BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys (10-16) finished 4-8 in the Region 5-5A and fell 57-48 at Clover (18-8) Tuesday night in the opening round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Last year, the Bengals came from behind to defeat Dorman in the 5A Division 1 upper-state championship game, then fell to Ridge View in the […]
Third quarter surge carries Westwood to 66-23 win
February 19, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – From the tip-off, a dialed-in Westwood girls basketball team dominated Conway at the Castle Tuesday night. In the opening round of the 5A Division 2 playoffs, the Redhawks jumped to a 17-2 lead by the end of the first quarter, overcame a lapse in the second half, and rolled to a 66-23 win […]
Westwood boys, girls dominate West Florence
February 12, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Senior Night at The Castle also featured a couple of basketball games Tuesday night. The Westwood boys and girls teams’ lopsided wins over West Florence did not overshadow the honors. After the Westwood girls dominated the Knights 63-21, seniors Laura Entzminger, Kalen Green, and Kamirra Clarke were honored on the floor, along with […]
Westwood girls surprise Ridge View; Blazer boys leave no doubt
January 29, 2026 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys’ basketball team looked to beat Ridge View for the second time in region play Tuesday night. The Blazers had other ideas in defending their home court. Four of Ridge View’s five starters scored in double figures, while Westwood’s missed shots and turnovers caused them to fall behind early in a […]
Bengal girls win big over Redhawks; boys fall
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team got the second half of the region schedule underway Friday night exactly the way they opened the region schedule on Jan. 2—by beating their crosstown rival Westwood. This time around, Chase Thomas scored 26 points, had 21 rebounds, and made 10 assists for a triple-double night. Kirsten Fulton […]
Westwood boys move to 6-0 in region; girls win third straight
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Intensity mattered for the Westwood boys basketball team against Sumter Tuesday night at The Castle. Four Westwood players scored in double figures, while the defense made 11 steals that contributed to 27 Gamecocks turnovers in the Redhawks’ 70-50 victory that closed out the first half of Region 5-5A play. D’Marcus Thomas led the […]
Westwood boys, girls take out RNE
December 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s boys and girls basketball teams stormed the court Friday night, with the girls holding Richland Northeast to single digits each quarter in a 51-28 victory and the boys following up with a dominating 69-25 win over the Cavaliers. The Westwood girls, who lost just two seniors from last year, remain young. The […]
Redhawks, Bengals set to tip off season
November 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following their 2024-2025 campaign when their seasons ended in the 5A Division 1 title game, Blythewood High School basketball teams are ready to tip off the new season. Blythewood’s boys start their state championship loss revenge tour with a holiday tournament hosted by the Bethel Hanberry Alumni Association during Thanksgiving week. They will […]
Westwood alum Bryson Felder named to Bob Jones basketball team
November 20, 2025 By
GREENVILLE – Bryson Felder, a resident of Blythewood, has been named to the Bob Jones University Bruins men’s basketball team roster for the 2025-26 academic year. Felder is a junior majoring in Sport Management at BJU. Felder is a 2022 graduate of Westwood High School. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points per game and […]
Redhawks advance to face Berkley
February 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys (18-8) lost six out of their last seven Region 5-5A games, but in the postseason the Redhawks have gone back to what made them win before region play—good defense and getting points in transition. Westwood, seeded 8th, routed No.9 seed North Myrtle Beach 60-35 at home in the first round, […]
