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Hawthorne_Hornets footballHAWTHORNE HORNETS (1A-District 6)

2014 RECORD: 1-9

HEAD COACH: Cornelius Ingram (1st year)

KEY PLAYERS: Tra Mann (Jr., CB/WB), Levon Brown (Fr., RB/S), Devin Lawrence (So., RB/WR/CB), Devonte Bowie (Fr., WR/CB), Tyler Mogle (So., TE/LB), Michael Gordon (Fr., DE/RT)

2015 PREVIEW: Despite only winning one game last season, and three games total over the past three years, there is plenty of excitement and anticipation for 2015.

That’s because former Hawthorne star and Florida Gator Cornelius Ingram, whose brother Greg Bowie is the Hornets’ boys basketball coach, was hired as the team’s new football coach in December. The program felt an impact immediately.

Sophomore Devin Lawrence, a member of last year’s basketball state semifinalist team, will be one of the leaders this season on a team full of young guys. In fact, the only senior is quarterback Austin Roloff, a transfer from Santa Fe.

“I knew that going into the season (youth),” said Cornelius. “That is one of the reasons I wanted to coach. We want to be competitive.”

The key to being competitive could be more numbers. Last year, Hawthorne had just 17 players suited up. This year they could dress as many as 30.

“Our whole mindset was to get more guys to come out and play football,” added Cornelius “We led games at halftime but then we had a drop off in the second half because of a lack of depth.”

Hawthorne will compete in District 6-1A with Hilliard, Union County (Lake Butler), Fort White and Baldwin.

2015 SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 – vs. First Baptist Academy (Naples)
Sept. 4 – vs. Interlachen
Sept. 11 – at Bronson
Sept. 18 – at Baldwin*, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 – at P.K. Yonge (Gainesville)
Oct. 2 – vs. Hilliard*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 – at Union County (Lake Butler)*
Oct. 16 – at Chiefland
Oct. 23 – OFF
Oct. 30 – vs. Fort White*
Nov. 6 – vs. Keystone Heights

*District game

Hawthorne High School website

“The Prep Zone” has been counting down to kick-off with a preview of high school football teams in the North Central Florida area.  Past team previews:

July 20 – BELL BULLDOGS
July 21 – BELLEVIEW RATTLERS
July 22 – BRADFORD (STARKE) TORNADOES
July 23 – BRANFORD BUCCANEERS
July 24 – BRONSON EAGLES
July 25 – BUCHHOLZ (GAINESVILLE) BOBCATS
July 26 – CHIEFLAND INDIANS
July 27 – CITRUS (INVERNESS) HURRICANES
July 28 – COLUMBIA (LAKE CITY) TIGERS
July 29 – DIXIE COUNTY (CROSS CITY) BEARS
July 30 – DUNNELLON TIGERS
Aug. 1 – EASTSIDE (GAINESVILLE) RAMS
Aug. 2 – FOREST (OCALA) WILDCATS
Aug. 3 – FORT WHITE INDIANS
Aug. 4 – GAINESVILLE HURRICANES
Aug. 5 – HAMILTON COUNTY (JASPER) TROJANS

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