Benton High School Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake O’ the Pines

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JEFFERSON, Texas (June 15, 2021) – The Benton High School duo of Peyton Grantham of Benton, Louisiana, and Tanner Underwood of Bossier City, Louisiana, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake of the Pines Presented by Googan Baits Presented by Hosting Pro Jeff Sprague on Saturday in Jefferson, Texas. The victory advanced the winning team to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.
TOP 10 RESULTS
RANK SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY ANGLER NAME BASS WEIGHT
1st Benton High School* Peyton Grantham*
Tanner Underwood*		 5 22-15
2nd Hallsville* Noah Jarrett*
Cooper Mayes*		 5 22-4
3rd Henderson* Brayden Cross*
Jack Hacker*		 5 16-1
4th Elizabeth High School Ty Haymon
Bryce Tichy		 5 15-10
5th Carlisle High School Colby Crim
Caleb Crim		 5 15-9
6th Harleton Brayten Harper
Corbin Sanders		 5 15-8
7th Winnsboro Gage Ivey
Pake South		 5 15-4
8th North Desoto Will Henderson
Justin Lafitte		 5 15-1
9th North Desoto Evan Howe
Drake Wadsworth		 5 13-14
10th Queen City Bass Fishing Assoc. Dylan Benson
Carson Dillinger		 5 13-10
*Top 10% of teams advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship

Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

2021 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES

EVENT DATE LOCATION HOST
U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Mississippi River Open Presented by Googan Baits July 31 Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau
2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals Jun. 30 – Jul. 3 Lake Hartwell, Anderson, S.C. Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau
The first 25 high school teams that enter each U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournament will receive a free Favorite Fishing package, including one Favorite Fishing casting rod and reel, one Favorite Fishing spinning rod and reel, six packs of Googan Baits and two Favorite Fishing hats, a total package value of $230. Most tournaments will also be hosted by a Bass Pro Tour angler or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler, giving high school students the chance to meet the sport’s top pros. As an added bonus, the winning team at each tournament will receive a guided fishing trip with their pro angler host.

U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. The U.S. Army High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2020 World Finals.
Full schedules and the latest announcements, photos and articles  are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and MajorLeagueFishing.com.