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Area soccer teams prepare for top 10 matchups in second round
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Chestatee’s Brando Ceballos, left, and LaGrange’s Nick Hinson battle for possession during the War Eagles win in the Class AAAA boys soccer state playoff match at War Eagle Stadium last week. Chestatee faces a tough second-round foe in Northwest Whitfield on Wednesday. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
At first glimpse, a boys state playoff matchup between Class AAAA soccer powers Johnson and Dalton would be expected in the championship game, or at least the semifinals. But thanks to the bracket setup that has talent-loaded Regions 8-AAAA and 7-AAAA playing in the second round, the two state-ranked teams will meet on the pitch in the round of 16 on Wednesday, rather than on a bigger stage deeper in the playoffs. And they’re not alone either.
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