By Caroline King and TaylorAnn Eidam TALLAHASSEE — The Hawthorne Hornets won their second consecutive state football championship Thursday by beating the Madison County Cowboys 22-13 in the 1R title game at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The Hornets (13-0) avenged a 13-12 loss to the Cowboys in the 2021 state championship …
Read More »Hawthorne Keeps State Championship Hopes Alive
By TaylorAnn Eidam and Caroline King HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets defeated the Newberry Panthers, 27-7, Friday night in the 1 Rural Region 4 semifinal. In the Beginning The crowd’s roar could be heard from the parking lot as the entire community packed the stadium. The fog rolled in right at …
Read More »Dominating Senior Night, Homecoming Win for Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets keep pushing toward a Class 1R state title repeat with Friday’s 55-0 win against Akelynn’s Angels Christian Academy. Senior Night Celebration Hawthorne (9-0) celebrated 14 seniors. Before the game a special event happened in the locker room. Coach Cornelius Ingram revealed a tradition the Hornets …
Read More »North Marion Gives Hawthorne ‘A Wake-Up Call’
By TaylorAnn Eidam and Caroline King CITRA — The Hawthorne Hornets continued their undefeated football season with an impressive 54-8 win Friday against North Marion. Wake-Up Call To the average spectator, the Hornets (8-0) throttled the Colts (1-7) by putting up 40 points by halftime. However, coach Cornelius Ingram thought …
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