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 »Hawthorne Dominates Newberry On The Road
The Hawthorne High Hornets (3-0) crush the Newberry High Panthers (2-2) 48-7 in an Alachua County 1A matchup. Early Drama for Hawthorne Newberry knew they had a big test at hand against a top-ranked Hawthorne team, and they came out hot with a touchdown on the opening kickoff return. Hawthorne …
Read More »Hawthorne Improves to 2-0, Takes Down P.K. Yonge in Impressive Fashion.
Written by: Zack Weiss & Manny Rodriguez You could just feel the confidence oozing out of both teams going into this Friday night showdown. Players and fans alike exuded more than enough confidence to fill up P.K. Yonge’s home field with cheers you could hear from a mile away. Coach …
Read More »High School Football is back
The 2021 high school football season is starting tonight. The slate of games is full. Local high school coaches weigh in on their teams’ chances this season. Hawthorne vs. Yulee The Former Gator tight end turned Hawthorne’s coach, Cornelius Ingram, leads his Hornets against Yulee High School tonight. Ingram said …
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 »FHSAA assigns new football classifications
The Florida High School Athletic Association announced its new high school football classifications for the 2021 season. Many schools have been affected from the changes brought on by COVID-based disruptions. The changes are temporary, however: the FHSAA has only assigned the reclassifications for one year only. The assignments will be …
Read More »Ponce De Leon Shocks Hawthorne to Become 1A State Champ in Girl’s High School Basketball, Win 40-37
On Friday night, The Hawthorne Lady Hornets and the Ponce De Leon Lady Pirates entered the RF Funding Center in Lakeland with a single goal on their minds — exiting with a state championship trophy in hand. Game Recap With a loud and enthusiastic crowd, the two well-coached and aggressive …
Read More »Hawthorne Girl’s Hoops Advance to the State Final
The Hawthorne Girl’s Basketball team defeated Trenton Wednesday night in the Class 1A State Semifinals. Hawthorne will hit the court again Friday night to face Ponce de Leon in the title game. F – Hawthorne 43, Trenton 32 (FHSAA Girls Basketball Class 1A state semifinals) Senior Jayla Williams led Hawthorne …
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