BRANSON, Mo. – The Dunlap High School duo of Brock Blazier of Dunlap, Illinois, and Charles Woolsey of Gardner, Illinois, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Open at Table Rock Lake Presented by Googan Baits on Saturday in Branson, Missouri. The event was hosted by Explore Branson and 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
1^st	Dunlap High School, Dunlap, Ill.	Brock Blazier Charles Woolsey	5	17-7
2^nd	Trigg County High School, Cadiz, Ky.*	Jordan Hampton Hunter Shelton	5	17-0
3^rd	Vilonia High School, Vilonia, Ark.*	Mason Davis Kevin Finch	5	15-11
4^th	782 Bass Club*	Colton Kuykendall, Big Lake, Texas Will Shepherd, Overland Park, Kan.	5	14-12
5^th	NCA Fishing*	Lane King & Coleman Phillips, both of Harrison, Ark.	5	14-1
6^th	Gardner South Wilmington High School, Gardner, Ill.*	Cameron Carpenter Ryan Olsen	5	13-15
7^th	PCR 3 Bass Fishing Club*	Nathan Vanek & Austin Vanek, both of Platte City, Mo.	5	13-11
8^th	Camdenton High School, Camdenton, Mo.*	Caden Kowal Reece Waters	5	13-7
9^th	Buhler High School, Buhler, Kan.*	Marissa Fideldy Nathan Fideldy	5	12-14
10^th	Blue Eye High School, Blue Eye, Mo.	Trey Lippe Colton Spinning	5	12-12

*National Championship Qualifier. The 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
2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals	Jun. 30 – Jul. 3	Lake Hartwell, Anderson, S.C.	Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau

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.

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.

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.