Arcanum High School Wins Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Ohio Open on Caesar Creek Lake
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio – The Arcanum High School duo of Kenton Allread of Bradford, Ohio, and Joshua Wright of Arcanum, Ohio, brought three bass to the scale Saturday weighing 3 pounds, 14 ounces to win the 2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Ohio Open tournament on Caesar Creek Lake. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National championship, held June 26-30, on a fishery yet to be revealed.
Cold, snowy and rainy conditions faced the high school anglers, making for a very tough and challenging day on the water. The winning Trojan bass club said that they caught their keepers up the creek in 4 feet of water on a River2Sea Whopper Plopper and a shaky-head rig.
A field of 27 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Wellman Meadows Boat Ramp at Caesar Creek State Park. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top two teams on Caesar Creek Lake that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:
1st: Arcanum High School, Arcanum, Ohio – Kenton Allread, Bradford, Ohio, and Joshua Wright, Arcanum, Ohio, three bass, 3-14
2nd: South Adams Junior/Senior High School, Berne, Ind. – Casey Cornelius, Indianapolis, Ind., and Elijah Hamrick, Berne, Ind., one bass, 3-3
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
3rd: Carroll High School, Dayton, Ohio – Mitchell Francis, Troy, Ohio, and Mitchell Johnson, Dayton, Ohio, three bass, 3-0
4th: Burlington Catholic Central High School, Burlington, Wis. – Jacob Bigelow, Cecil, Wis., and Bailey Bleser, Burlington, Wis., two bass, 2-11
5th: Brownsburg High School, Brownsburg, Ind. – Dylan May and Adam Troyer, both of Brownsburg, Ind., two bass, 2-5
6th: Fenton Community Bass Fishing Team, Fenton, Mich. – Jeff Metzger, Linden, Mich., and Mitchell Straffon, Fenton, Mich., two bass, 2-5
7th: Springboro High School, Springboro, Ohio – Brayden Patton and Jacob Kirby, both of Springboro, Ohio, two bass, 2-4
8th: Centerville High School, Dayton, Ohio – Brady Knight and Dane Harker, both of Centerville, Ohio, two bass, 2-3
9th: Franklin High School, Franklin, Ohio – Wyatt Ehernschwender and Cameron Foster, both of Franklin, Ohio, one bass, 1-10
10th: Wayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio – Bryce Henson, Springfield, Ohio, and Seth Marks, Huber Heights, Ohio, one bass, 1-9
Complete results from the event and photos of the top five teams can be found at FLWFishing.com.
The 2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Ohio Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.
Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.
About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 258 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
About The Bass Federation
The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF) is a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. TBF is owned by those we serve and dedicated to the sport of fishing. The Federation is the largest and oldest, organized grassroots fishing, youth and conservation organization there is. TBF, our affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 events each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 45 years. TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2008 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing. Visit bassfederation.com or highschoolfishing.org and “LIKE US” on Facebook.
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