Kay County Wins MLF High School Fishing Open Tournament on Toledo Bend

January 24, 2022
High School Fishing Archive

MANY, La. (Jan. 24, 2022) – The Kay County Student Anglers team of Jace Anderson of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and Ty Downs of Newkirk, Oklahoma, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Open tournament at Toledo Bend and advance to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship.

A field of 64 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Cypress Bend Park in Many, Louisiana. In MLF and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10% of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top six teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:

                1st: Kay County Student Anglers, Kay County, Okla. – Jace Anderson, Broken Bow, Okla., and Ty Downs, Newkirk, Okla., five bass, 15-5
                2nd: Northeast Louisiana High School Anglers, Sterlington, La. – Ian Carter, Bastrop, La., and Colby Dark, West Monroe, La., five bass, 14-12
                3rd: North Desoto High School, Stonewall, La. – Evan Howe, Keatchie, La., and Drake Wadsworth, Frierson, La., five bass, 14-0
                4th: Ruston High School, Ruston, La. – Peyton Bennett and Zachary McMillan, both of Choudrant, La., five bass, 13-15
                5th: East Texas Thunder – Collin Foley and Zane Parker, both of Kingwood, Texas, five bass, 12-14
                6th: Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, Orange, Texas – Justin James and Jacob Longlois, both of Orange, Texas, four bass, 12-4

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

                7th: Highland Park, Dallas, Texas – Cullum Brown and Dylan Sorrells, both of Dallas, Texas, three bass, 8-13
                8th: Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, La. – Devyn Pennington, Shreveport, La., and Jonathan Sebren, Bethany, La., three bass, 7-12
                9th: Huntington High School, Lufkin, Texas – Brise Hazelton, Kennard, Texas, and Braden Tucker, Lufkin, Texas, three bass, 7-9
                10th: Live Oak High School, Watson, La. – Anthony Distefano and Rowdie Thacker, both of Denham Springs, La., one bass, 7-8