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 »Local High School Teams Look to Advance to 2021 FHSAA Football State Semifinal
The 2021 FHSAA Football Playoffs continue this week as area teams compete to advance to the state semifinal. In a Class 1A Regional Final this weekend, Chiefland (10-1) takes on Union County (12-0), and Hawthorne (8-0) hosts Pahokee (8-1). Also, in the Class 7A Regional Final, Buchholz (11-1) will host Nease …
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 …
Read More »Hawthorne Prepares for Playoffs
Hawthorne prepares for the playoffs as Friday approaches. Hawthorne is set to play against Wildwood on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Looking at Hawthorne Hawthorne has had a strong season this year with seven wins and zero losses. The team’s first game was against Yulee where they beat them with a …
Read More »Hawthorne Rolls Through West Port, Improves to 4-0
The Hawthorne Hornets defeated the West Port Wolf Pack Friday night to the tune of 52-20. Coming Into the Game West Port came into this game 0-4, being outscored by a whopping total of 95-12. Hawthorne, on the other hand, came into this one 3-0, outscoring their oppositions 86-14. Statistically, …
Read More »Preview: Hawthorne Hornets vs. West Port Wolf Pack
The undefeated Hawthorne Hornets (3-0) will take on West Port Wolf Pack (0-4) at 7:30 p.m. in Hawthorne for some Friday night football. Hornets The Hornets are coming off a dominant win last week at Newberry, taking down the Panthers 48-7. While their three-headed monster at quarterback and offensive weapons …
Read More »Hawthorne Football Gets Big Win Over Newberry
Hawthorne High School’s football team took care of business Friday night in Newberry, walking away with the 48-7 win over the Panthers. Hawthorne 48, Newberry 7 – FINAL – via @zackaryweisss #flhsfb https://t.co/U2g851mLTF — FloridaHSFootball.com (@FlaHSFootball) September 18, 2021 With it being two weeks since they had last played, due …
Read More »Dre Lawrence – Great Athlete, Better Leader
Most visitors at Williston High School’s gymnasium could barely hear their voices or thoughts through the jam-packed crowd at the 2021 Class 1A District 7 final. The game was tied at 54. There were less than 20 seconds remaining. The Red Devils chanted, “Defense! Defense!” harmoniously. The cheer filled the …
Read More »Hawthorne’s Chaz’ Mackey – Always Bouncing Back
Loss. It can be utterly devastating. Especially if you’re the starting quarterback of a team that just lost the championship game. It would be understandable for a player in that position to hang their head and sulk for a while. However, Chaz’ Mackey, Hawthorne’s running and passing dual-threat, is different, …
Read More »Wildwood Hosts Hawthorne in 1A Regional Semifinal
High school boy’s hoops are heating up in North Central Florida as regional semifinal games commence on Tuesday night. Notably, in Class 1A, the defending state champion Hawthorne Hornets (13-9) will travel 60 miles south to Wildwood to take on the Wildcats (19-7). A Tough Road Test for the Hornets …
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