How a high school dominates Rocket League

The true story behind the high school that went viral for hosting their own Rocket League LAN - How it all came together and how it turned out for the team.
Huge thanks to Stephen and Detroit Catholic Central for providing the footage!
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[@FYIJuncaj]

Thank you for sharing our story ❤

[@landohh]

Mannn I wish I was at your school😭 I’m at the other side of the state in Jenison but that whole assembly match idea is so cool

[@JosephHenderson-n2h]

Qvq

[@flamekid0690]

My team goated fr

[@tbs7163]

Congrats on the title and your program. So glad you "worked" with Sunlesskhan to share it. Great timing Sunless with the major going on. I actually stopped that stream to watch this video first.

[@YRO.]

At least finish watching the video before commenting

[@Cubing-Physicxs]

Bro the high schoolers were so powerful they made Epic Games tweet something that isn't marketing

[@MadBananaRL]

lol

[@MartinDimitrov-c2b]

Gods

[@fusselised-slugcat]

So true! XD

[@SebIsHim.]

lmao

[@HeatherStep]

fr

[@Tankdestroyer467]

Being able to be a part of my school eSports Rocket League team was fun. It actually challenged me to get better. :)

[@rebel__dragon3521]

bro i hope my school would make one but they old asf and they prolly dont even know what esports means😭

[@Codo_Lyoko]

I am so jealous man

[@Cautttionnn]

Same here being on the team pushed me to actually try

[@kaoticsymphony4279]

Now take that into life and always strive to be better in all things that you do and are. And don't be arrogant and you will have a fruitful life.

[@zayeer11]

Our school made it to region semis and got kicked 💀 it’s actually competitive I was surprised

[@WtchDctr]

Ka-Chow was one of our high school prospects last year. He since has been signed on to our team, then proceeded to win states and then nationals. I'm super excited to be playing with him next year in college

[@exinityyy]

yo just curious do u happen to know like the average rank for hs rocket league? im gc 1 going into 10th and wondering if im not good enough

[@WtchDctr]

@exinityyy you're always good enough, brother. just keep pushing to be better. Gc1 depending on the region is usually average. The teams that do well at states are usually two gc3/ssl players and a champ3/gc1

[@scallopRL]

@@exinityyythere are some hs teams that are made up of low champ d2-3 players you’ll kill it bro

[@untuxable5076]

Major props to the athletics director stepping out and saying "yes, Esports is a thing, let's put it under athletics." I've known a few local teams that have petered out after a year or two because the team doesn't live anywhere in the official school ecosystem; that's a big step. Great video!

[@jasons9895]

i just spent my entire last semester of college putting together a Rocket League live comp with my classmates, Jo, Tim, and Justin for our senior capstone class, and getting the teams was the hardest part of it, and making en entire esports arena for TV in 1 weekend was the other hardest part, so I completely understand where steven was coming from with struggling to find another school, and the rush to put everything together, great job Steven

[@bankshalvorson5713]

i wish my high school had this level of resources/dedication to rocket league, i played soccer and loved it there but it would’ve been amazing to compete here as well

[@koolaidsalad]

so true. kids playing video games used to be seen as a negative thing but now it is a little more understood and supported those damn baby boomers are coming around after all

[@DuaneJeffers]

As one of the Online Services devs tasked with integrating PlayVS in to Rocket League, this warms my heart to see Detroit Catholic taking the literal ball and run with it! Awesome doc!

[@potato4481]

bro that local news station is such a meme 😂

[@wingman4117]

I play in the Michigan RL Program (top 10 in the state), and yeah the program is awesome. Just the feeling of playing Rocket League for your school is incredible, going into every game knowing you could play at a lan if you preform well is surreal.

[@valued_]

Just curious, what is the level of play? I’m hoping to be in the program next year and wondering what standards I should be meeting (what rank I should be at, etc.) Also, are there only fall and spring seasons? I have to figure out how to fit that into my schedule as well 😂

[@Metanauris]

im guessing high champ and above​@@valued_

[@wingman4117]

@@valued_This can change year to year, but last year 2v2 was in the fall and 3v3 was in the winter/spring (Feb-May). I played 3s and we had a C2, Myself as a C1, and a D1 and were 7th in the state. The top teams (like the Catholic school) will probably have 3 GCs. But we played teams anywhere from GCs to golds and plats, so any rank can play, but obviously some at a higher level than others.

