Jayla Williams

Ponce De Leon Shocks Hawthorne to Become 1A State Champ in Girl’s High School Basketball, Win 40-37

Monday March 1, 2021

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 …

Hawthorne Girl’s Hoops Advance to the State Final

Thursday February 25, 2021

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. …

Hornets Easily Fly Past Miners to Move Onto Regional Finals

Tuesday February 16, 2021

In Collaboration with Steven Hieneman Fort Meade Is No Match After winning the 1A District 7 Championship, the Hawthorne girl’s basketball team (18-4) set their sights on the Class 1A Regional …

Reliving Hawthorne’s dual championships: Season (2/3)

Thursday January 7, 2021

In collaboration with Syltavius Kelley Click here to read Part 1. As much as the coaches believe in the players, the feeling is mutual. “We have the best coaching staff that there is,” freshman …

Hawthorne Girls’ Basketball Advances to State Semifinals with win over Wildwood

Wednesday February 19, 2020

In a physical battle that saw everything from bloodied noses to fan ejections, the Hawthorne girls’ basketball team outfought Wildwood. They won 47-41 in the Regional Finals to advance to the …

Hornets one game away from 1A Girls State Semifinals

Tuesday February 18, 2020

The Hawthorne Hornets girls basketball team will take on the Wildwood Wildcats today in the 1A Regional Finals matchup. Hawthorne is coming off of a 56-21 win against Fort Meade Miners last Thursday …