HR341 Summary

• Recognizes Xavier Merchant of Pelham High School for winning Alabama's first esports state championship in Madden NFL 25.
• Merchant defeated defending state champion Corey Robinson of Bob Jones High School in a best-of-three series with scores of 20-10 and 27-24.
• Credits coach Spencer Stone with guiding Pelham to its first esports championship.
• Acknowledges the achievement as marking the beginning of a new era for the Pelham Panthers Esports Team and the growing impact of esports programs across Alabama.
• House of Representatives commends Merchant for his remarkable victory.