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Students, community show support for Red Elephants
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Gainesville High School cheerleaders Lindy Ellison, left, and Mariana Latimer put up a sign Thursday afternoon along Green Street. - photo by Tom Reed | The Times
Tonight the Red Elephants of Gainesville High School have a chance to do something that hasn’t been done in nearly a century: win a state football title.This year’s squad, which finished the regular season 7-3 after moving up two classifications to Class AAAAA, will get its chance tonight in the Georgia Dome against a one-loss Ware County team. But, fans say, something about this year seems different.In 2009, as some high school seniors remember, the Red Elephants fell to Peach County 13-12 in the state title game. No one has forgotten that feeling and fans are confident this team will walk away victorious.“I think the momentum from not finishing in 2009 has carried into 2012,” said Myraio Mitchell, parent of a Gainesville student.