MaxPreps is pleased to announce that the
Middletown (Md.) Knights have officially been named to the 12th Annual MaxPreps Soccer Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard, which is in its sixth year honoring boys soccer.
This is one of the most prestigious team awards in all of high school sports and it is an exclusive honor reserved for the top 100 teams nationwide. In order to be eligible, a team must win a state championship and be highly ranked in the
MaxPreps National Rankings. For soccer, only 20 of the country's best are invited and with nearly 34,000 competing varsity teams. This puts the Knights ahead of 99.9 percent of their opponents!
In their 11th trip to the
MPSSAA state final, the Knights won their second straight Class 2A boys soccer state championship with a 1-0 victory over Fallston on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Loyola University. Middletown's Evan Joseph scored the eventual game-winning goal with 22 minutes left in the game which secured the program's sixth state title overall.
Photo Courtesy of Middletown HS
In back-to-back championship seasons, the Knights are and impressive 33-3-3 and finished this year at 19-1, which set a new school record for single season wins. Middletown outscored its opponents 65-10 and its last 11 goals unanswered. In 20 games, the team's stonewalled defense beat the 1987 school record for single season shutouts (11) with 13 shutouts including 384 shutout minutes.
At the end of the year, back-to-back
state champion Middletown was ranked
No. 1 in Class 2A,
No.2 in the state and
No.13 in the nation.
These incredible season achievements have earned the Middletown Knights an invitation to the 12th Annual Tour of Champions.
Please join us as we celebrate with the boys soccer team, coaching staff, students and fans on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 10:20 a.m. during a school assembly in the gym.
For more information about the Tour of Champions, please visit the
MaxPreps Tour of Champions site.
Photo Courtesy of Middletown HS
Photo Courtesy of Middletown HS
