LAKELAND – The fourth-seeded Hawthorne High girls basketball team upset one-seeded Wildwood 44-41 on Friday to advance to the 1A State Championship Final at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. This is Hawthorne’s second straight state championship game after winning last year’s edition against Wildwood 42-38. First-Quarter Duel Wildwood (19-4) …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Takes on Wildwood in State Semifinal
The Hawthorne High School Hornets (20-3) will take on the Wildwood Wildcats (19-3) in the girls basketball state playoffs. Tip-off is at 3 tomorrow afternoon in Lakeland. How They Got to the State Playoffs Hawthorne is coming off a 55-42 win over Madison County, but it did not come without …
Read More »Newberry Falls Short Of District Title In OT Thriller, Heads To Regionals
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 …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Dominates in 78-16 District Semifinal Win
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 …
Read More »Undefeated Hawthorne Hornets are Back-to-Back Champions
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 Advances to Fourth-Straight State Title Game
Thursday night, the Hawthorne Hornets (12-0) shutout the Blountstown Tigers (8-4) in the 1 Rural State Semifinals for the second straight season. Last season, the Hornets defeated Blountstown 28-0. Thursday, Hawthorne put on even more of a domination, winning 49-0. We have punched our ticket to a fourth consecutive State …
Read More »Hawthorne Hornets Basketball Season Tips Off
By Caroline King and Olivia Velardo The Santa Fe Raiders defeated the Hawthorne Hornets at Eastside High School on Tuesday night, 62-53. Eastside Rams Tipoff Classic As the high school basketball season begins throughout the state, six local teams are competing in the Eastside Rams Tipoff Classic, with Santa Fe, …
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 »Glades County Knocks Out Hawthorne In Semifinal, Faces Host Williston
By Caroline King and TaylorAnn Eidam WILLISTON — The Glades Day Gators swept the Hawthorne Hornets in Tuesday night’s Class 1A District 8 volleyball tournament semifinal match. The Hornets finish their season at 4-11. The 8-12 Gators advance to the championship match game against the Williston Red Devils. District Tournament …
Read More »Northside Hands Hawthorne a Senior Night Sweep
By Caroline King, Camden Nolde and Olivia Velardo HAWTHORNE — The Northside Christian Academy Eagles swept the Hawthorne High School Hornets 3-0 Tuesday night on the Hornets senior night. The Hornets dropped to 4-9, while the Eagles improved to 15-2, 10-0 in district volleyball play. Eagles Domination The first set …
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