LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (March 7, 2022) – The Liberty High School team of Tanner Cleghorn and J.D. Farage, both of Discovery Bay, California, brought five bass to the scale Sunday weighing 19 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Tournament on Lake Havasu. The no-entry fee tournament launched from Lake Havasu State Park in Lake Havasu City.
The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Liberty High School, Brentwood, Calif. – Tanner Cleghorn and J.D. Farage, both of Discovery Bay, Calif., five bass, 19-2
2nd: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Zachary Verbrugge and Brandon Verbrugge, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 17-12
3rd: Oakdale High School, Oakdale, Calif. – Lex Bairos and Michael Brush, both of Oakdale, Calif., five bass, 16-12
4th: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Branden Kuhn and Aaron Stopke, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 16-5
5th: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Steven Brady and Daniel McCoy, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 15-15
6th: Arizona High School Bassmasters, Phoenix, Ariz. – James Murphy Jr., Gilbert, Ariz., and Hayden White, Mesa, Ariz., five bass, 15-5
7th: Lake County High School Fishing Club, Lake County, Calif. – Tyler Bryant and Joey Gentle, both of Kelseyville, Calif., four bass, 10-14
8th: Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles, Calif. – Cody Domingos and Kyle Goldstein, both of Paso Robles, Calif., five bass, 10-0
9th: Oakdale High School, Oakdale, Calif. – Troy Cox and Zane Ravalin, both of Oakdale, Calif., three bass, 9-7
10th: Green Valley High School, Henderson, Nev. – Carter Doren, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ryan Lachniet, Gum Spring, Va., two bass, 7-9