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 …
Read More »Handful of Teams Still Alive in High School Football Playoffs
After Friday night’s regional semifinals, only a couple of teams still remain alive in the Florida High School Football playoffs. Chiefland, Union County and Bradford all advance to the next round, while several other teams had their seasons come to an end. Hawthorne at Pahokee After defeating Wildwood in the …
Read More »Hawthorne’s Football Season Ends in the Second Round of Playoffs with a Loss to Pahokee 28-14
Two Hawthorne fumbles set the stage for a Pahokee playoff win. The Pahokee Blue Devils scored twice early on after a fumble by the Hornets in their own territory. Then another recovery in the red zone resulted in a scoring drive with 12 seconds left in the quarter. 14-0 Pahokee …
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