Redhawk Athletic Review 12/9-12/13

Redhawk Athletic Review

December 9-13

Wrestling: The Wrestling team had a huge week defeating the #2 2A team in the state Bamberg-Earhardt and the #9 3A team in the state Swansea in a duals match held last Wednesday at Swansea High School. This past weekend the Redhawks competed in the Lugoff-Elgin tournament and finished 5^th overall. The Redhawks were led by Marlon Grant who finished 4^th in his weight class, Kelvin Williams who finished 2^nd in his weight class, Evan Carrigan who finished 1^st in his weight class, and Sam Flores who finished 4^th in his weight class. This week the Redhawks will host two home duals on Tuesday and Wednesday and on Saturday will host the inaugural “Bojangles Clash at the Castle.” This tournament will be the first ever held here at Westwood and we would like to thank Bojangles for their support and sponsorship of this inaugural event. Tickets for the two home matches this week are $5 each night and admission for Saturday’s tournament is $6. The matches Saturday will begin promptly at 9am and will run throughout the day. Come out and support this great event!!

Girls Basketball: Our Lady Redhawks were 0-3 last week in their games with Blythewood, Ridge View, and Spring Valley. However, the Lady Redhawks have made big strides since the first two losses of the season. The Lady Redhawks led a large portion of the games with Blythewood and Ridge View but came up short in both of them in the final minutes. Kayla Atkins continues to be a good leader on the court for the young squad with her tough physical style of play.

Boys Basketball: The Boys Basketball team had another huge week dominating District Two Schools picking up 3 wins vs Blythewood, Ridge View, and Spring Valley. Against Blythewood, the Redhawks started slow giving up 14 points in the first quarter but only allowed 12 points in the next two quarters to gain a huge advantage over Blythewood. Their suffocating defense continued against Ridge View on Friday at the “Bojangles Bash” as the Redhawks held Ridge View to 43 points in a 60-43 win. Antonio Write shot lights out on that night as he was 6-8 from the 3pt line and Adonus Lee rejected every other shot that Ridge View took inside the lane. On Saturday, the Redhawks turned a tight game into a rout as the defense buckled down in the 4^th quarter only allowing 8 pts in the final period. Adonus Lee and Richie Finch dominated the inside in this game as the Redhawks extended their record to 5-0 with a 65-47 victory.

This week our Varsity Basketball teams play one game before having a week off. The Redhawks travel to Chapin on Tuesday for their first region game of the season. Varsity Girls play at 6:00 and Varsity Boys play at 7:30 on Tuesday at Chapin.

GO REDHAWKS!!