[@thrpotatoasfgfejfidieiidkr7071]

Michigan like university of Michigan?

[@zachplaysrl]

Sunless Khan makes such good videos! So well edited and he deserves so many more views in my opinion. You can see how much effort he puts in and how skilled he is at putting everything together into a perfect vibe.

[@tremedy9876]

This made me so happy. I remember being heavily made fun of in school for being a gamer. Our community hasn't always been accepted by the mainstream. I'm glad I was able to crawl so that kids now can run ❤

[@mdodry]

Esports is becoming more and more like ACTUAL sports and i am here for it🤩

[@corruptkevint3915]

I really respect the dedication and contribution he puts into making esports an actual sport and gaining recognition for it. It really does mean so much to be realized and appreciated for something you are good at that not many others understand. Just to even be noticed just as we did at our school after we won state means a lot so I really am glad that he is going to this level to raise the bar for highschool because everyone deserves such an amazing and unforgettable opportunity such as this and I really hope it can continue to grow and spread to all highschools across the country

[@RexMightyMo]

The more I watch this guy the more I love rl. I may only be a diamond 2 player but sunless khan really made rocket league for me my fav competitive game of all time

[@ConnMC]

The fact this school is so close to me and MANY of my friends go here… it’s crazy to see how big this story has gotten and even having a sunless khan video on it… actually crazy. Amazing video Sunless!

[@StainlessBike]

I was able to do Playvs with my high school and we ended up getting second in my state. really cool to see this in a Sunless video

[@lifeoffootball367]

Thank you for showing the world our endeavours to reach this life long dream of ours 😄🙏

[@Yaumii]

i'm 30 years old, and i've been playing RL for just over 3 years. When i was 15, in highscool in my country, i was always with the other geeks, we played on the only "good" PC our "students house" had at the time, and the other students didn't like us. I am very glad those kids in detroit got to experience this, full support, and lasting memories !

[@657fowler94]

I know you can't pump out such high quality content every day but it sucks how long I have to wait for a new sunless video! Another class video again!

[@conore5154]

This brought back some good memories. Me and some friends made an RL team for our high school over covid and ended up going to nationals. So awesome to see the esport growing.

[@ghost192837645]

Been playing for 9 years and I have over 6,000 hours and lately been feeling like RL is dying and this video gave me some light at the end of that tunnel, thank you for still caring about a game that changed my life.

[@Domniqq_]

i love how sunless can take a story and make it so much more than just a story love these vids

[@10Noah357]

ARE YOU A SIGMA?

[@Rob.idk.10]

ARE YOU A SIGMA? (chain)

[@linnickschlanter4712]

This is so cringe

[@10Noah357]

@@linnickschlanter4712 bro 💀

[@hofsvision6928]

I absolutely love this guys passion and energy, that took a lot of hardwork and determination for something he didn't have to do. This coach is why the game will grow.

[@Mist_SZN]

As someone who’s pursing an esports career and in a program at my school, this is amazing

[@MitchAboutGames]

This is such a fantastic story. Love the editing, the music, and the storytelling... you're still absolutely delivering man.

[@joshuaperez8926]

Man watching this filled me with so much joy. I hope esports and Rocket League in particular continue to grow in high schools around the country ❤️

[@BluBoi70]

My school also has an esports team. Biglerville won state championships for Rocket League.

[@skizzot91r]

Absolutely immaculate story... havent played RL in years but still watch your videos

[@centiphix2787]

One of the best videos sunless has produced, quality has always been great but the way all the events occurred are just amazing!

[@spr5033]

That was such a good watch! Shout out to Stephen for putting this all together and changing the future of so many students.

[@DaloltonTv]

This is the best video I’ve seen in years, actually brought a tear to my eye.

[@briziongah]

This is such a great video. Love your videos Sunless!!! The heart behind this is amazing!

[@timothysvlogs1]

My school was the School who vs Detroit Catholic Central it was a very intense match not that I played in it, but I watched it. It looked super fun and hope to be in something like that.

[@ryanvelazquez9179]

They rolled this out my senior year of highschool. It was such a blast and im glad to see that 8ts still going so strong

[@progactif]

W sunless for giving the spotlight to the community, the school and Steven.

