NEWBERRY—For the first time in 90 minutes of basketball action at Newberry High School Friday night, Chase Thomas could relax a little. The Blythewood senior and South Carolina State signee grabbed a defensive rebound in the closing seconds of their upper state championship game against Mauldin and scooted down the right side of the court […]
Bengal girls beat Clover, upset Dorman, punch return ticket to Upper State
February 26, 2026 By
SPARTANBURG – Three days after storming past Clover 56-39 at home Friday night, the Blythewood girls basketball team hit the road to Dorman Monday night and upset the Cavaliers 54-52 to reach the upper state finals for the second straight year. Blythewood (22-5), the defending 5A Division 1 champion, opened the playoffs with a No.4 […]
Mixed playoff results for Blythewood, Westwood
February 19, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys (10-16) finished 4-8 in the Region 5-5A and fell 57-48 at Clover (18-8) Tuesday night in the opening round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Last year, the Bengals came from behind to defeat Dorman in the 5A Division 1 upper-state championship game, then fell to Ridge View in the […]
Bengal teams split with Sumter
February 12, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team (19-4, 10-0 Region 5-5A) breezed past Sumter (12-9, 4-6) 45-26 Friday night to remain unbeaten in region play. The Blythewood boys (9-14, 3-7) fell 70-59 to Sumter (16-8, 6-4). The Bengals, who had a bye Tuesday, played West Florence Wednesday in a game rescheduled from last week because […]
Bengal girls win big over Redhawks; boys fall
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team got the second half of the region schedule underway Friday night exactly the way they opened the region schedule on Jan. 2—by beating their crosstown rival Westwood. This time around, Chase Thomas scored 26 points, had 21 rebounds, and made 10 assists for a triple-double night. Kirsten Fulton […]
Hightower hits 1000th career point
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood senior Hayley Hightower hit a milestone in late December, scoring her 1,000th career point to cement her name in the Bengal basketball history books. Hightower is a four-year veteran for the defending state champion Bengal squad. She averaged 12.1 points per game as a freshman, 11 points per game as a sophomore, […]
Bengal girls down Ridge View, boys fall
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Up 14-6 after the first quarter, the Blythewood girls jumped to a 35-19 lead by halftime. The Bengals only managed 18 points in the second half, but held on to beat Ridge View 53-35 Tuesday night. The Bengals (15-4) win gave Ridge View (10-6) their first region loss of the season, putting Blythewood […]
Blythewood boys, girls sweep Chapin
December 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team never fell behind Chapin in a 56-52 victory Tuesday night, but a fourth-quarter defensive slide nearly gave the Eagles an opportunity to steal a win. Donovan Mickle led the Bengals with 13 points and Elijah Major scored 11, but the late-game slide that caused turnovers and defensive lapses […]
Bengal girls rain 3’s in win over Irmo, boys fall
December 11, 2025 By
IRMO – The Blythewood girls basketball team won its first state championship in March with a 62-56 victory over Summerville in the 5A Division 1 final. The 2024-2025 run of 28-2 was a testament to the players’ and coaches’ hard work. This season, the work continues as the Bengals look to continue the momentum into […]
Blythewood claims program’s first state title
March 13, 2025 By
FLORENCE – Around this time three years ago, the Blythewood girls basketball team finished the season 0-19. On Friday night at the Florence Center, the Bengals won the 5A Division I state championship with a 62-56 victory over lower-state champion Summerville. “Their hard work has definitely paid off,” second-year head coach Emily McElveen-Schaeffer said. “That […]
