MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Tyner Redden and Hayes Grooms of Greenbrier, Ark., had plenty of fun Sunday on Norfork Lake, and it was rather rewarding. Their limit of five bass weighed 16 pounds, 5 ounces as they won the 2019 Bassmaster High School Central Open Tournament on Norfork Lake.
“It was fun,” Grooms said. “It’s a good feeling. We put in a lot of hard work. It’s paying off.”
The team, which fishes for the Greenbrier Fishing Club, topped the 83-team field with a catch that was anchored by a 6-5 largemouth.
“It was our first fish of the day,” said Redden, who was throwing a jig to bushes when the big fish bit only 10 feet from the boat. “It got me nervous because it got stuck in a bush for a little awhile. I knew he was big, but then I saw it. It just unwrapped itself eventually.”
The team experienced trolling motor issues early in the morning, but the big bass three hours into the day started them on their way. Both 10th-graders, Redden and Grooms are fishing three high school circuits with Redden’s father, Jonathan, serving as boat captain. They finished more than 2 pounds ahead of second-place anglers Connor Crafton and Jade Craft of NEA Youth Fishing in Arkansas who had 14-0. Redden and Grooms earned $1,000 for their fishing club, which included $200 for the Big Bass award.
The event paid 12 places, and the Top 10 percent of the field — eight teams — qualified to fish the High School National Championship, which will feature around 300 teams who will vie for $150,000 in scholarship prizes.
The team of Keaton Bassham and Huntley York of Arkansas Youth Bassers won the Bassmaster Junior Central Open, which was also held on Norfork and featured anglers from second through eighth grades.
Weighing in before the high school event, Bassham and York had the only limit, which weighed 10-5.
“I’m excited,” Bassham said. “We’re ready to go to Tennessee for the Junior National Championship.”
The team caught their fish on purple and pumpkin floating worms. The event had eight paid entries with the winners receiving $150 for their bass club.
In second place was the team of Nic Sitton and Dawson Cooper of Greenbrier, Ark. They actually tied Brady Horton and Rhett Horton, also of Arkansas, with 6-5, but their big bass of 4-7 was the tiebreaker. The team earned $75 for second and $50 for big bass, which they said will go to “buying some new baits.”
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Norfolk, Mountain Home AR.
2019 Bassmaster High School Central Open 4/28-4/28
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Tyner Redden - Hayes Grooms Greenbrier High School- AR 0
Day 1: 5 16-05 Total: 5 16-05
2. Connor Crafton - Jade Craft NEA Youth Fishing-AR 0
Day 1: 5 14-00 Total: 5 14-00
3. Brady Rogers - Brock Rogers Bradleyville HS-MO 0
Day 1: 5 13-07 Total: 5 13-07
4. Tiger Manuel - Hunter Hayes White Sulphur High School- LA 0
Day 1: 5 13-05 Total: 5 13-05
5. Ethan King - Hall Hobbs SC Fishing Team- AL 0
Day 1: 5 13-02 Total: 5 13-02
6. Jacob Tarpley - Keigan Maturin Teurlings Catholic High School- 0
Day 1: 5 13-00 Total: 5 13-00
7. Ryan Persson - Bryer Boyd Ozark High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 12-04 Total: 5 12-04
8. Kyle Simmons - Brett Halstead Capital City High School- KS 0
Day 1: 5 12-03 Total: 5 12-03
9. Ridge Mullis - Garrison Palmer Hillcrest High School- AL 0
Day 1: 5 12-00 Total: 5 12-00
10. Courtney Barron - Lance Lee Mountain Home High School- AR 0
Day 1: 5 11-15 Total: 5 11-15
10. Chandler Pruett - Tyler Crews Scotts Hill Student Anglers-TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-15 Total: 5 11-15
12. BJ Collins - Carson Lovin Chatuge Anglers-NC 0
Day 1: 5 11-10 Total: 5 11-10
12. Brayden Stotler - Grainger Pollert Southside Anglers- IN 0
Day 1: 5 11-10 Total: 5 11-10
14. Connor Jacob - Sam Smith Peoria Bass Team-IL 0
Day 1: 5 11-07 Total: 5 11-07
15. Dylan Nimrod - Collin Stephens De Soto Bass Team- KS 0
Day 1: 5 11-06 Total: 5 11-06
16. Dawson Andrews - Wyatt Ensminger Central HS-LA 0
