CLOVER – With a season well underway, Blythewood boys soccer lost 4-0 to Clover High School on Tuesday. Jackson Gouvin had nine saves in the loss. Prior to Tuesday’s game, the Bengals have picked up wins over Cane Bay High School and West Florence High School. Assisted by KJ Blocker, Blythewood’s Connor Jackson scored Blythewood’s […]
BHS seniors named candidates for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
March 12, 2020 By
COLUMBIA — Two academically gifted Blythewood High School seniors, Swetha Sekhar and Adrienne Luedicke, have been selected as candidates for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. This honor is the latest in a long line of accomplishments for each student. Sekhar ranks number one in […]
Hardy named semi-finalist for prestigious scholarships
February 27, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Kristian Hardy, a senior at Blythewood High School, has been named a semi-finalist for the Ron Brown Scholarship Program and a Regional Finalist for the Coca-Cola Scholarship. The Ron Brown Scholarship is geared towards students who show dedication to public service and encourage civic engagement. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is an achievement-based scholarship […]
Blythewood ends season with loss to Dorman
February 27, 2020 By
SPARTANBURG – Having escaped T.L. Hanna in the first round of the 5A boys playoffs, Blythewood faced a monster on the road Saturday night in three-time defending champion Dorman. The results were as expected, as the large, seasoned Cavaliers overmatched the almost all-sophomore Bengals 83-52 to end the season. Cavaliers Myles Tate scored 26 points […]
BHS, WHS athletes turn toward college careers
February 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood High Schools had their share of college signees and one preferred walk-on last Wednesday, mostly in football but also in swimming, baseball, and lacrosse. Blythewood’s Brandon Edwards will walk on to the USC football team, while teammates Chase Atkinson signed with Syracuse, Josh Strickland with Limestone and Bryan Cosby with […]
Blythewood sweeps Lugoff-Elgin
February 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At least for the past few weeks, if the Blythewood boys needed a basket, they needed to get the ball to Julian Phillips. At no time was that fact more visible than Tuesday night against Lugoff-Elgin. In a game that should have been a clear-cut win were it not for the Demons’ second-half […]
Irmo clinches region with win over BHS
February 6, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The last time Blythewood faced Irmo, the Yellow Jackets pushed them out from under the nets in a defensive victory. Tuesday night on their home court, the Bengals played much more physically and had an answer for every Irmo play. The end result was the same. The Yellow Jackets reclaimed a lead in […]
Blythewood wrestling qualifies for playoffs
February 6, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After finishing 3-1 in the Region IV Duals, Blythewood Wrestling (17-5) qualified for the SCHSL 5-A State Playoffs as a two-seed. The Bengals fell to Region Champion Lugoff-Elgin, but took down Sumter 45-32, Irmo 54-27 and Spring Valley 39-38 in the Region Dual meet. In the final match of the day at 106lbs, […]
Bengals battle with Demons, Vikings
January 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a first half where Spring Valley dominated the boards 25-9, Blythewood head coach Zeke Washington had only one answer as to what the halftime talk was. “We got together and we prayed,” he said. “They did a good job of out-physicaling us, if that is a word. They pushed us around, I […]
Bengals fall to Irmo, Lakewood, defeat Sumter
January 23, 2020 By
IRMO – Blythewood’s Region 4-5A opener at Irmo was less than stellar Friday night. The Bengals played with the Yellow Jackets for most of the game, but the final six minutes was all Irmo in a 52-39 defeat. A Julian Phillips basket at the 7:20 mark of the fourth got Blythewood (12-8, 1-1) to within […]
