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December 4, 2019

eSports national champions

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BY: Danny Barrett Jr.

RAYMOND – °Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø student Joshua Brandon has won the national championship in eSports after an undefeated season for fall 2019.

Brandon, of Vicksburg and a sophomore studying engineering at the Raymond Campus, went 9-0 for the semester playing Madden NFL 19. Including playoffs, his teams averaged 38 points per game against eight people playing as teams from three different schools. He beat Garden City Community College, of Kansas, in the national championship match.

Hinds is the lone community college in Mississippi competing in eSports, which is recognized officially by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Brandon plans to continue his education next fall at Mississippi State University.

From left: (standing) eSports Coach Jake Cockrell, Associate VP of Student Services Deandre House, HPR Department Chair Marcille McLendon, General Manager eSports Mark Stanton, Vice President of Institutional Advancement Randall Harris, Vice President of Raymond and Nursing Allied Campuses Dr. Keri Cole, eSports Coach Tiki Broome; (seated) eSports Champion Joshua Brandon, °Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø President Dr. Clyde Muse

Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND – °Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø 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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