Holston High School Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing at Smith Mountain Lake

May 5, 2021
|In MLF Big 5, RESULTS
|By AnglersChannel
HUDDLESTON, Va. (May 5, 2021) – The Holston duo of John Milhorne of Abingdon, Virginia, and Dylan Thomson of Shady Valley, Tennessee, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing at Smith Mountain Lake Presented by Googan Baits on Saturday in Huddleston, Virginia. The event was hosted by Visit Bedford 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
1st Holston HS Cavaliers* John Milhorne
Dylan Thomson		 5 13-13
2nd Clinch Mountain Jr. Anglers Brenton Powers
Thai Tatum		 4 10-14
3rd Southwest Virginia Jr. Anglers Carson Blevins
Blaine Miller		 5 9-11
4th Badin Bandits Harrison McCall
Carson Palmer		 5 9-3
5th Jefferson County Alex Gore
Kobi May		 3 8-5
6th Bass Legends BBT Austin Blow
Chris Nolte		 2 8-5
7th Winfield Ryan Fuellhart
Wyatt Gabehart		 3 6-15
8th Long Creek Anglers Avery Doughty
Luke Miller		 2 6-13
9th Capital City Jr. Bass Masters Wade Detweiler
Jacob Vanscoik		 3 6-12
10th Fishaholics Trenton Carey
Josh Kauffman		 2 3-10
*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 California Delta Open May 1 California Delta, Oakley, Calif. City of Oakley
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.