SHRUB OAK - Logan Matthews had convinced himself, with no uncertainty, that he was going to win the game for his team. He envisioned it, determined in his mind how he would strike the ball and the trajectory it would take, and how meaningful it would be for John Jay-East Fishkill.

And then he missed his mark.

"Yeah," the senior said with a chuckle, "I had intended for it to go more toward the center."

His shot being off a bit will be a footnote in the story of the Patriots' season and, for him, made the moment even sweeter.

Because the keeper dove toward the center of the goal while Matthews' shot hooked a few feet to the left, going just behind the goalie and into the net. Off-target, but on the money.

That kick completed for John Jay a rally from behind in a nail-biting round of pen

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