Zach Hageman's 36-yard field goal gives West Islip win
Photo credit: Kevin Coughlin | Zach Hageman of West Islip, center, is hugged by teammates after kicking the game-winning field goal in a Suffolk I game. (Sept. 15, 2012)
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Zach Hageman stood near the 40-yard line as he awaited his first varsity field goal attempt, focused on his favorite aiming point -- the tree that sits just beyond the south end zone at West Islip, just about centered between the uprights.
Nobody spoke to him during the timeout preceding the kick, and that was just the way the junior wanted it. And as the ball sailed through the uprights with...
