While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a global issue, it’s been a record-setting year for the Hornets’ athletic program.
Just prior to the shutdown in March, the Hawthorne girls basketball team, coached by current football coach Cornelius Ingram, won its first state title in school history the last week of February. A week later, the boys won their first state basketball title since 1987.
Now, less than a year later, the Hawthorne football team will play for its first state title in school history.