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From #HallFutbol to #HallFootball, and from looking back to looking ahead, as @gtimessports also named its preseason All-County team for the upcoming 2025 fall season.

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High school football: Preseason All-County
Look inside the story to see who The Times thinks are the top players by position in Hall County to start the season.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Another transition from the old school year to the new one in today's Gainesville Times sports site. First, looking back, we released our 2025 All-County Boys Soccer honorees from the spring. #HallFutbol

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All-County Boys Soccer: Another state title helps Johnson dominate the 2025 spring postseason honors
Look inside to see who made First Team, Second Team and honorable mention.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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This week had some interesting tidbits of Hall Co. sports news as the 2025-26 school year approaches. First, we take a look back at the past school year and the @gtimessports' All-Co. Girls Soccer team (the Boys will follow on Monday). #HallFutbol

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All-County Girls Soccer: Cherokee Bluff's Bristol Kersh, Heath Padgett sweep 2025 spring superlatives
Look inside to see who made First Team, Second Team and honorable mention.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff girls soccer/basketball standout Bristol Kersh added yet another honor to her list of accolades from the 2024-25 school year last week. #HallFutbol #HallHoops

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High schools: Cherokee Bluff's Bristol Kersh adds another statewide honor for 2024-25
Lady Bears soccer, basketball standout adds Female Athlete of the Year award from itgnext.com to her long list of accolades from her recently-completed sophomore school year.
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July 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Congrats to Johnson's boys soccer team on claiming its 3rd state title in the last 4 seasons and 4th in the last 7 with a win over NW Whitfield in the Class 3A championship match last night. #HallFutbol

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ADDING TO THE DYNASTY! Johnson boys claim third state title since 2022
Check out the photo gallery from Wednesday's Class 3A state soccer championship match, plus the recap of the game.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I'm WAY behind in posting this (busy weekend), but before we get into the coverage Johnson's boys soccer heading back to the state finals Wednesday for a 4th straight year on our website tomorrow, a look back at Friday's semis win over Oconee Co. #HallFutbol

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High school soccer playoffs: Johnson boys give it all they have to hold off Oconee County in state semifinals
Second-ranked Knights expend all the energy they had to move past the top-ranked Warriors and into the state finals for the fourth straight season.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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ICYMI late last night, just over 24 hours after completing a 2nd-round win, Johnson's boys soccer team put together a strong 2nd half to down Chestatee and move into the Class 3A state semis. #HallFutbol

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High school soccer playoffs: Johnson finds its second wind to earn its way past Chestatee and into the semifinals
Knights overcome fatigue to score twice in the second half to secure the win over the Hall-rival War Eagles and into the Final Four to take on Oconee County on Friday in Watkinsville.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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A busy Monday for Hall Co. spring HS sports. First, Johnson's boys were finally were able to complete its weather-delayed Class 3A state soccer playoff game from Friday with a win over Calhoun to set up an all #HallFutbol quarterfinal against Chestatee.

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High school soccer playoffs: Johnson boys get delayed win over Calhoun, set up all-Hall quarterfinal against Chestatee
Second-ranked Knights earns an Elite Eight berth for the seventh straight season and will take on Hall rival Chestatee on Tuesday at Billy Ellis Memorial Stadium.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Meanwhile, @LALionAthletics' boys take down Loganville Christian in double OT. #HallFutbol

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Soccer scoreboard: Lakeview Academy beats Loganville Chrisitian in double overtime
Three Lions found the back of the net in third win of the season.
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May 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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From the diamond, we move on to the #HallFutbol playoff pitch. @ChestateeSports maybe sets up one half of another all-Hall quarterfinal, but will have to wait until @JKBoyssoccer finishes its game tomorrow, while @WestHallSoccer suffers an OT heartbreaker.

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High school soccer playoffs scoreboard: Chestatee boys knock off Richmond Academy in second round of state
War Eagles advance to face Johnson/Calhoun winner in the state quarterfinals.
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May 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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With 1 of the 2 Cherokee Bluff soccer teams (the girls) he coaches taking on NW Whitfield tomorrow in the @officialghsa.bsky.social Class 3A state playoffs, get to know Heath Padgett, an important figure on the #HallFutbol scene for more than 25 years.

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Getting To Know: Cherokee Bluff's Heath Padgett still casts a timeless presence on Hall's soccer scene
Former standout goalkeeper at Johnson and now head coach at another South Hall school reflects on the demands of leading both the Bears and Lady Bears programs and other topics in a one-on-one interv...
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May 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Likewise, congrats to all the Johnson, North Hall and Chestatee players included on the All-Region 6-3A girls soccer teams. #HallFutbol

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High school soccer: Hall County teams well-represented on All-Region 6-3A girls teams
Johnson, North Hall and Chestatee combine to place 15 different players among those honored over three groups honored by the region's coaches.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Moving onto soccer, the Johnson and Chestatee boys were both victorious in their 1st round matches last night. #HallFutbol

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High school soccer playoffs: Johnson, Chestatee boys both advance with first-round wins
Knights, War Eagles both earned 5-0 victories
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April 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Finally, El Clasico live up to the billing as Johnson outlasted Gainesville on penalty kicks. #HallFutbol

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PHOTO GALLERY: Fourth-ranked Johnson beats Gainesville in 'El Clasico' soccer thriller
Anticipated rivalry match drew thousands of fans to Billy Ellis Memorial Stadium
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April 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Gainesville's boys soccer team has an important opportunity in front of it when it takes on Johns Creek in a key Region 7-5A game tomorrow night at City Park Stadium. #HallFutbol

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High school soccer: Gainesville hope to capitalize on 'Xfactors' in big region game with Johns Creek
Seventh-ranked Red Elephants hope home field advantage, better defense will prove decisive in their important Region 7-5A game against the No. 3 Gladiators.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM