5 state champions crowned in GHSA esports spring state tournament
West Forsyth, Treutlen, Dodge, Carrollton and FCS Innovation Academy won the esports spring state championships Saturday in Cartersville.
West Forsyth, the Class 6A-4A Rocket League champion, beat Milton four games to two in the final for its first esports championship.
The GHSA sanctioned esports, short for electronic sports, as a championship sport in 2018.
Treutlen won the 3A-A Rocket League title, repeating as champion from last spring, by beating Whitewater four games to three in the final.
FCS Innovation Academy, a Fulton County STEM magnet school in Alpharetta, won Splatoon 3 for the second season in a row. FCS beat Brookwood three games to two.
Carrollton beat Webster County to win the NBA2K25 title. Webster County, the second-smallest county high school in the GHSA with about 140 students, was trying to win its first GHSA championship in any sport.
Results:
Class 6A-4A Rocket League
Final: West Forsyth d. Milton 4-2
Semifinal: Milton d. North Gwinnett 4-2
Semifinal: West Forsyth d. Forsyth Central 4-2
Class 3A-A Rocket League
Final: Treutlen d. Whitewater 4-3
Semifinal: Treutlen d. Pickens 4-0
Semifinal: Semifinal: Whitewater d. Trinity Christian 4-1
Madden NFL 25
Final: Dodge County d. Towers 2-0
Semifinal: Dodge County d. Burke County 2-0
Semifinal: Towers d. Westlake 2-1
NBA 2K25
Final: Carrollton d. Webster County 2-1
Semifinal: Carrollton d. Westlake 2-1
Webster County d. Creekside 2-0
Splatoon 3
Final: FCS Innovation Academy d. Brookwood 3-2
Semifinal: Brookwood d. Northview 3-2
Semifinal: FCS Innovation d. Carrollton 3-1
About the Author
Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.
