The Bethlehem Central High School Eagles Esports team has been named the top Esports team in the nation by USA Today. The nationwide news publication regularly ranks the top 25 high school teams.
Check out the USA Today Sports/PlayVS Super 25 esports rankings here.
The rankings are compiled by PlayVS, a scholastic and collegiate esports and gaming and curriculum platform. Play VS analyzed the performance of all high schools competing on its platform in spring 2026 determine the Top 25 esports programs nationwide. Schools must actively compete in at least five (5) unique esports titles to be eligible. Schools are ranked by the average match-win percentage of their top-performing team within each esports title. In the case of tied averages, tiebreakers are determined by the average game-win percentage and overall program size.
The Bethlehem team had a winning match percentage of 93.75% and a winning game percentage of 88.71% across the five leagues it competes in.
“This is a monumental accomplishment for our team,” said team coach Navaar Johnson. “I am very proud of these students.”
BC Eagles Esports Team Competitors
- Alejandro Ortiz Montoya, Grade 10
- Alex Stapleton, Grade 10
- Brady Arneson, Grade 11
- Colin Suhr, Grade 10
- Derrick Danza, Grade 10
- Eric Zheng, Grade 12
- Ian Talens, Grade 12
- James Grabeau, Grade 9
- John Stapleton, Grade 12
- Kai White, Grade 9
- Karthik Narayan, Grade 12
- Luca Ruggiero, Grade 11
- Matthew Foster, Grade 11
- Max Yaeger, Grade 11
- Niccolo Genovese, Grade 11
- Peyton Gray, Grade 11
- Shaurya Chougule, Grade 10
- Taj Naser, Grade 12
- Will Jensen, Grade 11