COLUMBIA – The Sumter boys basketball team nearly matched Blythewood shot for shot Friday night, but for a third-quarter blip and late fourth-quarter turnovers. Those two factors were all Blythewood needed to close out a 59-53 victory over the Gamecocks to complete the 2-game sweep of their Region 5-5A rivals. “They played well,” Blythewood head […]
Bengals split wins with Yellow Jackets
January 31, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Ezekiel Washington’s Blythewood Bengals picked up a Region 4-5A victory over the Irmo Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night. Irmo was evenly matched with the Bengals for most of the night, but they suffered an atrocious second quarter. The Bengals held Irmo to just two points in the second, and eventually Blythewood escaped with […]
Vikings conquer the Bengals
January 24, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood head basketball coach Zeke Washington missed Tuesday’s game at Spring Valley because of a root canal. At times during the game, the Vikings made the Bengals look like they were on the receiving end of one. While Blythewood went 0-for-10 in 3-point shooting, Joshua Felder’s five 3-pointers and 25 points on the […]
The Blythewood – Irmo rivalry continues
January 17, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s Region 4-5A opener against arch rival Irmo went just about as expected Friday night. In front of the WACH Fox 57 cameras at the Blythewood gym, the rematch of last year’s lower state finalists ended in just about the same manner as the matchup at the Florence Civic Center. Both high-speed offenses […]
Bengals sweep Eau Claire
January 10, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood Bengals had a packed slate of holiday action, including participating in the Chick-Fil-A Classic, but they began the New Year with a matchup against the Eau Claire Shamrocks. The Bengals picked apart the Shamrocks to the tune of an 88-50 victory. Tre Jackson had the heavy hand for the Bengals and […]
Redhawks, Bengals clash at Carolina Challenge
January 3, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Carolina Challenge portion of the Chick Fil-A Classic wasn’t a part of the main brackets of the post-Christmas tournament at Richland Northeast High School, but both the Westwood and Blythewood boys basketball teams got some good work in. The Redhawks and Bengals tipped off the tournament in the RNE main gym Wednesday […]
Bengals fall short in Phenom Palmetto Winter Classic
December 27, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Through two games and three quarters of its time in the Phenom Palmetto Winter Classic, the Blythewood boys basketball team seemed on track and ready to cruise into the holiday break on a confident note. That fourth quarter in the Palmetto Bracket’s championship game ground all of the Bengals’ momentum to a halt. […]
Blythewood sweeps A.C. Flora
December 20, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – It took all of Blythewood’s speed and Tre’ Jackson’s ability to get the Bengals past A.C. Flora Friday night. In the girls game, Blythewood kept the good times rolling with their third straight victory. After the Bengals took out the Flora girls 57-46 to improve to 5-7 on the year, the Blythewood Boys […]
Bengals push past Lower Richland
December 13, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys’ basketball team got off to a strong start in its second game in a week against Lower Richland, but the Diamond Hornets got within one point of taking a third-quarter lead Tuesday night. Fortunately for the Bengals, Tre’ Jackson kicked his team’s up-tempo game into gear in a 14-2 scoring […]
Bengals split wins with Dreher
December 6, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengals boys and girls played host to the Dreher Blue Devils over the weekend. The boys easily dispatched of their visiting for with a massive 79-37 blowout, but the girls fell in a closer contest with a final of 43-53. Tre Jackson led all scorers on the boy’s side and was one […]
