GAINESVILLE - The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, have partnered to present the 2015 High School Fishing Southeastern Conference Championship tournament Saturday at Laurel Park on Lake Lanier. East Hall is one of the schools expected to compete.
The tournament is open to High School Fishing teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, that finished in the top 10 percent from their State Championship tournament. The teams are competing for a shot at the national championship.
It is a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. Takeoff will be at 7:30 a.m. and weigh-in will be held at the boat ramp, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. High School Fishing takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the TBF National Youth Director Mark Gintert at (580) 716-4251.
A full list of all schools participating will not be available until the morning of the event but as of Sept. 15, the eligible teams were:
ALABAMA:
Alabama Student Angler Federation – Laura Ann Foshee, Gardendale, Ala., and B.J. Barber
Alabama Student Angler Federation – Zeke Gossett, Cropwell, Ala., and Ryan Shields, New Market, Ala.
*Lakeside School, Eufaula, Ala. – Abigail Montgomery and John Gray
Lakeside School, Eufaula, Ala. – Ethan Greene and Cody Lynn
FLORIDA:
Auburndale High School, Auburndale, Fla. – Jackson Williams and Bryce Goff
Bartow High School, Bartow, Fla. – Jeremy Morgan and Steven Singletary
*Citrus High School, Inverness, Fla. – Hunter McPherson and Laramy Strickland
West Nassau County High School, Callahan, Fla. – Colby Cowart and Cody Hadden
GEORGIA:
East Hall High School, Gainesville, Ga. – Tristan Thomas and Dakota Crumley
*Evans High School, Evans, Ga. – Blake Stephenson and Tyler Mathews
Georgia Student Angler Federation – Nathan Ragsdale, Fayetteville, Ga., and Joshua Bennett, Kennesaw, Ga.
North Forsyth High School, Cumming, Ga. – Jake Hubbard and Mason Quarles
West Forsyth High School, Cumming, Ga. – Matthew Jones and Eli Huggins
Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, Ga. – Jared Baker and Jake Staley
KENTUCKY:
Dixie Heights High School, Crestview Hills, Ky. – Sean King and Nick Tekulve
Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown, Ky. – Nick Ratliff and Gavin Wood
*Muhlenberg County High School, Greenville, Ky. – Billy Hardison and Nathan Flener
Muhlenberg County High School, Greenville, Ky. – Taylor Harris and Drew Mendoza
MISSOURI:
*Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, Mo. – Trey Schroeder and Grant Nisbet
NORTH CAROLINA:
*Bandys High School, Catawba, N.C. – Tyler Black and Logan Anderson
East Gaston High School, Mount Holly, N.C. – Connor Usher and Corey Lassiter
South Granville High School, Creedmor, N.C. – Noah Howard and Brady Trueheart
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Abbeville High School, Abbeville, S.C. – Carter McNeil and Daelyn Whaley
Berkeley High School, Moncks Corner, S.C. – Eric Glenn and Nathan McPherson
Dorman High School, Roebuck, S.C. – Jordan Cole and Benjamin Grice
Greenwood High School, Greenwood, S.C. – Trenton Hastings and James Alex Trotter
North Augusta High School, North Augusta, S.C. – Sean Hall and Kyler McKie
*Travelers Rest High School, Travelers Rest, S.C. – Oakley Connor and Daniel Clark
TENNESSEE:
Bradley Central High School, Cleveland, Tenn. – Colton Morton and Chris Wilson
Central High School, Knoxville, Tenn. – A.J. Barnes and Gavin Ainslie
Creek Wood High School, Charlotte, Tenn. – Peyton Gibbs and Condry Hyndman
Creek Wood High School, Charlotte, Tenn. – Daniel Cheshire and Christopher Richey
Dickson County High School, Dickson, Tenn. – Dylan Dunnagan and Shader Brown
Polk County High School, Benton, Tenn. – Charles Woody and Tristan Lowe
Rhea County High School, Evensville, Tenn. – Brandsford Dean and Dustin Osborne
Rhea County High School, Evensville, Tenn. – Austin Goins and Bryar Goins
Sequoya High School, Madisonville, Tenn. – Landry Cooper and Cameron Kirkland
*Silverdale Baptist Academy, Chattanooga, Tenn. – Daniel Kennedy and Braden Marshall
Soddy Daisy High School, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. – Elijah Cartwright and Jacob Thomas
Soddy-Daisy High School, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. – Alyssa Coleman and Erica Abigail Smith
* denotes 2015 State Champions.
Complete tournament details can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.
