BLYTHEWOOD – In typical fashion, Blythewood mopped up River Bluff 69-48 Tuesday night. The Bengals (17-2, 8-0) used their distance shooting to stretch out an early lead on the Gators. Tre’ Jackson had four of his team’s eight 3-pointers in the first half and finished the night with 25 points. Robert Braswell, who had two […]
Lady Bengals get first region win
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For the first time in a long time, the Blythewood girls’ basketball team had control of the floor. The Lady Bengals rolled past the Gators 62-28 to collect their first Region 5-5A victory of the season at the Blythewood gym. Chisom Emetu led the way for the Bengals (3-13 overall, 1-7 region) with […]
How Cool – BHS Baseball receive AC donation
January 25, 2018 By
How Cool – It should be a little more comfortable in the Blythewood High School baseball press box this spring thanks to a new ductless system Mitsubishi heating and cooling unit donated by J. B. Facemire, owner of Mountain Air Heating & Cooling on Hardscrabble Road. Head baseball coach Banks Faulkner, left, was on hand […]
A Grand Slam Day
January 18, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Detroit Tiger Grayson Greiner returned to his Blythewood High School roots for his 2nd Annual Grand Slam Camp to give local players the opportunity to learn from the pros. Seven Gamecock alumni, now Major Leaguers, instructed the two-day camp. Front, from left: Jay Sauls, Landon Smyth, Patrick O’Donnell, Brandon Snurr. Standing: Denton Smith, Oliver Kelly, […]
Blythewood blisters Spring Valley
January 18, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys were slow-going in the first half at Spring Valley Tuesday night. But once the Bengals found their tempo, the Vikings found them unstoppable. In their sixth game of Region 5-5A competition, the Bengals missed 3-point attempts, and the Vikings scooped up the rebounds to keep control through the first quarter. […]
Lady Bengals outmatched by Vikings
January 18, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Lady Bengals did not find the same success that the boys did in their region matchup at Spring Valley High School on Tuesday night. Spring Valley’s offense eased by the Lady Bengals as Vikings Taylor Lewis, Ashley Williamson, Kristian Wall and Tykiera Wiley all hit double digits. Alexis Mims led Blythewood’s scoring efforts […]
Bengals continue win streak
January 11, 2018 By
LEXINGTON – The Blythewood boys kept up their winning ways in 2018 on Tuesday night against the Lexington Wildcats. The Bengals’ 75-62 win is their third straight in the New Year. The win improved the Bengals to 13-2 on the season and 4-0 in Region 5-5A play. Jonathan Breeland led the Bengals with 20 points, […]
Silver Foxes hold off Lady Bengals
January 4, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – LaKyra Weeks sank the front end of a pair of foul shots. Alexis Mims stepped up to the foul line and delivered on both of her free throws. Keke Jackson found her way into the paint and got a quick bucket just before the first-quarter buzzer. That’s how the Blythewood girls finished the […]
Bengals make strong showing in Chick-Fil-A Classic
December 28, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – A pair of double-digit victories in the Carolina Challenge portion of the Chick Fil-A Classic at Richland Northeast could indicate that a team has its bearings straight going into the Christmas break. Zeke Washington was pleased to see Blythewood on the high end of the scoreboard against Richland Northeast Wednesday and United Faith […]
Schools get report cards
December 21, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD/WINNSBORO – The three local high schools – Blythewood High School (BHS) and Westwood High School (WHS) in Richland 2 School District and Fairfield Central High School (FCHS) in Fairfield County School District – show varying results on the 2017 statewide, standardized tests used to determine the State Department of Education’s (SDE) annual report card […]
