BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood football teams both fell on the road in the 5A playoffs Friday night. The Bengals (4-8), a No.10 seed in the 5A Division 1 upper-state bracket, fell 44-13 at No.2 Dorman. James Veasey passed for 92 yards and a 35-yard touchdown pass to Chance Johnson. Caedmon Watson had a touchdown […]
Westwood defense disrupts Sharks
November 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team shook off a regular-season ending loss to Sumter on Halloween with a double-digit postseason victory over St. James Friday night. The Redhawks, seeded seventh in the lower state bracket, opened the Class 5A Division 2 playoffs with a 41-14 victory over the No.10 Sharks at District Two Stadium. Against […]
Late rally not enough for Redhawks
November 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team had a chance to catch Sumter off guard in a first quarter filled with Gamecocks mistakes Friday night at District Two Stadium. The Redhawks could not capitalize and found themselves in a 28-0 halftime deficit, falling 52-27 in the regular-season finale. The Gamecocks ground attack piled up 400 yards […]
WHS falls at West Florence
October 30, 2025 By
FLORENCE – Playing for an injured Carrington Carter, quarterback Josiah Henryhand went 17-for-21 for 176 yards and a touchdown, but the Westwood team went down 17-7 at West Florence Friday night. Angelo Rios caught five passes for 73 yards. He also had 13 carries for 24 yards. Jayden Boyd had seven receptions for 39 yards. […]
Miracle finish for Westwood in 34-28 2OT victory
October 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team was about as down and out as a team could get Friday night. Yet, the Redhawks came away with a double-overtime 34-28 Homecoming victory over Lugoff-Elgin at District Two Stadium. On the last play of regulation, Westwood (6-2, 3-1 Region 5-5A) was down 21-14, but the Redhawks dug deep […]
Westwood shuts out Spring Valley
October 16, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Carrington Carter threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Boyd and Quentin McGill rushed for two touchdowns as Westwood (5-2, 2-1 Region 5-5A) shut out Spring Valley (2-6, 0-4) Friday. Muhsin Yakubu’s field goal put the Redhawks up 3-0. Later, Carter shovel passed to Jayden Boyd, who completed the 44-yard catch-and-run play to the […]
Westwood stunned by Ridge View
October 2, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With four straight wins under its belt, the Westwood football team weathered the thunderstorm that drenched the field before game time looking for a fifth straight victory. Shortly after kickoff, Ridge View’s simple but solid game plan changed Westwood’s course. The Blazers dominated the line of scrimmage and ran. Spencer Bobian rushed for […]
Westwood retains the axe in 20-17 win
September 25, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Homecoming, the Region 5-5A opener, and a spirited crosstown rivalry converged into one charged football game before a packed house at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium Friday night. In the fifth game of the Battle for the Axe, Westwood rallied from a 10-7 deficit early in the third quarter to take a 20-10 lead by […]
Redhawks overrun Airport in dominant win
September 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team broke the paper in front of the inflatable Redhawk tunnel Friday night, and that spelled the end for Airport. Nearly every offensive and defensive player got onto the field at District Two Stadium as Westwood rang up a 65-7 victory with a running clock in the second half. “Anytime […]
Redhawks offense dominates RNE
September 11, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team, fresh off a 42-0 whipping of Lakewood, took Richland Northeast to task at its home opener at the Redhawks’ District Two Stadium Friday night. Sophomore running back Jovan Howard rushed 22 times for 210 yards and scored four touchdowns, and junior Angelo Rios had 101 rushing yards and a […]