Day 1: 5 11-04 Total: 5 11-04
16. Hayden Thomas - Dallas Taylor Stilwell High School- OK 0
Day 1: 5 11-04 Total: 5 11-04
18. Andrew Johnson - John Hubbert Bolivar High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 11-02 Total: 5 11-02
18. McCoy Vereen - Beau Browning Star City High School- AR 0
Day 1: 5 11-02 Total: 5 11-02
20. Connor Neal - Sam Hoesley Hoover High School-AL 0
Day 1: 5 11-00 Total: 5 11-00
21. Trenton Webster - Hunter Applebee Springfield Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Total: 5 10-15
22. Dalton Johnson - Riley Cantwell Arkansas Youth Anglers- AR 0
Day 1: 5 10-14 Total: 5 10-14
23. Devon Rathbun - Caleb Hains Parkview High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 10-13 Total: 5 10-13
24. Emily Freeman - Ethan Middleton Ozark High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 10-11 Total: 5 10-11
25. Wyatt Gabby - Drew Herrmann Marion High School-IL 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
25. Clay Tresler - Bailey Tresler Fayettville High School- AR 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
27. Ryder Hall - Colin Ames Bolivar High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
28. Mason Ferachi - Luke Ferachi Walker High School- LA 0
Day 1: 5 10-02 Total: 5 10-02
29. Ryan Sutton - Jayden Herron Union High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 10-00 Total: 5 10-00
30. Jackson Stephens - Jake Lange Lindbergh High School- MO 0
Day 1: 5 09-13 Total: 5 09-13
31. Andrew Sell - Ashlynn Sell Rogersville High School- MO 0
Day 1: 4 09-09 Total: 4 09-09
32. Cody Mcentire - Will Hitchman north east arkansas youth fishin 0
Day 1: 5 09-01 Total: 5 09-01
33. Elijah Wall - Billy Tillery Harner High School 0
Day 1: 4 09-01 Total: 4 09-01
34. Samuel Louw - Jon Sansgaard Eastern Iowa HS-IA 0
Day 1: 4 09-01 Total: 4 09-01
35. Weston Villines - Jacob Rhea Arkansas Youth Anglers- AR 0
Day 1: 5 08-11 Total: 5 08-11
36. Landon Arceneaux - Brant Youngblood Sulphur HS-LA 0
Day 1: 4 08-09 Total: 4 08-09
36. Jaxon Sullivan - Spencer Chase Milholen Scotts Hill High School 0
Day 1: 4 08-09 Total: 4 08-09
38. Cooper Smith - Grant Noelle Marion High School- IL 0
Day 1: 4 08-08 Total: 4 08-08
39. Hunter Williams - Logan Clifford Clever High School- MO 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Total: 3 08-07
40. Laindree Richardson - Cody Miles Benton Bass Fishing-IL 0
Day 1: 4 08-03 Total: 4 08-03
41. Braydon Carnahan - Brock Knapp Valley Springs High School- AR 0
Day 1: 4 08-00 Total: 4 08-00
42. Jacob Bigelow - Trace Yeager Shawano Bass Assassins 0
Day 1: 4 07-14 Total: 4 07-14
43. Noah Newell - Weston Bufkin Western AK. Hog Hunters-AR 0
Day 1: 4 07-13 Total: 4 07-13
44. Garrett Shelby - Talon Massey Choctaw High School- OK 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
45. Brennan Richard - Mackie Faucheux Walker High Fishing Team-LA 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Total: 3 06-09
46. Tanner Shaw - Tanner Koontz King City JR. Bass Club-IL 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
46. Noah Skolnick - Logan Baechle Kickback Bass Club-KS 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
48. Gabe Dumatrait - Jacob Venable Teurlings Catholic High School-L 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
49. Joshua Allison - Baylor Logan Carthage High School- MO 0
Day 1: 3 05-08 Total: 3 05-08
50. Gunnar Clopton - Hunter Wesley Sulpher High School- LA 0
Day 1: 2 05-06 Total: 2 05-06
51. Garrett Thomas - Caleb Seynour Walker High School-LA 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Total: 3 05-04
52. Christian Blackwell - Cathage Bass Team- MO 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Total: 2 05-01
53. London Dennis - Brayden Barnett Mansfield High School- MO 0
Day 1: 2 04-14 Total: 2 04-14
54. Brennan Fox - Colin King Marion High School- IL 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Total: 3 04-13
55. Jackson Jones - Trey Jordan Mountain Home High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-13 Total: 2 04-13
