Despite his roots as an Lake Stevens Viking, Velazquez made his mark in the tournament for players for the Green Bay Packers mut coins. MVP player Aaron Rodgers and star wide receiver Davante Adam, along with the team's speed created a style of play flawless, Velazquez said.

It was not the Super Bowl, but tens of thousands of people were able to watch the live performance of Velazquez, and a recording of the game has received more than 340,000 viewers on the streaming service Twitch. Officials from Washington's high school esports association believe Velazquez is the first state's Esports national champion. When the flu epidemic kept them separate, video games played at Lake Stevens High School experienced a renaissance.

"People were already engaging with one another digitally, and this was just a really natural extension," said Trevor Wood, an 11th-grade English instructor and advisor for the school's video game club. "The district and the school were extremely interested in seeing the video game club flourishing, because it was one of the only ways kids could communicate with one another socially."

The recent popularity of the game "Among Us," an online multiplayer competition has attracted Velazquez and many others to the club. Before COVID-19 Wood stated that the video game club had fewer than 10 members. About 60 students have joined the discussion channel of the group.

This year, the club also got into the competitive side of gaming and took on high school students of Washington along with other schools across the nation across the country in a variety of esports. The group has tackled events in "Mario Kart" and "League of Legends" but with little accomplishment, but Velazquez's win could be a boost for the club buy Madden 22 coins. Wood stated that the team's "Super Smash Bros." team is in the process of making the state finals contest and remains undefeated.