Friday night will feature a number of anticipated high school football games. The matchups include Fort White at Union County, Hawthorne at South Sumpter and Buchholz at Richmond Hill. Indians at Fightin’ Tigers The Fort White Indians head into Friday night’s matchup with a 3-1 record. The Indians’ only loss …
Read More »Hawthorne Takes On Blountstown in State Semifinal
Hot off of a regional final win against rival opponent Williston, the Hawthorne Hornets are set to play in the FHSAA 1 Rural State Semifinal. Their next test: The Blountstown Tigers. Standing On Business It was a battle of No. 1 vs No. 2 to win the Class 1R Region …
Read More »Hawthorne Set to Host Newberry in Region Semifinals
The Florida high school playoff picture continues to come together under the lights, as two strong programs in the area will face off on the gridiron. In the 1 Rural Region semifinals Friday night, the Newberry Panthers will visit the Hawthorne Hornets. A Familiar Foe The Panthers and Hornets are …
Read More »Newberry Struggles in Loss to Hawthorne
NEWBERRY — After opening the high school football season with an impressive 68-10 win over Santa Fe last week, the Newberry Panthers learned Friday there’s more work to do before they can compete against the likes of state power Hawthorne. The Hornets, last year’s Class 1B rural state champions, jumped …
Read More »Cornelius Ingram Talks Gators and Hawthorne Football
Hawthorne football head coach and former Gators tight end Cornelius Ingram joined Steve Russell on SportScene to discuss his time at Florida and Hawthorne. Time at Florida With fond memories of his time in the program from 2005, to his injured senior season in 2008. Ingram spoke about legendary head …
Read More »Seniors Lead the way on Senior Night for Hawthorne
By Nick Gonzalez-Abreu and Matthew Rothmann It was a very emotional senior night for all of the senior football players for the Hornets. There are 12 seniors on this football team and they have all become a major part of the foundation for the Hornets. Coach Cornelius Ingram expressed the …
Read More »Hawthorne Comes Up Short, Madison County Wins State Championship
The Madison County Cowboys defeated the Hawthorne Hornets 13-12 Saturday night in the Florida Class 1A State Championship. High Stakes Coming In The general stakes of a game like this go without saying. It’s the state championship. Each program involved in this game had earned their place. Each group had …
Read More »Undefeated Hawthorne Takes On Chipley in High School Football State Semifinal
The Hawthorne Hornets will face off against the Chipley Tigers in a Class 1A FHSAA football state semifinal game this Friday at 7:30 p.m. The undefeated Hornets will have home field advantage going into this matchup. Hawthorne Hornets Head coach Cornelius Ingram said the Hawthorne community has rallied around the …
Read More »5 Top Storylines from Regional Finals: Hawthorne Takes Down Pahokee
The Hawthorne Hornets (9-0) defeated the Pahokee Blue Devils (8-2) Friday night in the Region 4-1A championship, with a final score of 51-12. Here are five of the top storylines from Hawthorne’s second playoff victory: 1) Slow Starts for the Hornets After going down early in last week’s regional semifinals …
Read More »Hornets Sting Wildcats, Hawthorne Advances to Regional Finals
The Hawthorne Hornets rolled through the Wildwood Wildcats 50-14 in the FL Class 1A Regional Semifinals Friday night. Wildwood’s Hot Start The Wildcats came into Hawthorne’s home field riding high, after a Round 1 home victory over Fort Meade. The Hornets, on the other hand, hadn’t played in nearly a …
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