Andon Goins and Blake Wheat of Rhea County Eagle Anglers out of Tennessee win the 2019 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Wildcard presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Lake Cumberland out of Jamestown, Ky., with a total of 18 pounds, 3 ounces.
Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.
June 12, 2019
JAMESTOWN, Ky. — Fourteen-year-olds Andon Goins and Blake Wheat started the year fishing the Junior Bassmaster tournaments, but the Tennessee youths “graduated” to the high school series today — and won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Wild Card presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors by almost 4 pounds.
The 18-pound, 3-ounce limit of bass that put Goins and Wheat on top included a tournament big bass weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces that fell for a Heddon Zara Spook.
The Rhea County Eagle Anglers team qualified for the event because rules allow incoming freshmen to compete with the team during the summer before they start high school, said Hank Weldon, senior manager of Bassmaster youth events.
Goins and Wheat put together a pattern focused on schooling bass during practice for the event, and they fished in and around two marinas during competition.
“We caught them in 50 to 70 feet of water,” Wheat said.
They worked the Spooks in tandem with flutter spoons to put together their catch. While their boat was over deep water, their bites came from bass holding about 6 feet below the surface.
“In the mornings, bass were active — they were blowing up — and then throughout the day we keyed in on the spoon and started catching them suspended,” Wheat said.
The lunker came in the same deep water, right off a dock. Wheat said he had just lost a 4-pounder in a dock slip, and something caught his eye swimming near the dock.
“I saw this black mark (in the water),” he said. “I just pitched to it, and I saw it turn, and it blew up on my Spook.
“I thought it had to be at least a decent fish because it was a big blow-up, and I told him to get the net.”
But neither angler paid much attention to the actual size of the bass until it was in the livewell.
“I really didn’t look at it until later, when our captain picked it up and said, ‘How big do you think this is?’” Wheat explained. “I realized it was way bigger than I thought.”
The victory qualifies the team for the Bassmaster High School Championship to be held on Kentucky Lake Aug. 8-10.
Joining them at the national event will be teams earning second through 11th places, including Asa Robertson and Matthew Vandagriff of Warren County High School, Tenn., who took second with 14-6; Kyle Workman and Pruitt Lansdale of Montgomery County High School, Ky., third with 14-5; Mackenzie Tabor and Brady Mcguire, also of Montgomery County High School, fourth with 13-14; and Drake Hemby and Gavin Totherow of Whitwell High School, Tenn., fifth with 13-6.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Cumberland Rivers, Jamestown KY.
2019 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Wild Card presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 6/12-6/12
Angler Club/School
1. Andon Goins – Blake Wheat Rhea County Eagle Anglers- TN
Day 1: 5 18-03 Total: 5 18-03
2. Asa Robertson – Matthew Vandagriff Warren County High School- TN
Day 1: 5 14-06 Total: 5 14-06
3. Kyle Workman – Pruitt Lansdale Montgomery County High School- K
Day 1: 5 14-05 Total: 5 14-05
4. Mackenzie Tabor – Brady Mcguire Montgomery County High School- K
Day 1: 5 13-14 Total: 5 13-14
5. Drake Hemby – Gavin Totherow Whitwell High School- TN
Day 1: 5 13-06 Total: 5 13-06
6. Mitchell Grimsley – Adrian Hooper Towns County High School- GA
Day 1: 5 13-03 Total: 5 13-03
7. Taylor Owens – Shelby Prather Rehobeth High School- AL
Day 1: 5 12-15 Total: 5 12-15
8. Jacob Damron – Hunter Palmer Tullahoma High School- TN
Day 1: 5 12-09 Total: 5 12-09
9. Kurtis Blair – Cody Blair Madison Southern High School- KY
Day 1: 5 12-04 Total: 5 12-04
10. Ben Hester – Mason Caldwell Rhea County Eagle Anglers- TN
Day 1: 5 12-03 Total: 5 12-03
11. Luke Ferachi – Mason Ferachi Walker High School- LA
Day 1: 5 12-00 Total: 5 12-00
12. Jacob Nekvinda – Samuel Louw Eastern Iowa Bassmasters- IA
Day 1: 5 11-15 Total: 5 11-15
13. BJ Collins – Dawson Cross Chatuge Anglers-NC
Day 1: 5 11-13 Total: 5 11-13
14. Clay Christopher – Hannah Wesley Boyle County High School
Day 1: 5 11-11 Total: 5 11-11
15. Cameron Aaron – Clay Ferguson Russell County High School- KY
Day 1: 5 11-08 Total: 5 11-08
16. Noah Ray – Hayden Cooper Tullahoma High School- TN