[@Upbeat_14VODS]

I wish that I did not narrowly miss the time period in which I could play esports for my school - high school and college. High School did not have a team until '23, and college had a team, but the director AND coaches did not care about their players. Happy to start seeing some success stories for others though - lets keep this trend going and give students a way to compete that doesn't require immense physical training, induce mental issues, or a risk of blunt force trauma.

[@MATATTOO.]

Smashing vid lad, really hope we can see more of this going forward.

[@TheGaara802]

When i was in HS in 2008-2012, if they did something like this that gym would be empty. The change is amazing.

[@CobraInDaGrass]

This video is crazy surreal, Nice Job Stephen!

[@dominichayles2271]

Ok so I’m a 14-year-old gamer who is a champ and started playing around the end of Season 7 and could only play on the weekends and breaks. I’m about to go into 9th grade and want to go into E-Sports for the first time, but E-Sports is laughed at in my school which makes me sad because this is something that I’m really passionate about and if my school doesn’t take this thing seriously then it might ruin my future. An E-Sports team in my state got FULL scholarships for doing E-Sports so now I have a real goal that I have, but it just feels like that’s impossible😔😔😔

[@willspinner2968]

As a dude from Michigan this is aweosme sunless

[@bmxjohnify]

Sunless, I love your videos. Your videos are the only reason I still play RL. Your awesome. Period. Thank you for being there and an inspiration to keep trucking through the idiots that I have to suffer through to play and enjoy the game. Thanks again sunless for everything.

[@brianfox5333]

Well done Sunless - this is the best RL video dropped this year

[@Triticle]

my old school did a esports team and they didnt have ANY budget, i tried to join then immediately left after realizing i wasnt going to be able to fulfill my high level esports dream. They would have made us compete on nintendo switches for rocket league... whilst other schools had gaming rooms/took esports MUCH more serious

[@KeefWithNoTeef]

Man...if this existed back when I was in high school when I left school every day at 11am after study hall senior year to go home and play Counter-strike competitively. I would actually have teammates/ clan members that didn't live across the country to practice with. Great story!

[@proximalbeet9537]

My high school team and I played against Catholic Central in playvs, and they are an insane team. KaChow is an amazing player.

[@notheories9012]

Holy crap, what a great video! Schools doing this these days is so cool. Man I'm old...

[@alexdraco5395]

I’m someone who has played rocket league for my school for 2 years using playvs first as the worst player on the team then eventually moving to captain, thanks for showing a spotlight on my side (haven’t done anything like this, closest is one streamed show match that we won 3-2 where my heart was almost in cardiac arrest)

[@raynibbs4679]

Hey Sunless! Sir, you have always been a favorite video maker of mine, but that one was just over the top. I am old, and started computer gaming on punch card computers at a university. Got the commodore vic20 and so on to the present day and have over 3k hours in Rocket League. The story of a school starting a program that would REALLY interest todays' young people, and watching the enthusiasm for it, brought out some strong emotions in me. Thank you for that story. Take care Sunless.

[@notcaleb64]

Glad I'm watching this 3 days before I tryout for Rocket League

[@Stalepotato1]

This is awesome! I wish they would have done this type of stuff when I was in school. Granted rocket League didn't come out for another 8 years after I graduated lol. Still very cool to see this being done!

[@Happymechanic]

We have an esports team at our high school. It hard in our area trying to get support so it awesome to see what he did. My youngest is trying out for our RL in the fall. It’s exciting because he got me into it during the pandemic and I so support these kids I’m old 51 🤣🤣 and I’m trying to get parents to play also 😁

[@Jack-qs6gh]

I think Rocket League is one of the few e-sports titles that can do this. It is super easy to understand, there is a skill curve and its car football. I think we could see academy teams from RLCS in the future.

[@mydogisdexter1]

Am honored that the guy that started all of that went to school in my home state

[@Laxxing.]

I got to go to a LAN event for my HS and we won the PA state championship for RL. Super cool experience to go and compete. They are really trying to branch out into esports after our win.

[@ubern3rd]

Gyms are generally setup with having the entire school being there in mind and for celebrations. Just have to find the right person. Get that principal's assistant, she's clutch!

[@jasonknoll5170]

Passion is what drives grass-roots stuff like this that blooms

[@clyxs]

10:04 you can see his happiness dude, crazy story

[@TheTEN24]

This is freaking wild. When I was in highschool no one cared about gaming and there was definitely no school teams. Would have been so damn cool to do stuff like this instead of just baseball or basketball and stuff like that.