56. Tucker Roe - Hayden Rutledge Natchitoches Central High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Total: 2 04-11
57. Hunter Wecker - Drew Sweat Carthage Bass Team- MO 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
58. Walker Hall - Zander McMahon King City Junior Bass Club-IL 0
Day 1: 2 04-06 Total: 2 04-06
58. AJ Segers - Justin Roberts Marion High School-IL 0
Day 1: 2 04-06 Total: 2 04-06
60. Dawson Barnett - Holden Dennis Mansfield High School- MO 0
Day 1: 2 04-05 Total: 2 04-05
60. Nathan Pratt - Tucker Stute Kearney High School-MO 0
Day 1: 2 04-05 Total: 2 04-05
62. Hunter Thomas - Dalton Stephens Purdy Fishing Club-MO 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
63. Chance Burton - Tyler Bouyer Brock HS-TX 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Total: 2 04-03
64. Jacob Nekvinda - Devon Dvorak Eastern Iowa Bassmasters- IA 0
Day 1: 2 04-01 Total: 2 04-01
65. Kieth Cox - Tristan Beck Carthage High School- AR 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Total: 2 03-15
66. Clay Henderson - Mason Harkey Purdy High School-MO 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Total: 2 03-13
67. Brady House - Justin Mccarthy Nixa High School-MO 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
68. Hunter Blaylock - Coleton Usher Eastern Iowa Bassmasters- IA 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
68. Conner Hutto - Luke Hendrixson Greenbrier 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
68. Grayson Woolard - Ryhan Fox Galatia High School-IL 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
71. Dexter Broussard - Samuel Maturin teurlings Catholic HS-LA 0
Day 1: 1 03-08 Total: 1 03-08
72. Nick Carter - Cole Parks Rodgers High School- AR 0
Day 1: 1 02-10 Total: 1 02-10
73. Colton Marler - Zack Mendel Ava High School- MO 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
74. Zeke Stevens - Christian Machen Arkansas Youth Anglers- AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-04 Total: 1 01-04
75. Grant Bourque - Luke Iles Ascension Anglers- LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Kelten Campbell - Joshua Forste Carthage Bass Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Drake Donahoe - Logan Russell Arkansas Youth Anglers- AR 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Colby Dupuy - Central High School-LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Isaac Irvin - Grace Fralick Galatia High School-IL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Drake Koonce - Conner Peveto Sulpher High School- LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Colin McCullough - Jake Cagle Cedar Bluff Bass Team-AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Brett Perkins - Blayne Carpenter Sulpher High School-LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
75. Cameron Rhodes - Preston Rains East Poinsett County- AR 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 32 269 598-12
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32 269 598-12
2019 Bassmaster Junior Central Open 4/28-4/28
Norfolk, Mountain Home AR.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Keaton Bassham - Huntley York Arkansas Youth Anglers- AR 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
2. Brady Horton - Rhett Horton Greenbrier Junior High- AR 0
Day 1: 2 06-05 Total: 2 06-05
2. Nic Sitton - Dawson Cooper NEA Youth- AR 0
Day 1: 2 06-05 Total: 2 06-05
4. Race Clements - Logan Bliss Boliver Liberator Jr. - MO 0
Day 1: 2 05-10 Total: 2 05-10
5. Cooper Line - Parker Phillips Kick Back Bass Club- KS 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Total: 2 04-11
6. Landon Gabby - Easton Hillard Marion Middle School- IL 0
Day 1: 2 03-04 Total: 2 03-04
7. Caden Usher - Hunter Rawson Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters- IA 0
Day 1: 1 02-07 Total: 1 02-07
8. Logan Lopossa - Koby Sollars Southside Junior Anglers- IN 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 1 17 41-01
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1 17 41-01