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East Hall, Dawson County boys soccer teams to clash in de facto Region 7-AAA title game
What to watch for as the top-ranked Vikings and second-ranked Tigers meet in Gainesville
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East Hall's Leo Toledo was named The Times' 2015 All-Area Boys Soccer Player of the Year. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Boys

No. 1 East Hall (16-1, 5-0 Region 7-AAA) vs. No. 2 Dawson County (11-2-1, 5-0 in region)

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

Where: East Hall Stadium, Gainesville

GAME NOTES: The last four games between these two teams have ended in penalty kick shootouts. East Hall fell to eventual state runners-up Calhoun in last year’s quarterfinals, while Dawson County fell to Decatur in last year’s quarterfinals. 

IF EAST HALL WINS: East Hall secures Region 7-AAA title and earns No. 1 seed in Class AAA playoffs

It would be East Hall's first region championship in program history. East Hall was a No. 3 seed when the Vikings went to the semifinals in 2013. 

Dawson County locks up the No. 2 seed in the Class AAA playoffs

West Hall is locked into No. 3 seed

East Hall finishes regular season with a 17-1, 6-0 region record

Dawson County drops to a 11-3-1, 5-1 region record

East Hall is now riding a 9-game winning streak, while Dawson snaps its own 5-game win streak

East Hall's next game will be in the playoffs. Dawson County finishes the regular season with a non-region game at Stephens County 7:30 p.m. Friday. 

IF DAWSON COUNTY WINS: Dawson County secures the Region 7-AAA title and earns No. 1 seed in Class AAA playoffs

East Hall locks up the No. 2 seed in the Class AAA playoffs

East Hall finishes the regular season with a 16-2, 5-1 region record

Dawson County jumps to a 12-2-1, 6-0 region record

East Hall's next game will be in the playoffs. Dawson County finishes the regular season with a non-region game at Stephens County 7:30 p.m. Friday.

East Hall breaks an 8-game win streak, Dawson is now riding a 6-game win streak now

Girls

East Hall (5-11-1, 2-3 Region 7-AAA) vs. No. 2 Dawson County (12-1-1, 5-0, Region 7-AAA)

When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday

Where: East Hall Stadium, Gainesville

GAME NOTES: East Hall squeaked into the playoffs after Fannin County defeated Banks County 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout Monday. The Lady Vikings needed to either beat Dawson County, or see Fannin win, in order to earn their second straight playoff berth. Regardless of tonight's result, East Hall has already locked up the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. 

Dawson County will be the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, with Lumpkin County, Fannin County and East Hall in the final three spots. 

IF EAST HALL WINS: East Hall reaches six wins, the most in a single regular season in program history

East Hall jumps to 6-11-1, 3-3 in region

Dawson County drops to 12-2-1, 5-1

IF DAWSON COUNTY WINS: Dawson County has already clinched region title, its second in last 3 years

Five wins for East Hall is most in regular season in program history

East Hall drops to 5-12-1, 2-4 in region

Dawson County jumps to 13-1-1, 6-0 in region

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