Benton High School Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake O’ the Pines
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Jun 16th, 2021 by Keith Worrall
Modified Jun 16th, 2021 at 2:13 PM
Benton High School Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing
Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake O’ the Pines
JEFFERSON, Texas (June 15, 2021) – The Benton High School duo of Peyton Grantham of Benton, Louisiana, and Tanner Underwood of Bossier City, Louisiana, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake of the Pines Presented by Googan Baits Presented by Hosting Pro Jeff Sprague on Saturday in Jefferson, Texas. The victory advanced the winning team to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.
TOP 10 RESULTS
RANK
SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY
ANGLER NAME
BASS
WEIGHT
1st
Benton High School*
Peyton Grantham*
Tanner Underwood*
5
22-15
2nd
Hallsville*
Noah Jarrett*
Cooper Mayes*
5
22-4
3rd
Henderson*
Brayden Cross*
Jack Hacker*
5
16-1
4th
Elizabeth High School
Ty Haymon
Bryce Tichy
5
15-10
5th
Carlisle High School
Colby Crim
Caleb Crim
5
15-9
6th
Harleton
Brayten Harper
Corbin Sanders
5
15-8
7th
Winnsboro
Gage Ivey
Pake South
5
15-4
8th
North Desoto
Will Henderson
Justin Lafitte
5
15-1
9th
North Desoto
Evan Howe
Drake Wadsworth
5
13-14
10th
Queen City Bass Fishing Assoc.
Dylan Benson
Carson Dillinger
5
13-10
*Top 10% of teams advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship
Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
EVENT, DATE, LOCATION, HOST
U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Mississippi River Open Presented by Googan Baits
July 31
Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wis.
La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau
2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals
Jun. 30 – Jul. 3
Lake Hartwell, Anderson, S.C.
Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau
The first 25 high school teams that enter each U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournament will receive a free Favorite Fishing package, including one Favorite Fishing casting rod and reel, one Favorite Fishing spinning rod and reel, six packs of Googan Baits and two Favorite Fishing hats, a total package value of $230. Most tournaments will also be hosted by a Bass Pro Tour angler or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler, giving high school students the chance to meet the sport’s top pros. As an added bonus, the winning team at each tournament will receive a guided fishing trip with their pro angler host.
U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. The U.S. Army High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2020 World Finals.
Full schedules and the latest announcements, photos and articles are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and MajorLeagueFishing.com.
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