It was more of the same for Casey Barron’s ESports teams. Much like it has been the last couple of years, the League of Legends team, TFS Mushrooms, made Tallulah Falls one of the top programs in the state.
In a season that spans fall and spring, the Mushrooms — consisting of Nana Amakawah, Junyi “Rick” He, Yuyue “David” Hu, Jingan “Jerry” Sang, Jingyi “Jason” Sang, Daniel Shin, and William Xu — compiled an overall record of 28-7. In the fall, the team was 16-5, ranked fifth in the state, and made the Elite 8. In the spring season, the Mushrooms were 12-2, ranked fourth, and again advanced to the Elite 8.
The Rocket League team, Tallulah Falls Indians, went 5-3 in the fall and made the playoffs. They followed that up with a 6-8 spring. The fall also saw the ESports program add a Madden team (Jesse Reames) and a FIFA team (Gareth Mickels). Reames was 8-6 and ranked 15th in the state, making the playoffs. Mickels went 3-6.
The Mushrooms nearly had to forfeit their season when several members were planning to head home overseas early. However, a hang-up in those plans allowed the team to finish what they started. That group ends a three-year run that includes three Elite 8 runs and a Final Four.
