Fort Bend ISD (May 12, 2025) – Fort Bend ISD launched an esports program at five high schools, including Austin, Clements, Elkins, Ridge Point and Travis, and successfully sent students to a state championship in its inaugural season.
“It started as just an idea this fall,” Ridge Point High School esports Coach Myron McReynolds said. “We saw esports as an opportunity for a group of underserved kids to compete for their school and become part of a team.”
Esports—short for electronic sports—is competitive video gaming where players compete individually or on teams.
Players represent their school just like students who participate in traditional sports and fine arts competitions.
During this first season (spring 2025), the district’s teams had never played together before and oftentimes faced off against more experienced teams from established esports programs.
Despite that, teams from Austin, Clements and Ridge Point high schools competed well enough to qualify for the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation 2025 Undisputed State Championships (TexSEF) at Baylor University earlier this month.
“This is a great accomplishment for a brand-new program just getting started,” McReynolds said. “Once we get some experience and our labs are fully up and running, we are expecting big things in the future for Fort Bend ISD esports.”
The district provided each participating campus with an esports lab that contains 11 high-end gaming PCs and 4 Switch console stations. The labs were installed this spring and will be fully operational for the 2025 fall semester.
TexSEF State Championship Results
- Austin High School, Valorant – Tied for 5th place
(Zeeshan Khan, Truman Pham, Arqish Prasla, Albert Wang, Lukas Dickinson) - Clements High School, Super Smash Bros. (3v3) – Tied for 13th place
(Terell Ford, Jaleel Mohabbat, Koen Ogunsulire, Mfoniso (David) Essien) - Ridge Point High School, Super Smash Bros. (3v3) Purple – Tied for 9th place
(Sage Amistad, Mace Amistad, Henry Yip) - Ridge Point High School, Super Smash Bros. (3v3) White – Tied for 9th place
(Walter Arballes, Trey Burnett, Rosa Ramirez) - Ridge Point High School, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Tied for 9th place
(Tristin Adsit, Sage Amistad, Adam Hawkins, Aaron Tunnell) - Ridge Point High School, Super Smash Bros. (1v1) – 13th place
(Walter Arballes) - Ridge Point High School, Super Smash Bros. (1v1) – 33rd place
(Sage Amistad)
FBISD teams also competed well in online competitions.
- Clements High School, League of Legends – High School Esports League – Champions
(Alex Chen, Justin Zhuang, Kyle Dong, Andy Zhou, Mingrui (Leo) Jiang) - Clements High School, Fortnite – High School Esports League – 9th Place
(Aaden Dickson, Aliveer Merchant) - Austin High School, Valorant – High School Esports League – Runner-Up
(Zeeshan Khan, Truman Pham, Arqish Prasla, Albert Wang, Lukas Dickinson) - Austin High School, Apex Legends – High School Esports League – 5th Place
(Johan Caruncho, Zeeshan Khan, Truman Pham) - Clements High School, Chess – TexSEF – State Champion
(Aditya Naidu, Bo-you Lee, Arjun Sethi) - Ridge Point High School, Tekken 8 (1v1) - VANTA State Champion and Runner-Up
(Walter Arballes, Eddie Nguyen)
TexSEF is an educator-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit esports organization serving Texas schools. Focused on student success, TexSEF promotes teamwork, leadership and career-ready skills.
Austin High School esports students
Clements High School esports students
Ridge Point High School esports students
