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Fay's mind game helps St. John the Baptist win title game
Photo credit: James A. Escher | Devin Prendergast, right, tries to cut ahead of St. Joseph Hill Academy's Amanda Peraccio during the NYSCHSAA varsity girls' soccer state final at Aviator Field. Prendergast scored a goal in overtime to break a 1-1 tie, and St. John the Baptist went on to win the game 3-1. (November 15, 2009)
There was no going back for the cleats now.
Nearly 45 minutes into a trip to Aviator Field in Brooklyn for the CHSAA girls soccer state final, forward Shannon Fay made the revelation - she'd forgotten her spikes back at St. John the Baptist High in West Islip.
Psych!
In reality, Fay was simply luring the gullible adults in the team van into a superstition the players believed was...
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