Louisburg College wins junior college men’s soccer championship

Max Blackmore might not have scored a more important goal all season than the one he registered Saturday – the one that gave Louisburg a 1-0 double-overtime victory over Tyler (Texas) to become national junior college men’s soccer champions.

After a scoreless regulation and first overtime period, the Hurricanes freshman from England broke the deadlock in the 102nd minute as he made a probing run into the 6-yard box and redirected a crossing volley from Jaric Spath into the net.

Blackmore’s goal was his 34th of season.

The championship is the first national title of any kind won by a Louisburg men’s athletics program. With the win the Hurricanes improved to 24-1-0 on the year, while Tyler finishes at 19-4-0.

The Hurricanes’ Martin Dell was named coach of the tournament, while Blackmore earned tournament MVP honors after scoring at least once in each tournament match.

This story was originally published November 21, 2015 at 7:57 PM with the headline "Louisburg College wins junior college men’s soccer championship."