The Hawthorne Hornets and Williston Red Devils faced off in the 1A District 7 Championship game on Saturday. The Hornets beat the Red Devils 65-56 in a fiercely fought battle to win their ninth straight District Championship. The Hornets won the first two previous matchups against the Red Devils in …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys Basketball Advances to District 7 Championship with win over Chiefland
The third and final match-up between the Hawthorne Hornets and Chiefland Indians ended much like the first two did. After Hawthorne took the first two games 66-37 and 66-34, they again prevailed in the District semi-finals 68-35 on Friday. Jumping ahead and never looking back After Hawthorne scored just 13 …
Read More »Hawthorne Hornets Gearing for a Deep Postseason Run
The Hawthorne Hornets boy’s basketball team will take on Chiefland Indians in Bronson, Florida today in the 1A District Semi-Finals matchup. Hawthorne is coming off of a 47-43 win against North Marion on Senior night last Wednesday. The Hornets have beaten the Indians twice this season. Triumphant Season The Hornets …
Read More »Hawthorne vs P.K. Yonge: A Boys Basketball Rivalry Built on Respect
By: Michael Kennedy and Syltavius Kelley When you think of the best rivalries in sports a few that come to mind are the Celtics vs Lakers, Yankees vs Red Sox, Bears vs Packers, and Gators vs Bulldogs. One thing each of these rivalries has in common is that they’re built …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys’ Basketball Team Escapes P.K. Yonge with 63-62 win
It was a wild, back-and-forth game throughout this rivalry match-up between Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge boy’s basketball teams but Hornets pulled through in the end to win 63-62. Hectic final few minutes It looked like Hawthorne had wrapped up the win when they went up 62-56 with just under a …
Read More »Preview: Hawthorne Boys Basketball Looks To Increase Win Streak Against Eastside High School
The Hawthorne Hornets boys basketball team is coming off a dominating performance against the Bronson Eagles last Tuesday, defeating them by 28 points. The Hornets look to continue that dominants against the Eastside Rams. Eastside won their previous game against the Newberry Panthers, pushing their record to 11-7 on the …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys Basketball Improves Win Streak to 15 against Chiefland
It wasn’t always pretty, but the Hawthorne boys’ basketball team pulled away in the second half to secure a 66-34 win over Chiefland to improve their winning streak to 15 games. Sluggish start Another slow start once again plagued the Hornets. In their previous game against P.K. Yonge, they fell …
Read More »Chiefland Women’s Basketball Loses Home Game to Hawthorne
The Chiefland Lady Indians were not able to secure the win against the Hawthorne Hornets Thursday night, falling 63-27. Game Recap Both teams were slow to start, with the final score of the first quarter only being 12-4. The Hornets quickly picked up the pace in the second quarter, racking …
Read More »Chiefland Boys Basketball Suffers Second Loss to Hawthorne
The Chiefland Indians hoped to redeem themselves after suffering a loss against the Hawthorne Hornets earlier this season but fell 66-34. The loss put Chiefland at 2-12 and advanced Hawthorne to 16-1 with a 15 game win streak. Slow to Start At the beginning of the game, it looked like …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Opens Season With Victory Against Countryside Christian
Defense was the story Tuesday night for the Hawthorne Hornets in the girl’s basketball season opener. Steals lead to points early The Hornets started the game with tenacious defense. On the first three Countryside Christian possessions, Hawthorne forced three turnovers. The Hornets kept the pressure on for the rest of …
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