ROCK HILL – The Westwood Redhawks sent eight competitors to the Region 3-4A Duals at South Pointe over the weekend, and seven placed. The Redhawks took fifth place overall, and Jordan Hightower pulled down his 100th career victory. Hightower snagged the top spot at 145 pounds. Drake Lesher pulled out a second-place finish at 195. […]
Westwood battles at Ridge View
January 24, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The state’s top two Class 4A boys basketball teams took to the floor before a packed house at Ridge View Friday night. Westwood’s Russell Jones Jr. scored a game-high 30 points, but the No.1 Redhawks couldn’t overcome the defending 4A state champion Blazers’ backcourt of Ja’Von Benson and Malcolm Wilson in a 79-64 […]
Redhawks split wins with Stallions
January 17, 2019 By
ROCK HILL – The Westwood Lady Redhawks suffered a close-region 3-4A loss in Rock Hill on Tuesday night. The Redhawks held a tight lead going into the fourth, but could not survive South Pointe’s furious charge to the lead. Westwood was outscored 17-11 in the final quarter, and the Lady Stallions pulled off the 65-61 […]
Redhawks blast Richland Northeast
January 10, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An eight-day layover during winter break didn’t slow down the Westwood boys basketball team. Russell Jones Jr. put up a game-high 21 points in just over one half of play, and the Redhawks blasted into Region 3-4A action Friday night with a 72-41 victory over Richland Northeast at Westwood. Since going 2-0 in […]
Redhawks, Bengals clash at Carolina Challenge
January 3, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Carolina Challenge portion of the Chick Fil-A Classic wasn’t a part of the main brackets of the post-Christmas tournament at Richland Northeast High School, but both the Westwood and Blythewood boys basketball teams got some good work in. The Redhawks and Bengals tipped off the tournament in the RNE main gym Wednesday […]
Redhawks find redemption against Northview
December 27, 2018 By
MYRTLE BEACH – The Westwood Redhawks opened the Beach Ball Classic with a tough lost against the Miami Stingrays, and they looked to rebound in round two against the Northview Titans from Johns Creek, Georgia. The Class 7-A ranked Titans out battled Westwood for a 58-46 win. The two losses marked the first back-to-back losses […]
Redhawks host Clash at the Castle
December 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood family hosted their fifth annual Clash at The Castle Duals, and seven teams headed to the Castle to participate. Blythewood, Fort Mill, Westside, Dutch Fork, Lugoff-Elgin and York all proceeded to Westwood in hopes of bring home the number-one spot. It was a tough day for the native Blythewood teams. […]
Redhawks fall to undefeated Miami Senior in overtime
December 20, 2018 By
MYRTLE BEACH – The Westwood Lady Redhawks opened up the 2018 Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach with the undefeated Class 9A-ranked Miami Stingrays. The Redhawks went toe-to-toe with the Stingrays and nearly put the first blemish on their record. Miami Senior was too much in the end and escaped with a 73-68 win in […]
WHS wrestling dominates
December 20, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – First year Westwood wrestling coach Brian Bush led his team into an action-packed week of competition last week, and his Redhawks showed up strong. First, the Redhawks traveled to Spring Valley and completely dominated. Westwood went 7-2 against the Vikings, and Jordan Hightower and Eli Villa were among the Redhawks that brought home […]
Redhawks squeak past Hammond
December 13, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys had a tough task ahead of them on Tuesday night in the form of Hammond Skyhawks. The dangerous trio of Russell Jones Jr, Kendall Wormack and Tyrrell Huff powered the Redhawks to a close 77-71 victory. The three combined for 53 points. Josh Lipsitz had the hot hand in […]
