GRANITEVILLE – On the road Friday, Blythewood (1-1) held a 28-12 lead going into the fourth quarter before the Mustangs (2-0) rallied for 19 points and got within 36-31 in the final two minutes of the game. Then, Xavier Geter completed the game-winning touchdown pass to Cameron Gleaton at the 1:11 mark for the Mustang […]
Bengals rally past Nation Ford for season-opening road win
August 28, 2025 By
FORT MILL – Last year, Blythewood’s season was marked by near misses. The Bengals went 4-0 in nonregion games, but finished the season 6-5 after dropping four Region 5-5A games and a road playoff loss to Clover. Three of those losses by seven points or less. Going into this year, a revamped Bengals team hit […]
Bengals fall to Clover in round 1
November 21, 2024 By
CLOVER – The Blythewood football season came to an end Friday night as Clover escaped with a 31-28 victory over the Bengals in the opening round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Blythewood had 389 yards of total offense behind quarterback junior Johnny Collins. Collins passed for 213 yards and three touchdowns and one interception. […]
Bengals, Redhawks open playoffs
November 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood and Blythewood football teams wrapped up the regular season Nov. 1 and after an open date last week, prepare to take on first round opponents in the Class 5A playoffs. Blythewood fell 21-7 to second place Ridge View (6-4, 5-1) in their Region 5-5A finale, and finished 6-4 overall and 2-3 […]
Jackson lifts Ridge View over Blythewood
November 7, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night’s Blythewood and Ridge View football game at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium was a mess of penalties, punts, and lost opportunities. Almost lost in the barrage of yellow laundry and high-soaring footballs was Khristian Jackson’s effort at keeping the Blazers a few steps ahead of the Bengals. The sophomore wide receiver returned […]
Blythewood rallies past Lugoff-Elgin
October 10, 2024 By
LUGOFF – The Blythewood football team overcame a 17-0 deficit to beat Region 5-5A opponent Lugoff-Elgin 37-24 at Demons Stadium Friday night. Quarterback Johnny Collins completed 19 of 31 passes with four touchdowns to one interception. Collins connected with Carter Coleman and Kanye Reed for two scores apiece. One of Coleman’s TD receptions was a […]
Sterling Sanders, TyDarion Grier make Shrine Bowl Roster
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fresh off of his team’s 37-24 victory over Lugoff-Elgin Friday night, Blythewood defensive end Sterling Sanders found out that he made the South Carolina roster for the 2024 Shrine Bowl. Sanders, a 6-5, 295-pound senior and Georgia Southern Commit, has 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks and 15 quarterback pressures on […]
Bengals pick up first region W against Vikings
October 3, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The threat of an approaching Hurricane Helene forced the Blythewood football team to play Spring Valley two days earlier than planned. Maybe the Bengals could’ve used an extra day’s practice, but they had enough in the tank to beat their Region 5-5A rival Vikings 35-13 Wednesday night and bounce back from a shutout […]
Blythewood escapes Keenan, moves to 4-0
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood football team knew that getting out of the Stadium at Keenan with a win was not going to be easy. For much of Friday night’s game, the Raiders and the Bengals stuffed each other’s running game. While Keenan’s big pass plays got them out of long-yardage jams because of sacks and […]
Blythewood takes down Fort Mill
September 12, 2024 By
ROCK HILL – The Blythewood football team bid a fond farewell to the old Region 3-5A Friday night. Two weeks after destroying former region rival Nation Ford 44-6 in the season opener, the Bengals took the field at Fort Mill’s Bob Jones Stadium Friday night and racked up a 23-7 victory over the Yellow Jackets. […]
