ROUND 4 PLAYOFFS: Hawthorne Stuns Madison County

Since taking over at his alma mater, Hawthorne, head coach Cornelius Ingram has been building this program into a state contender. Last Friday night, Ingram and the Hornets stung three-time defending state 1A champion Madison County, 18-14, and will not head to Tallahassee to take on unbeaten (14-0) Baker. <img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-79038" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/12/Prep-Redzone-GrabbingtheSpotlight-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" />In what Ingram called: “The biggest game in Hawthorne history,” – this team would never give up against one of Florida’s premier programs that head coach Mike Coe and his staff have put together. After Madison County took a lead, Johnquavis Jones would make a diving 33-yard touchdown grab to put Hawthorne up 12-6 at the half. The biggest play of this classic and memorable contest came when Madison County, looking to take time off the clock, fumbled at midfield, and Hornets’ defender Samuel Driver promptly scooped it up and dashed 55 yards into the end zone, putting Hawthorne in front for good. Hawthorne will play at Doak Campbell Stadium at 7 p.m. Dec. 17. It’s a place that Ingram, a former Gator star, knows very well. 1A Playoffs - Senior running back Joe Brunson rushed 17 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns as Baker remained unbeaten with a 41-7 win over Sneads. Brunson rushed six times for 27 yards and an 11-yard touchdown on the Gators’ opening series while also completing a pass for 29 yards, and then found the end zone from 4 yards out with 1:42 left in the first quarter to make it 13-0. 2A Playoffs – Jacksonville University Christian sophomore QB Desirrio Riles had a hand in all four scores, throwing three scoring passes and running for the fourth in a 28-14 win over Foundation Academy. 3A Playoffs - Senior running back Kaleb Killian rushed for 174b yards and scored five touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Trinity Christian Conquerors to a 56-33 win over Ocala Trinity Catholic. 3A Playoffs - When junior, Auburn commit defensive back [player_tooltip player_id="50049" first="Brian" last="Dilworth"] recovered a fumble at the 19, it took three plays for freshman Davion Gause, running the “Wildcat”, to score and give three-time defending state champion Chaminade-Madonna a thrilling 23-21 win over Tampa Berkeley Prep. 4A Playoffs – Jacksonville Bolles’ kicker Parsa Pordeli kicked the game winning 32-yard field goal in overtime to put the Bulldogs back in the 4A State Championship game – with a 10-7 overtime win against Gadsden County. 4A Playoffs – Senior quarterback Brody Palheygi fired 5 TD passes as Cardinal Gibbons rolled over previously unbeaten Cocoa, sending the Chiefs to the state title game for the second time in three years. 5A Playoffs – Joe Pesansky threw for 322 yards and Junior Vandeross had 11 catches for 238 yards as Tampa Jesuit beat last year’s state runner up Orlando Jones, 40-24. 6A Playoffs - Senior running back Ty Baxter, who missed most of the second and third quarters due to injury, supplied the clinching blow, powering through the line on third down with 41 seconds to go give St. Augustine beat Lake City Columbia, 35-24.. 7A Playoffs – Trey Wainwright threw three touchdown passes in the first half as Niceville cruised past Fleming Island, 35-14. Wainwright, who now has 31 touchdown passes against only two interceptions, threw for 169 yards, completing 10 of 17 passes. Azareyeh Thomas caught two touchdown passes and led all receivers with 65 yards on six catches. 7A Playoffs - On the final play in the final second, Jordan Guerad scored from 3 yards out to lift Bloomingdale to a 36-33 victory and its first state semifinal appearance. 7A Playoffs – Senior safety Isaiah Taylor returned an interception 101 yards as St. Thomas Aquinas beat Venice, 29-7. 7A Playoffs – Orlando Edgewater junior [player_tooltip player_id="50188" first="Jeremiah" last="Connelly"] intercepted a pass with less than two minutes to spare, then rushed for a 19-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining to help Edgewater (6-2) survive a back-and-forth battle for a 28-21 win against previously unbeaten New Port Richey Mitchell (11-1). 8A Playoffs - It was all about big plays and defense for Kissimmee Osceola in a 17-7 win over Lithia Newsome. The Kowboys took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when senior linebacker Nolan Eaddy ignited the Kowboys when he stripped the ball on a screen pass and returned it 32 yards. Later in the game, Jeremiah Wilson snagged the first of his two interceptions. 8A Playoffs – University of Miami receiver commit, [player_tooltip player_id="32665" first="Brashard" last="Smith"], running the “Wildcat”, took it in from five yards out as Miami Palmetto advanced further than any team in school history, turning back Vero Beach, 10-7. 8A Playoffs - Apopka used yet another big play by senior standout [player_tooltip player_id="32923" first="Jaquan" last="Lowman"] and two blocked kicks to beat Lake Mary, 7-6. 8A Playoffs - Quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="32772" first="Timmy" last="McClain"] and versatile Jimmy Horn sparked unbeaten Sanford Seminole to a convincing 42-28 win over Bartram Trail. 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