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Kerri McDonald's goal helps Islip lock up 'A' county title

Islip's Kerri McDonald is congratulated by teammates Christina

Photo credit: Gregory A. Shemitz | Islip's Kerri McDonald is congratulated by teammates Christina Rizzo, left, and Brooke Skahan after McDonald scored the game-winning goal against Sayville in the Suffolk Class A soccer championship at Dowling Sports Complex. Islip won, 2-1. (Nov. 11, 2012)

The results of what’s known in Islip as “The Kerri McDonald Experiment” are officially in.

Last season, McDonald became just the second eighth-grader ever to be called up to Islip's varsity team by 11th-year coach Mike Reilly.  The experimentation was originally expected to last just two or three games. That hypothesis proved to be incorrect.

She’s stuck around for two years…and two...

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