MGCCC’s Fornett wins Madden championship

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast's Jaheim Fornett won an NJCAA eSports championship in Madden NFL 25 in a convincing sweep in the finals.

Fornett was the sixth seed in the Tier 3 spring opt-in tournament in the football competition, and he swept Seward County 28-14 and 38-21 in the semifinals. That set up a showdown against East Georgia State, and Fornett won that title with a 36-28, 51-32 sweep in the best-of-three series. 

Fornett is a student at MGCCC's Jackson County Campus.

Fornett's championship matchup can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLbrxid45w.

The Bulldogs' team of William Madison and Cameron Conley made it to the championship of the Call of Duty: Warzone competition. They lost to Glen Oaks 3-1 in the best-of-five series. 

The team of Jim Hanlon and Kristian Smith lost in the third-place match against Shelton State.

Gulf Coast's eSports team is coached by Courtland Johnson.

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