PREP FOOTBALL: Armed with belief, Lafayette aims for big upset over No. 1 seed Hawthorne in Class Rural quarterfinals

Lafayette defensive lineman Zamarion Hawkins makes a tackle against Brookwood on Sept. 6. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
Lafayette defensive lineman Zamarion Hawkins makes a tackle against Brookwood on Sept. 6. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

MAYO — You won’t find many people giving Lafayette a chance to knock off top-seeded Hawthorne.

But inside Lafayette’s locker room, there’s belief.

“For us it really doesn’t matter what anybody else thin…