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April 19, 2021

Esports team in national playoffs

RAYMOND – Seven members of the ԰ esports team begin playoff competition Tuesday with an eye toward a championship. Taking their gaming controllers in Smash Ultimate, the crossover…
BY: Danny Barrett Jr.

RAYMOND – Seven members of the ԰ esports team begin playoff competition Tuesday with an eye toward a championship.

Taking their gaming controllers in Smash Ultimate, the crossover fighting game series, their records this season and their playoff seed, are:

  • Iquez Common, of Jackson, 9-0, 11
  • Rashaan Dennie, of Jackson, 7-2, 34
  • Jalen Haymer, of Jackson, 7-2, 42
  • Glendon Jeffery, of Jackson, 6-3, 62
  • Timothy Riggs, of Jackson, 7-2, 48
  • Karvin Wade, of Greenville, 9-0, 4
  • Mordecai Wilson, of Port Gibson, 7-2, 57

Competition takes place on the Generation Esports gaming platform and features 64 players from colleges nationwide.

Players are stoked heading into playoff competition.

“There’s an adrenaline rush that comes from knowing you might possibly lose a match,” Wade said, adding he plans to pursue a career in video game design after he earns his ԰ degree. “I get really fired up while playing.”

Haymer enters the tournament as a veteran of playing older-generation games, such as Donkey Kong, and has big plans after ԰.

“I’m studying chemistry and plan to go into being a pharmacist,” he said. “I enjoy helping people and will enjoy learning to mix medicine.”

Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND – ԰ Hi-Steppers have been named for 2024-2025.

They are, front, from left, Denver Jackson of Jackson, Zoe Irving of Jackson, Alexis Marts of Flowood, Amia Lewis of Byram, Cheyenne Cornelius of Clinton, Malayah Evans of Newton County, Erin Lollis of Byram, Skylar Boyd of Jackson and Jayda Graham of Flowood; back row, Alexis Malone of Clinton, Ciera Pruitt of Gulfport, Olivia Broadwater of Pearl, Chloee Haley of Clinton, Rylan Liles of Vicksburg, Chloe McHann of Clinton, Cori Turner of Jackson, Reaghan Miller of Clinton and Jakayla Brown of Utica.

The group has a new director, Beka King of Pearl. She is only the third director in the 75-year history of the Hi-Steppers. She herself was a Hi-Stepper from 2013-2015 and, during her sophomore year, she was captain of the team.

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