BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team’s defense blanked West Florence for three out of four quarters Friday night. The Knights’ two quick scores from backup quarterback Kielan Thomas, within one minute early in the second quarter, were all they needed to hand the Redhawks a 13-8 loss at District Two Stadium. Thomas made touchdown runs […]
WHS shuts out Vikings during Homecoming
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s Quentin McGill scored two touchdowns and racked up 134 all-purpose yards as the Redhawks shut out Spring Valley 26-0. Angelo Rios and Jovan Howard had touchdown runs, and the Redhawks defense made three interceptions. Westwood (4-3, 2-1 Region 5-5A) travels to Lugoff-Elgin (3-5, 0-4) Friday. The Demons fell 50-0 at Ridge View […]
Blythewood, Westwood have top-10 finishers in Coaches’ Classic
October 17, 2024 By
NEWBERRY – Blythewood and Westwood Cross Country teams competed in the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic on Saturday. Both Blythewood teams and Westwood’s girls’ team competed in the International level. Westwood’s boys competed in the Championship division. Highlighting both schools were top-10 finishes from Blythewood’s Anna Kelly and Jacob Powell and from Westwood’s Emma Ashley. Blythewood […]
Redhawks run at Highlander Invitational
October 10, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood High School’s cross country team competed in the Highlander Invitational at Heathwood Hall on Oc. 5. Senior standout Emma Ashley was a highlight on the day. Ashley had her season-fastest time of 18:24.32 to finish in fourth place out of 193 runners. The Redhawk girls finished 13th out of 21 teams. Philip […]
Westwood volleyball notches 12th win in a row
October 10, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Moving up to 5A classification has not deterred the Redhawk volleyball team. Spring Valley is the most recent victim of the Redhawks (13-6), who have now moved to 9-0 in region play. Westwood downed the Vikings 3-1 on Tuesday. They battled through the first set to take the 31-29 win, then followed with […]
Redhawks fall to Ridge View, move to 3-3
October 3, 2024 By
COLUMBIA- Westwood (3-3) fell to Ridge View (2-3) in a low-scoring 16-6 road loss during a Saturday afternoon in a game rescheduled due to severe weather threats from Hurricane Helene. Much of the game was a battle at the line of scrimmage between standout running backs from both teams, including sophomore Angelo Rios and junior […]
BHS, WHS run at Mike Moore Classic
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Saturday’s Mike More Classic at Saluda Shoals Park proved to be one for the record books for Blythewood High School Cross Country runners Jacob Powell and Anna Kelly – literally. Juniors Powell and Kelly both set personal best times, which resulted in two new school records. Powell finished in first place of the […]
Redhawk volleyball leads region at 4-0
September 19, 2024 By
ELGIN – Still the newest kid on the block, Westwood volleyball currently sits atop its region with a 4-0 record. Previously playing in the 4A class, Westwood moved into 5A Region 5 this year, and so far they haven’t missed a beat. Westwood opened region play with a 3-1 win over Blythewood on Sept. 3, […]
Westwood gains momentum in game 4
September 19, 2024 By
WEST COLUMBIA- Westwood (2-2) built major momentum heading into their big rivalry matchup at home against Blythewood after a convincing, 31-7 victory at Airport (0-3) on Friday. Senior kicker Cullen Henderson drilled a 23-yard field goal to give Westwood the 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but Airport would retake the lead via a deep, […]
Redhawks fall to Cavaliers
September 12, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood football team did everything it could in limiting Richland Northeast quarterback and N.C. State commit Will Wilson Friday night at Cavaliers Field. Wilson and his receivers just happened to get enough passes strung together for three scoring drives en route to a 25-0 victory over the Redhawks. Westwood (1-2), coming off […]
