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 […]
Redhawks pick up road win
September 4, 2025 By
SUMTER – Westwood’s football team traveled to Sumter and blistered Lakewood 42-0 Friday night for Stephen Burris’s first victory as the coach of the Redhawks (1-1). Up 14-0 after a quarter of play, Westwood led the Gators (0-2) 35-0 at halftime. They added one more score in the third quarter for the 42-0 final. Westwood […]
AC Flora tops Westwood in season opener
August 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – First-game trials and mistakes showed at Memorial Stadium Thursday night. In a game that included a 30-minute lightning delay at intermission, the Westwood football team struggled to put any offense at all together in the first half in a 30-19 loss to A.C. Flora. First year Westwood head coach Stephen Burris, who led […]
Westwood awarded $5K for Friday Night Lights
August 14, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The lights are shining even brighter at Westwood High School this season. The Westwood Redhawks have been awarded a $5,000 grant from T-Mobile as part of the company’s national Friday Night 5G Lights initiative — a $4 million effort aimed at uplifting small-town football programs and spotlighting the dedication of student-athletes and coaches […]
Westwood’s Robert Harris receives state Spirit of Sport award
June 5, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School lead custodian, Robert Harris, was named the Spirit of Sport State Recipient by the National Federation of High Schools. Harris’s award was announced last week in the South Carolina High School League’s (SCHSL) TuesNews, a weekly online newsletter located on the league’s website. Aside from his custodial duties, the SCHSL […]
Westwood seniors sign collegiate commitments
May 22, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Twelve Redhawk seniors inked their collegiate plans on Wednesday, May 7 in a signing ceremony at Westwood High School. Thanna Davis signed her commitment to continue her track and field career at Augusta University. In the 2025 season at Westwood, Davis competed in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes. She also made appearances […]
Westwood baseball, softball end seasons
May 15, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The No.10 seed Westwood baseball team (11-14) fell 13-3 in six innings at Irmo, with the Yellow Jackets winning the best-of-three District 4 play-in series 2-1. No.7 seed Irmo opened the District 4 tournament at No.2 seed West Florence (20-4) Saturday. The Knights beat the Yellow Jackets 15-5. The Westwood softball team (6-19) […]
WHS falls to Conway
May 8, 2025 By
CONWAY – The 10th seeded Westwood softball team (5-18) fell to No.7 Conway (17-9) 9-8 Monday in the District 4 Tournament. Annarea Wilson went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBI. Azaria Belton had two hits, including a double. And Marguerite Ridgeway had a double. The Redhawks played host to No.11 Myrtle Beach Wednesday in […]
Westwood to play deciding game in play-in series for District 4 Tourney tonight at Irmo
May 8, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team had a full night Tuesday night in its best-of-three play-in series for the District 4 tournament in the 5A Division 2 playoffs. The Redhawks finished up Monday’s postponed game one and chalked up a 9-5 victory in eight innings. Then after falling behind 12-0 in game 2, Westwood rallied […]
Westwood baseball, softball fall to West Florence
May 1, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team has won and lost close games in the past couple of weeks, including a 2-0 shutout at Region 5-5A rival Sumter April 22, followed by a 4-1 loss to the Gamecocks at home two days later. Tuesday night’s game against West Florence could have gone either way. The Redhawks […]
