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Columbia High School E-sports team won the 2025 Splatoon 3 competition. Players include Brandon Barber, Seanic Games, Jaldon Bailey, Jeremiah Dale, and Head Coach De'Meiko Merriweather (AHSAA Photo | David Holtsford) 
 

 

Pelham High School E-sports athlete Xavier Merchant (right) defeated Madden defending champion Corey Robinson from Bob Jones for Pelham’s first E-sports title. Shown with Merchant is Pelham Coach Spencer Stone (AHSAA Photo | David Holtsford) 

 

 

Bob Jones High School’s Rocket League E-sports team won for the 11^th consecutive season in Tuesday’s AHSAA spring state competition. The team is coached by Aubree White. The players include Blake Williamson, Christian Ritchey, and Brayden Myers
(AHSAA PHOTO | David Holtsford)

 

 

 

 

 

E-sports completes its 7^th Year in the AHSAA
Bob Jones wins  E-sports Rocket League Title for 11^th Time;
Columbia claims its first two E-sports Championships 

    MONTGOMERY – Bob Jones High School of Madison captured the E-sports championship in the Rocket League competition for the 11^th straight time Tuesday, and  Columbia High School of neighboring Huntsville emerged as the NBA 2K and Splatoon 3 competition champion as the school claimed its first two E-Sports titles in school history.
    Pelham High School also won its first E-sports The spring E-sports championships concluded Tuesday at Huntingdon College with championships crowned in five different competitions. The computer game competition has been held twice a year since 2019. There was no competition in the spring of 2020 – during the Covid Pandemic.

• Auburn downed the Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering  (ASCTE) 2-0, posting 123-111 and 118-116 scores to claim the Mario Kart 8 title. Auburn’s team, AHS Blue, consisted of Nathaniel Martin, Race Harden, Kounte Threadgill, and Sean McDonough. The coach is Jacque Middleton. The best 2-of-3 competition included four races per circuit with points given after the conclusion of each race, based on the race standings.   ASCTE’s team, the Joycon Drifters, is coached by Matt Bohon. The team players included Nicholas Sifuentes, Preston Pritchard, Isabel Schelmbauer, and Jacob Shumer.
• Columbia  High School, coached by, defeated Monroe County 2-0 in to win the NBA 2K basketball competition. Columbia, which played as the Boston Celtics, defeated Monroe County, playing as the Oklahoma City Thunder in both games – with the final  victory a 56-45 win. Columbia’s coach was De’Meiko Merriwether, and its player was Mikale Ezell. Monroe County’s team, coached by Brady Litzinger, had Canilus Brown at the controls.
• Columbia also won Splatoon 3 event 3-1 over Hazel Green High School. Using the name Eagle Agency 3, Merriweather’s squad consisted of Brandon Barber, Seanic Games, Jaldon Bailey, and Jeremiah Dale. Hazel Green, coached by William Bailey, played as the GHS Dionyus. Team members were Audrey Benson , Isebella Summers, Cayden Ned, and Kaeson Fudge.
• Pelham High School’s E-Sports squad won the Madden football event for its first E-sports state title beating Bob Jones High School 2-0. The Patriots’ coach, Aubree White, pitted veteran player Corey Robinson against Pelham’s Xavier Merchant. The Panthers are coached by Spencer Stone. Merchant, using the team’s name Xavier PHS, played as the Baltimore Ravens, won 20-10 and 27-24 over Robinson, who was playing as the Buffalo Bills and used the team’s name BJHS Robinson.
• Bob Jones High School rebounded to win the Rocket League title for the 11^th straight season beating Calera 4-2 in the best-of-7 competition. Using the team moniker BJHS Fusion, the Patriots won 3-1, 0-2, 2-0, 4-3, 0-5 and 7-1 to keep their winning streak alive. White’s squad consisted of Luck Scherer, Max Dunkerley, and Jonah Brooks. Calera, using the team’s name Calera RL Blue, consisted of Blake Williamson, Christian Ritchey, and Brayden Myers. The coach is Colin Miller.
• Thompson High School’s E-Sports team captured the Super Smash Brothers Ultimate  game title beating Hoover 3-1. The Warriors, coached by Cole Pruitt, won their sixth Esports named their team The Admirals. Gavin Martin, Luke Shields, and Hayes Paganelli made up the squad. Hoover, coached by Candace Brown, called its team Hoover SSB 1. Team members were Chase Gaston, Rehan Jiwani, and Parker Sims.