Sentence:  Samaurez said over his shoulder, “In fact, I missed being the class <WSD>goat</WSD> by only three places.” Gwen patted his arm, “But, look H-Two, George Pickett was the <WSD>goat</WSD> and see how famous he became.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.