MIDDLETOWN — The players raced toward goalkeeper Michael Karcher to celebrate when the final second drained off the scoreboard clock, joy written across every face.

It took until last year for the Garden City boys soccer program to win its first state championship . And now the Trojans were back-to-back state champs, needing to come from behind to pull this off in the title match Saturday at Middletown High.

Senior center back Thomas Fargione scored the tying goal with 21:59 left and senior left wing Jack Klein delivered the winner with 9:09 to go in Garden City’s 2-1 victory over Section IX champ Cornwall Central.

A repeat feat in AA.

“I mean, it’s special,” Fargione said. “Especially for us seniors right now, I think we’re the best class in [Garden City] history. To go back to b

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