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Area soccer teams open playoffs eager to make a run at state championships

First round of state tournament gets underway Tuesday through Friday

Johnson's Rigo Campa (11) and Flowery Branch's Elias Araya (10) fight for possession of the ball last Thursday night as Johnson boys host Flowery Branch in the final region game of the season for both teams at Johnson High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0425Soccer1 — Johnson's Rigo Campa (11) and Flowery Branch's Elias Araya (10) fight for possession of the ball last Thursday night as Johnson boys host Flowery Branch in the final region game of the season for both teams at Johnson High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

After earning a No. 1 seed in last year’s playoffs, the Johnson boys soccer team used an 8-0 blowout of fourth-seeded Fayette County in the first round to propel its run to the state championship game. The Class 5A Knights repeated as region champs to claim another top seed this season, but they expect a much more difficult playoff opener against No.

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