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 […]
Lady Griffins clinch 2nd place region finish
February 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Lady Griffins churned an emphatic region win on senior night against the Chester Cyclones on Tuesday night. The Griffins had three different scorers in double digits, and closed out their regular season home schedule with a 60-20 win. The win sealed up second place in Region 4-3 A for the […]
Redhawks take down South Pointe
February 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – If Tuesday night’s regular-season basketball game between the Westwood girls and South Pointe had the intense feel of a playoff game, it’s because both teams were slugging it out with the Region 3-4A championship at stake. The Stallions came into the Westwood gym unbeaten in region play and atop the standings. The Redhawks’ […]
Griffin wrestling continues to improve
February 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Curtis Holland’s young squad of Fairfield Central wrestlers continued to show strides and improvements in their 2019 dual-region tournament performance. The Griffins, in the program’s second year back, locked down fourth place in both the dual team region tournament and the individual region tournament. Three Griffins placed in the top three of their […]
Eagles slay Knights, honor seniors
February 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles (17-2) wrapped up their regular season play with a blowout victory. The Eagles dominated the game from the beginning and snagged a 59-35 conference win. Hudson Wade led all scorers with 17, and the Eagles’ second volume scorer, Darius Boyd, was not far behind with 13. Marshall Gibbons was […]
Lady Bengals fall to Sumter
February 7, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Sumter girls basketball team had their game at Blythewood well in hand by halftime Friday night. Up 30-16 coming out of halftime, the Gamecocks outscored the Bengals 18-5 in the third quarter and closed out a 63-28 Region 5-5A victory. Layken Cox led the way with 16 points. Keyare Coin and Cece […]
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 […]
Eagles fall to Newberry
January 31, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Millie Lambert’s Lady Eagles were pitted in a home matchup on Tuesday night against Newberry Academy. Richard Winn’s offense struggled through the first three quarters, and, by the time they found their rhythm in the fourth quarter, it was too late. Kathryn Wilbanks’s team-high 13 points was a driving offensive force in Newberry’s […]
Griffins battle in Camden
January 31, 2019 By
CAMDEN – The Fairfield Central Lady Griffins scored an important Region 4-3A win over the Camden Bulldogs on Tuesday night, improving the Amelia Miller’s crew to 4-1 in the region. After the 43-34 Griffins win, they only trail Keenan in the regional standings. The boys suffered a 77-52 loss and fell to 0-5 in region […]
Redhawks sweep York
January 31, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – York Comprehensive gave the Westwood boys and girls basketball teams a chance to relax behind the 3-point line, get some points off transition, and close out landslide victories Tuesday night at the Westwood gym. The Westwood girls blistered the Cougars 70-13 to open the night. When the boys took the floor, Russell Jones […]
