BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team kept up with Bluffton to a point, but in the end the Bobcats pulled away for a 49-20 win over the Redhawks in the first round of the 4A state playoffs. Westwood, the seventh seed in the 4A lower state bracket, finishes the season 3-8, its first under new […]
Richard Winn makes statement with 1st round playoff win
November 10, 2022 By
This story was published before Richard Winn’s Wednesday night game against Holly Hill. The Eagles lost 14-72 to end their playoff run. See The Voice’s Nov. 17 issue for the full story. WINNSBORO – On Friday, Nov. 4, the Richard Winn Academy Eagles welcomed the post-season like an old friend, taking on the Jefferson Davis […]
Ridge View sanctions mean end of season
November 3, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina High School League’s Appellate Panel Meeting voted unanimously Monday afternoon to uphold the League’s decisions to sanction the Ridge View High School football team and bring the Blazers’ 2023 season to a swift close. At issue in previous hearings, including one on the day in which Ridge View was to […]
Eagle XC claims 1A State Runner Up
November 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – For the first time in the program’s short history, Richard Winn’s girls’ cross country team took home hardware at the SCISA 1A State meet. The Eagle finished in second place behind Cross Schools, beating out Thomas Hart Academy, Oconee Christian School and Cambridge Academy. Young Eagle standouts Hayden Branham (6th grade) and Ileanna […]
Griffin XC sweeps region for 1st time
November 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – “History was made!” head coach Ediberto Vergara Crisanto wrote on Facebook last Wednesday. “Please allow me to introduce to the world your 2022 Region 4-2A Cross Country Champions, the Boys AND Girls Fairfield Central Griffins! “Today my kids ran their best races and my girls won their first ever school region championship in […]
Fairfield shuts out Newberry
November 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – For the second week in a row Fairfield Central’s defense held their opponents scoreless. Their most recent victim: Newberry High School by a 48-0 margin. Griffin freshman quarterback Cameron McMillon completed 7 of 10 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore Ford Davis completed three of four passes for one touchdown. Senior […]
Bengals get past Spring Valley, ready for 5A playoffs
November 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With the Region 3-5A championship already in its hands, the Blythewood football team faced an injured but testy Spring Valley team in the regular season finale Friday night. Thanks to some mistakes that the Vikings capitalized on, the Bengals relied on placekicker Ryan Hart’s 35-yard field goal and the defense’s shutout effort in […]
Westwood tops RNE, hosts playoff game
November 3, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood football team may well have been on the ropes Friday night against Richland Northeast. But the Redhawks refused to go down. Westwood trailed the Cavaliers 19-13 but scored the go-ahead touchdown on Dylon O’Neal’s 20-yard scoring strike to Kashon Harrison with three minutes left. A goal-line stand at the 1-yard line […]
Eagles finish strong in regular season
November 3, 2022 By
LAURENS – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles faced off against the Laurens Academy Crusaders in the 8-man football regular season finale on Friday, October 28. The Eagles dominated the contest, outscoring the Crusaders 58-28 despite 90 yards in penalties. The Eagles had a commanding lead heading into halftime, scoring on every offensive possession and leading […]
Irmo’s 2nd half surge squashes Westwood
October 27, 2022 By
IRMO – The first half of football action at W.C. Hawkins Stadium was a game of field position. The second was a continual question of how fast Irmo could capitalize on Westwood mistakes. Coming out of halftime holding a 7-0 lead on the Redhawks, A.J. Brand threw three touchdown passes to lead the Yellow Jackets […]