[@adam2uber]

What an awesome story. Love how one of the kids chose KA CHOW as a name.

[@outlawisildur8121]

I love this, how things have changed since the early ZX spectrum days of video games. I hope this catches on properly in the UK.

[@ZacharyDeMoor]

Love this style of video. Would absolutely love to hear more of these type of stories, Rocket League or not. Thanks for sharing, Sunless.

[@someoneonearth5354]

I was part of this years tournament for playvs. We were on the pacific region instead of the east. Sadly couldn’t make it to state championships but we finished top 5 for our bracket

[@BassetiCars]

I played at Rockford High and have played DCC in MHSEL and PlayVS and they are a really good team! Wish my school had done something like this!

[@Saxxy_Mann]

My school actually plays in the same league as DCC, but for smash-this video hits me in the nuts cause they kicked our asses in playoffs last year lmao

[@michaelreilly2801]

Genuinely brought tears to my eyes! Great video

[@patch1459]

CC was like my high schools second rival for soccer when I played but it’s cool to see sunless make a video about this

[@TheOGRizzlerOfficial]

I am Gold 3 and I can consistently air dribble, ceiling shot, kuxir pinch, and speedflip. I can inconsistently musty flick, ground pinch, double tap, and flip reset.

[@adamdodski3627]

Imagine knowing you have such dedicated followers you can come in and make a video every couple months and it'll net you rent for a month almost instantly on hitting YT

[@TrueDec]

15:23 the voice crack in MaRcUSSss is the best😂😂

[@sportstj11]

thats amazing just shows how video games are making a impact in a positive way keep it going

[@DoctorHoney272]

This is so wild. I was born just a few years too early to play rocket league in high school or collegiate esports.

[@enonomic_vr]

the what a save poster got me so good

[@Chizinky]

A top 100 player in HIGH SCHOOL?? safe to say these leagues are definitely not something to forget

[@Renokas1]

OH AM LOVING THIS!!

[@TheMelonHeadMan]

great story! it would be awesome if more schools did this, great to see those people having fun

[@tuf_unkn0wn]

Randomly seeing a Sunless video about what I thought was a small program my school uses for esports is crazy

[@domingolazaro6942]

starting an email by saying "Hi Father" is crazy

[@Mikeytheguy]

I wish I could've played for my high school.

[@nolanmusso22]

I lowkey wish I was at that school. Where I live it’s a stereotype that the people whole are on the e-sports team “have no life” or “are weird” or “ are nerds” but sometimes it looks fun. And I could maybe help those kids who are good at video games but don’t have the money for a pc because I think my school supplies the set up but the players can also help to get better peripherals

[@xXageraXx]

Prior to this video, I only knew the show match happened because the Ferris Esports discord was talking about it that very day

[@IAmADog23]

Wow, this video put a smile on my face. And it made me hopeful for the future of this game!

[@prformulahcr2733]

It's always a good day when sunless uploads!

[@Genny207]

WholesomeKhan back at it with another mini docu, lets go!

[@CosmicFlamesMM2]

Man i wish they brought this to my area. This is would be awesome to have

[@daveparkin3286]

Best sunless vid I’ve seen in a while. Great story..

[@jackcristofano7499]

It’s always a great day when sunless posts

[@deki_rl]

bro they went to game seven vs my friends highschool

[@yungspung3635]

So hype. I really loved this and was smiling the whole video

[@reavz8262]

I did something like this in high school, though we didn’t do it there, but at home with what we had. Though going to state was surreal.

[@AlphaAffectRL]

Im going to highschool next year i hope they do this sometime

[@hoolapelota]

Bro that what a save flag is priceless

[@animasageedits2088]

It’s always a good day when Sunless uploads❤

[@Foll_Nays]

thats sick to get an e-sports event on a school imagine the pressure for the players

[@noahjackson6081]

Living in Michigan and seeing this is so sick!!

[@hoon-kay4840]

thats crazy, my school has now maybe 2 rocket league players including me, we have like 10 people that just play super smash bros and that's it. we get rolled every season in the PIEA program ;-;

[@Hi-sz9yg]

I was in the playvs cup tourna twice. Lost round 2 twice.

[@Merffinn]

bro i just finished high school, why did I have to miss out on this