Hawthorne High School

By Ellen Mulgrew and Wade Urtz HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne High girls basketball team defeated Madison County, 55-42, Monday to win the region final and advance to the 1A state semifinals against the Wildwoods Wildcats on March 1 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Madison Starts Strong Beginning in …

Boys high school basketball in the North Central Florida featured multiple regional playoff games on Thursday. Hawthorne and Newberry Fall Hawthorne’s season came to an end after getting upset by Fort White. The Hornets, who made it to the state semifinals last year, fell short 56-51. Fort White dominated in …

By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman HAWTHORNE —The top seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team advanced to the 1A regional final Wednesday after winning their 16th consecutive game. The Hornets (19-3) defeated Hilliard (12-14), 38-27, despite having leading scorer De’Mya Adams out with an ankle injury.  Hawthorne Leads After …

After a 4-4 start to the season, Hawthorne has won 12 straight games and will host a regional playoff game against Fort White (16-6) tonight. Hornets head coach Greg Bowie was on Sport Scene with Steve Russell to talk about their season and the 1A regional semifinal game tonight. How …

The Hawthorne girls basketball team, riding a 15-game winning streak, is ready for regionals. The Road to Regionals The Hornets have had a great season so far and have a record of 18-3. It is clear that the team has been preparing well this season after dominating Bell High School …

By Adam Edelin, Hannah Getman, Brooke Park The top seed Newberry Panthers lost in overtime to the two seed Hawthorne Hornets, 76-74, in the 1A-District 6 championship game Saturday. Playoff atmosphere was in full throttle at Fort White High School. An electric crowd watched their teams battle in a physical …

The Hawthorne Hornets (14-4) will play the Fort White Indians (16-5) in the boy’s basketball semifinal for the 1A District 6 Championship. This game will be a challenge for the Hornets because it’s at Fort White. The Indians are 7-0 at home, and all of Hawthorne’s four losses have been …

By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman The No. 1 seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team won its first A1-District 6 tournament game, 78-16, against four seed Bell on Wednesday at Fort White High School.  Hawthorne In Control Hawthorne (17-3) came with defensive intensity with a full-court press, putting a …

Hawthorne High’s girls basketball team is a win away from being crowned the back-to-back 1A-District 6 champions. Right Girls, Right Time The top-seeded Hawthorne Hornets and the two seed Newberry Panthers interlock in battle for the district championship title Friday. And we’re off. @HawthorneHoops vs. @BellDawgsBBall. Winner moves to the …

The Hawthorne girls basketball team improved to 15-3 after beating P.K. Yonge 46-33 Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive win. The Hornets outscored the Blue Wave 19-5 in the fourth quarter to secure the win at the P.K. Yonge gym.  A Defensive Start The game started out as a defensive …