GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (March 7, 2022) – The Wayne County High School team of Elijah Adkins and Austin Criswell, both of Monticello, Kentucky, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Tournament on Lake Guntersville.
A field of 85 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville. 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 eight teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky. – Elijah Adkins and Austin Criswell, both of Monticello, Ky., five bass, 20-12
2nd: Alcoa High School, Alcoa, Tenn. – Walker Larue, Alcoa, Tenn., and Joe Vaulton, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 19-8
3rd: Fenton Community Bass Club, Fenton, Mich. – Mitchell Straffon and Henri Sturm, both of Fenton, Mich., five bass, 19-4
4th: Oneonta City School, Oneonta, Ala. – Luke Coleman and Bobby McCray, both of Pinson, Ala., five bass, 19-0
5th: Rhea County High School, Evensville, Tenn. – Riley Faulkner, Jacksboro, Tenn., and Blake Wheat, Evensville, Tenn., five bass, 18-2
6th: Pickens Anglers High School Fishing Club, Reform, Ala. – Daniel Birmingham, Reform, Ala., and Kaden Posey, Gordo, Ala., four bass, 17-14
7th: Bibb County High School, Centreville, Ala. – Evan Dunn, Centreville, Ala., and A.J. McGee, Brierfield, Ala., five bass, 17-3
8th: Bullitt East High School, Mount Washington, Ky. – Tyler Leachman, Mount Washington, Ky., and Ethan Martin, Shepherdsville, Ky., five bass, 16-1
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
9th: Edinburg Community USD, Edinburg, Ill. – Lane Argo and Levi Kohl, both of Edinburg, Ill., five bass, 15-10
10th: Carlson Marauders Fishing Team, Gibraltar, Mich. – Tristan Fawley, Gibraltar, Mich., and Van Price, Rockwood, Mich., five bass, 15-7