BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Redhawks didn’t forget the 52-6 beating they took last year at the hands of the A.C. Flora Falcons and they were out to prove that the 2013 Redhawks were not the same as last season’s team. They did just that Friday night as they outscored the hapless Falcons 34-17. It really […]
Redhawks Rebound, Blow Out Blue Devils
October 14, 2013 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood met the Dreher Blue Devils in a region contest Friday night. After a heartbreaking loss to Chapin last week, Westwood was determined not to make the same mistakes against Dreher. As a result, the night was almost entirely Westwood’s as they blew out the Blue Devils by a score of 38-3. “They’re […]
Chapin Edges Redhawks
October 7, 2013 By
CHAPIN – The Westwood Redhawks travelled to Chapin Stadium Friday to take on the Eagles in the region opener. The team statistics between the two could not have been closer in every category, but Friday night the Eagles were just a little better, as they eked out a 29-21 win. With 9:01 to play in […]
Redhawks Rout Ridge View
September 29, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Redhawks won their long-awaited first home game tonight by pummeling the Ridge View Blazers 32-14. Showing no respect for Ridge View’s 4A status and higher state ranking, the Redhawks dominated the game from the starting kickoff to the final whistle. Several notable key players were injured and did not play last […]
Vikings Edge Redhawks
September 23, 2013 By
COLUMBIA – The injury-plagued Westwood Redhawks took on the Vikings of Spring Valley High school on Friday night at Harry Parone Stadium in Columbia. The greatly improved Redhawks have done themselves proud so far this season against mostly 4A schools, even coming off victorious against the Richland Northeast Cavaliers at this same venue. However, facing […]
Griffins Hold of Late Westwood Rally
September 2, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Redhawks of Westwood High School had some high expectations coming into their 2013 season opener, hosting the Fairfield Central Griffins, the defending Class 2A upper state champs. But in spite of jumping out to an early 7-0 lead on the Griffins, the Redhawks could not find the combination to crack the Fairfield […]
Redhawks Emerge from Jamboree with Confidence
August 26, 2013 By
LUGOFF – Friday’s Lugoff-Elgin Jamboree proved to be an inspiring start to the new football season for the Redhawks as they defeated the Class 4A Demons of Lugoff-Elgin High 7-6. The extra point by Brandon Howard made the difference in this reasonably even matchup. Despite the close score, Westwood did not play all of its […]
Redhawks Looking for Momentum Shifter on the Diamond
March 20, 2013 By
March 12 was a frustrating night for the Redhawks’ head coach Curtis Johnson, as only two Westwood batters were able to get on base. Chad Smith took first base on balls in the second inning and Kareem Wilson hit a single in the fourth. Dreher had a big third inning, scoring five runs, and closing […]
Redhawks Could Turn Sluggish Season Around Against Chapin
September 27, 2012 By
First-year varsity football programs are always a mystery – new coaches, new kids, new facilities, a new system of offense and defense – and it typically takes a season or two for everyone to get familiar with everyone else. The success enjoyed by the Blythewood High School Bengals in their first season was the exception. […]
Spring Valley Punishes Redhawks
September 15, 2012 By
Big plays by Spring Valley and some costly penalties and turnovers by Westwood combined to hand the Redhawks their fourth straight loss to start the 2012 season, 43-7, at Westwood. Coming off a loss to Blythewood High School last Friday, Westwood Redhawks head coach Rodney Summers said he was looking for a big improvement from […]
