FHSAA 1R football state championship: Live updates, score from Northview vs. Hawthorne
Hawthorne is playing for the Class 1R state football championship against Northview tonight in Tallahassee.
Hawthorne saw its fair share of battles this season, but none like the one it saw when it visited Lake Butler, where the Hornets found themselves trailing the Union County Fightin' Tigers 21-0 at halftime.
Efficient offense and relentless defense in the second half put the Hornets in position to score the game-winning touchdown with mere seconds left on the clock. Hawthorne would go on to beat Union County 28-21 before coasting through the rest of the regular season and into the playoffs, where it knocked off Wildwood 33-15, Pahokee 21-20 and Blountstown 28-0 last week to set up the championship battle.
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Meanwhile, Northview is coming off a 21-11 win over Union County in a game that saw senior running back Jamarkus Jefferson rush for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns, making for the veteran's third performance of more than 250 yards this season.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Live updates: Hawthorne vs. Northview in FHSAA 1R football championship
