Blythewood Ends Drought with Axe Win | Columbia News

Blythewood High School roared back into the spotlight with a gritty 20-7 victory over Westwood, reclaiming the Battle of the Axe and ending a two-year drought in this heated rivalry. Despite a messy first half filled with penalties and turnovers, Blythewood’s defense — led by Josh Reaves’ three sacks — held strong. A key touchdown after a Westwood fumble and another just before halftime gave them momentum. Westwood briefly clawed back with a punt return TD, but Blythewood answered with a long bomb to Tay’Shawn Johnson, who racked up over 130 yards and a game-sealing score. QB Caleb Martiniez delivered clutch throws under pressure. Coach James Martin praised his stars for stepping up. Elsewhere, Dutch Fork crushed Irmo 56-14, Heathwood Hall blanked Cardinal Newman 42-0, and Irmo bounced back with a big win over Lower Richland. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/759aa06950ba80e5