday night. Blythewood (5-2) watched Ridge View erase an 18-point deficit, but instead of simply watching, the Bengals shook it off and went back to their game—mainly forcing […]

All Star

MYRTLE BEACH – Fairfield Central senior standout Donovan Watkins, pictured above, and head coach Demetrius Davis represented the Griffins in the annual North-South All-Star football game in Myrtle Beach on Saturday. Watkins finished his senior season with 45 solo tackles, 633 receiving yards, 1017 all-purpose yards, and 12 touchdowns. He also had two interceptions and […]

Redhawks host Queens of Court tourney

BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls wrapped up their Queens of the Castle tournament with a 44-37 win over Collins Hill of Suwanee, GA. Makiah Thompson led the Redhawks with 12 points in Saturday’s win over the Eagles. Korletta Daniels had 11 and Raven Johnson had 9. Westwood opened tournament play on Thursday against Winston-Salem Christian. The […]

Westwood battles at The Rock

ROCK HILL – Westwood split games in last week’s Battle at The Rock tournament. The Redhawks defeated Wilson Hall in Thursday’s action, 51-40. TK Roberts led Redhawk scorers with 13 points. Mike Balkman added 10, and KJ Rowen had 9. Westwood returned to action on Friday to face Cross Creek of Augusta, Georgia. Cross Creek […]

Eagles sweep Newberry

NEWBERRY – Richard Winn boys jumped out to a 2-0 start after picking up big wins over Ragin Prep Christian Academy in their season opener last week and Newberry Academy in their region opener on Tuesday. Senior Lawson Wade and junior Drew Spires led the offensive attack against Ragin Prep last Wednesday with 18 and […]

Back on Target

LANCASTER – Shooting in the Senior First Year division, the Richard Winn team of Abby Lewis, Dani Goings and Ella Grace Harrison pulled a third place podium finish on Saturday in Lancaster. Harrison shot 86, which tied her for second overall; Lewis finished individually in 6th place with an 82 and Goings, a senior rookie, […]

Blythewood bests Fairfield

BLYTHEWOOD – The season is young, Region 3-5A competition is a month away, and the Blythewood boys basketball team is in the midst of searching for its identity. In a 74-28 dismissal of 2A rival Fairfield Central Tuesday night, at least the Bengals showed they could find ways to the basket and drain some 3-pointers […]

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