MARIETTA, GA – The celebration was a last minute plan, but the moment was years in the making. As Blythewood High School head basketball coach Zeke Washington entered the team’s makeshift locker room at the Lemon Street Classic tournament on Tuesday, a sneak attack with water bottles ensued. Washington had just secured his 500th career […]
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 […]
Share & Care Donates to Bengals
BLYTHEWOOD – Ray Kinard and R & R Share & Care Relief Ministries recently donated $2,000 to the Blythewood High School Boys Basketball program. Pictured standing in front of the teams are, from left: Xavier Martin, James Keel, Head Coach Zeke Washington, Ray Kinard, Kristen Claiborne, Samson Myers, Denisha Goodwin, and Darryl Watkins. “Thank you […]
Bengals drop region game to Ridge View
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team finished the regular season 9-14 overall and 3-5 in Region 4-5A after Friday night’s 77-56 loss at Region 4 champion Ridge View. The Blazers outscored the Bengals 20-14 in the first quarter and 16-12 in the second to take a 36-26 lead into intermission. Ridge View matched Blythewood […]
Spring Valley tops Blythewood
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys basketball team needed a win at Spring Valley Tuesday night to solidify a third-place finish in Region 4-5A, but also to right the ship as the Bengals near the end of region play. Instead, the Vikings won the lanes and held off a comeback as Blythewood fell 66-60. It was […]
Northwestern bests Blythewood
BLYTHEWOOD – Zeke Washington was hot after time ran out on the Blythewood basketball team Tuesday night at The Jungle. The Bengals head coach made his way to the locker room after his team’s 76-57 loss to Region 4-5A rival Northwestern, spent less than five minutes with his players, then left to join his coaching […]
Bengals win big despite Covid-affected lineup
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team played a range of tough teams over the holiday break. In the Lemon Street Classic in Americus, Ga., Dec. 18-21, the Bengals played three Georgia teams: Sumter (Americus), Salem (Conyers) and East Coweta (Sharpsburg). At the Chick Fil-A Classic played at River Bluff Dec. 27-28, they played Charlotte, […]
Bengals play in Carolina’s Challenge
LEXINGTON – Blythewood boys opened the Chick-Fil-A Classic’s Carolina’s Challenge at River Bluff High School on Dec. 27 against Charlotte Christian. Off to a slow start, the Bengals trailed the Knights 7-18 after a quarter of play. Blythewood returned to take the second quarter 18-12, but still trailed 25-30 at the half. The Bengals closed […]
Bengal boys fall to Lancaster
In the boys game, Lancaster built a 14-5 lead over a slow first quarter and held on to that lead to win 52-42 over the Bengals. Samaad Wright led the way with 12 points. Kayden Slay scored 13 points for the Bruins (11-1). Jordan Watford and Grayson Kirk added 10 points apiece. “We’re struggling this […]
Bengal boys hold off Westwood in final seconds… again
BLYTHEWOOD – K.J. Rowan’s steal and layup in the final two seconds of Westwood’s game against Blythewood should have driven the Redhawks crowed in the castle into a frenzy. But with that shot, Westwood was still one point shy of tying the Bengals, who led 70-69 and got two foul shots from Samaad Wright to […]