CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity eSports team captured its first GHSA State Championship on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Bartow County Schools E-Sports Arena.
MV, competing in the 1A-2A Division, bested Tattnall County 3-2 in the Semifinals before taking down Burke County 3-1 in the Finals.
Below is a recap of the event written by Coach Aaron Hawkins and Coach Nikolai Ibanez.
Congratulations to our coaches and players on a memorable season!
RECAP
Written by Aaron Hawkins and Nikolai Ibanez
The Mount Vernon Esports team arrived on campus at 6:45 AM on Saturday, Dec. 14 to drive over to the Bartow County Schools Esports Arena. Our first match was against Tattnall County High School’s Brinstar Bashers.
Our first match had Lucas playing as Jigglypuff against Camrine Bacon as Banjo.
We started out with a 1-0 lead as Lucas won his first two matches to clinch the set with ease.
Callum then played his set as R.O.B. vs John Reddish’s Sonic.
The match was extremely close but Callum had practiced the matchup and knew how to counter the sonic. Putting Mount Vernon at 2-0 with one match to go.
Alan’s match did not go as planned as a very well played Kazuya by Jonathan Ruiz prevailed.
Callum then played an extremely close rematch game against John Reddish’s Ness putting the overall score at 2-2. It was Lucas that brought the game home, defeating Ruiz’s Joker and Kazuya taking the Up A Mustangs to the Finals!
The Finals were in the ESports arena. We set up next to the 40 Miners from Burke County High School.
They had two extremely good players: Chase Marshall, a King K. Rule player and an extremely talented Little Mac played by Jose Leon.
The match started with Alan Maceyko, as Falco, cutting through Zadin Richardson’s Roy. This was followed by one of the closest matches of the season with Callum Graham’s R.O.B. playing against the Little Mac.
The game was fierce. Callum took the first round but Jose won the second and the third. Each game came down to the last stock and milliseconds of reaction time determined the outcome.
With the score at 1-1 Lucas Williams played Chase Marshall.
The first game did not go our way but Lucas adapted and with some incredible acrobatics, reads, we can definitely talk about his patience, baiting, and timing! and effort he was able to outplay the K. Rule putting Mount Vernon at 2-1 with one match to go.
Callum Stepped up last, expecting a rematch with Jose but Chase Marshall stayed in. Chase tried to counter Callum but it was not enough and with a nail biting two rounds Callum took the final stock from The 40 Miners securing a State Championship for the Mustangs!
About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.
MUSTANG ESPORTS CAPTURES GHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
