ARC esports team advances to 2025 National PlayVS Cup Championship

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Three of the country’s best high school Street Fighter 6 players are heading to compete on the biggest stage.

Thursday night, the Academy of Richmond County’s esports team, Musketeer Strike, comprised of William Banks, Isaiah Jackson, and Caleb Walls, advanced to the 2025 National PlayVS Cup Championship.

Musketeer Strike took down San Marcos High School out of California (3-2) in a best-of-five semifinal match.

The thrilling victory places ARC among the top two high school Street Fighter 6 teams in the nation.

On June 4th, the team will compete in the National PlayVS Cup Championship against the Science Academy of South Texas.

Not only are bragging rights at stake, but major scholarship money is on the table.

First place will receive $4,500, and second place will receive $3,000 in scholarship funds.

Musketeer Strike previously won the 2025 PlayVS Eastern Region Championship for Street Fighter 6, and Thursday’s victory cements the program’s position as one of the country’s premier high school esports programs.