EUFAULA, Ala. (March 16, 2026) – The MLF High School Fishing team of James Monson and Greyson Price, representing Spain Park High School of Hoover, Alabama, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce to win the MLF Abu Garcia High School Fishing Presented by Tackle Warehouse Open on Lake Eufaula Presented by Columbia PFG in Eufaula, Alabama.
The no-entry fee tournament was hosted by the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce. In MLF Abu Garcia High School Fishing competition, the top 10% of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top two teams that now advance to the 2026 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Spain Park High School, Hoover, Ala. – James Monson and Greyson Price, five bass, 20-1
2nd: Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jackson Crawford and Bo Pearson, five bass, 15-1
Rounding out the Top 10 teams were:
3rd: The Complete Student, Port Royal, S.C. – Brady Jones and Parker Jones, five bass, 15-0
4th: Lumpkin County High School, Dahlonega, Ga. – Lyndsey Gailey and Audrey Gailey, five bass, 12-10
5th: Alma Bryant High School, Irvington, Ala. – Wyatt Johnson and Connor Strachan, five bass, 12-8
6th: Walton High School, Defuniak Springs, Fla. – Chase Bohannon and Peyton Infinger, four bass, 12-6
7th: Mt. Zion, Carrollton, Ga. – Ian Rivers and Leelyn Spruill, five bass, 12-2
8th: Columbus High School, Columbus, Ga. – Lane Chesser and Paxton Wyatt, five bass, 12-0
9th: Garden State Student Anglers, N.J. – James Pearly and Jack Weissenburger, five bass, 11-13
10th: Coffee High School, Douglas, Ga. – Hoyt English and Stallen Faulkner, five bass, 10-14
Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
MLF Abu Garcia High School Fishing presented by Tackle Warehouse tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and TBF Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10% of teams at each Open event, along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships, advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. Tournaments held on or before May 2, 2026, advance teams to the 2026 National Championship. Tournaments held after May 2, 2026, advance teams to the 2027 National Championship.