It’s been a banner year for soccer in the United States, where record numbers of viewers watched the U.S. escape from the Group of Death and into the knockout rounds of the World Cup. But even before national pride took center stage in the sport’s premier event, Hall County soccer fans were already being treated to a historic year on the high school level. No team in the area enjoyed more success than the Johnson High boys, who reached the state championship game for the first time in program history and finished with a 21-2 record.