COLUMBIA—Greenville broke out to an 18-4 lead on the Westwood basketball team in the first quarter of the 5A Division 2 state final. By the second quarter at Colonial Life Arena Thursday night, the Redhawks began to turn the tide. Westwood rattled the defending 5A Division 2 champion Red Raiders with a full-court press, while […]
Westwood eyes revenge in State Title game
March 5, 2026 By
FLORENCE—In new territory, the third-seeded Westwood boys basketball team got off to a shaky start Friday night against top-seeded Goose Creek in the 5A Division 2 lower state championship game at the Florence Center. The end result was what counted. The Redhawks, playing in the semifinals for the first time, pushed through that shaky start […]
Redhawks advance to Lower State for first time in program history
February 26, 2026 By
MURRELLS INLET – The postseason has been quick and fruitful for the Westwood boys basketball team. With a No.3 seeding in the lower state bracket of the 5A Division 2 playoffs, the Redhawks had a first-round bye and routed No.6 Conway 73-36 Friday night in the second round, then headed to Murrells Inlet Monday night […]
Mixed playoff results for Blythewood, Westwood
February 19, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys (10-16) finished 4-8 in the Region 5-5A and fell 57-48 at Clover (18-8) Tuesday night in the opening round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Last year, the Bengals came from behind to defeat Dorman in the 5A Division 1 upper-state championship game, then fell to Ridge View in the […]
Third quarter surge carries Westwood to 66-23 win
February 19, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – From the tip-off, a dialed-in Westwood girls basketball team dominated Conway at the Castle Tuesday night. In the opening round of the 5A Division 2 playoffs, the Redhawks jumped to a 17-2 lead by the end of the first quarter, overcame a lapse in the second half, and rolled to a 66-23 win […]
Westwood boys, girls dominate West Florence
February 12, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Senior Night at The Castle also featured a couple of basketball games Tuesday night. The Westwood boys and girls teams’ lopsided wins over West Florence did not overshadow the honors. After the Westwood girls dominated the Knights 63-21, seniors Laura Entzminger, Kalen Green, and Kamirra Clarke were honored on the floor, along with […]
Westwood girls surprise Ridge View; Blazer boys leave no doubt
January 29, 2026 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys’ basketball team looked to beat Ridge View for the second time in region play Tuesday night. The Blazers had other ideas in defending their home court. Four of Ridge View’s five starters scored in double figures, while Westwood’s missed shots and turnovers caused them to fall behind early in a […]
Bengal girls win big over Redhawks; boys fall
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team got the second half of the region schedule underway Friday night exactly the way they opened the region schedule on Jan. 2—by beating their crosstown rival Westwood. This time around, Chase Thomas scored 26 points, had 21 rebounds, and made 10 assists for a triple-double night. Kirsten Fulton […]
Westwood boys move to 6-0 in region; girls win third straight
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Intensity mattered for the Westwood boys basketball team against Sumter Tuesday night at The Castle. Four Westwood players scored in double figures, while the defense made 11 steals that contributed to 27 Gamecocks turnovers in the Redhawks’ 70-50 victory that closed out the first half of Region 5-5A play. D’Marcus Thomas led the […]
Westwood boys, girls take out RNE
December 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s boys and girls basketball teams stormed the court Friday night, with the girls holding Richland Northeast to single digits each quarter in a 51-28 victory and the boys following up with a dominating 69-25 win over the Cavaliers. The Westwood girls, who lost just two seniors from last year, remain young. The […]