Day 1: 5 11-07 Total: 5 11-07
17. Douglas Drake – Austin Jones Franklin County High School- TN
Day 1: 5 11-06 Total: 5 11-06
18. Kason Stockton – Alex West Wayne County High School- KY
Day 1: 5 11-04 Total: 5 11-04
19. Kyle Roy – Jesse York Russell County High School- KY
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
20. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs George Rogers Clark High School-
Day 1: 4 10-08 Total: 4 10-08
21. Riley Christensen – Jeffrey Lotierzo Riley’s Catch- NC
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
22. Hunter White – Garrett Smith North Carolina High School Angle
Day 1: 4 10-06 Total: 4 10-06
23. Ashton Smith – Jamie Roberts DeLand High School- FL
Day 1: 5 10-02 Total: 5 10-02
24. Kolby Holcomb – Anthony Goins Walker Valley High School-TN
Day 1: 5 10-01 Total: 5 10-01
24. Christopher Keeble – Micah Bryant Sequoyah High School- TN
Day 1: 5 10-01 Total: 5 10-01
26. Caleb Ferguson – Matt Bradham Henry County High School- TN
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
27. Nick Aaron – Owen Woodrum Russell County High School- KY
Day 1: 4 09-09 Total: 4 09-09
28. CJ Teas – Cason Causey Riley’s Catch- NC
Day 1: 4 09-08 Total: 4 09-08
29. Cameron Pruitt – Zane Rousey Casey County High School- KY
Day 1: 5 09-04 Total: 5 09-04
30. Jason Burchfield – Ben Howard Southwestern High School-KY
Day 1: 5 09-00 Total: 5 09-00
31. Daniel Ridenour – Lenoir City High School- TN
Day 1: 4 08-14 Total: 4 08-14
32. Landon Grider – Kolby Clark Scottsboro High School- AL
Day 1: 5 08-12 Total: 5 08-12
33. Alec Lancaster – Austin Hoover Staion Camp High School- TN
Day 1: 4 08-11 Total: 4 08-11
34. Landon Harrington – Sam Ambrose Berkeley Springs High School- WV
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
35. Brayden Stotler – Grainger Pollert Bloomington South High School- I
Day 1: 5 08-03 Total: 5 08-03
36. Jacob Curry – Evan Waggener Collins Titans Fishing High Scho
Day 1: 5 08-01 Total: 5 08-01
37. Dylan Nutt – Carter Nutt Backwoods Bassin’- TN
Day 1: 5 08-00 Total: 5 08-00
38. Kurtis Swanson – Chaney Weick Meade County High School- KY
Day 1: 4 07-12 Total: 4 07-12
39. David Derlak – Will Travis Rhea County Eagle Anglers- TN
Day 1: 3 07-07 Total: 3 07-07
40. Luke Fletcher – Hunter Flynn Estill County High School- KY
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
41. Brandon Vanderpool – Ross Kearns Kentucky Bassmasters High School
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
42. Avery Brown – Noah Lake George Rogers Clark High School-
Day 1: 3 07-00 Total: 3 07-00
43. Alek Masters – Gabe Blair Madison Southern High School- KY
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
44. Paxton Boldry – Justin Tate McCracken High School- KY
Day 1: 4 06-08 Total: 4 06-08
45. Bennett Bauer – Brayden Mueller Carson High School- NC
Day 1: 3 06-07 Total: 3 06-07
46. Dylan Stokes – Keaton Mills Wilson Central High School- TN
Day 1: 2 06-06 Total: 2 06-06
47. Nathan Reynolds – Adrian Goleniewski Backwoods Bassin’-TN
Day 1: 4 06-05 Total: 4 06-05
48. Justin Robbins – Payton Rains Fentress County Bass Club- TN
Day 1: 3 06-05 Total: 3 06-05
49. Devan Perkins – Blake Verberne Denham Springs High School- LA
Day 1: 4 06-02 Total: 4 06-02
50. Riley Lawson – Hunter Townsend Montgomery County High School- K
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
51. Micah Ford – Wyatt Sauder Sequoyah High School- TN
Day 1: 2 06-01 Total: 2 06-01
52. Brandon Iles – Noah Varner Rhea County Eagle Anglers- TN
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
53. Caleb Maybrey – Kole Palmer Franklin County High School- TN
Day 1: 2 05-15 Total: 2 05-15
54. Zane O’Domirok – Thomas Brown Lenoir City High School- TN
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
55. Cooper Smith – Grant Noelle Marion High School- IL
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
56. Clay Oberman – Will Oberman Garrard County High School- KY
Day 1: 3 05-08 Total: 3 05-08
56. Alyssa Taylor – Walker Valley High School-TN
Day 1: 3 05-08 Total: 3 05-08
58. Bryan Hayes – Garrett Smith Springfield High School-TN
Day 1: 2 05-08 Total: 2 05-08
59. Gage Starks – Sawyer Williams Henry County High School- TN
Day 1: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
60. Tyler Devine – Elliott Johnson Boyle County High School- KY
Day 1: 2 05-04 Total: 2 05-04
60. Jack Swindler – Caleb Barnes Martha Laynes Collins High Schoo
Day 1: 2 05-04 Total: 2 05-04
62. Laindree Richardson – Cody Miles Benton Bass Fishing-IL
Day 1: 2 05-03 Total: 2 05-03
63. Bryar Goins – Hunter Presley Rhea County High School- TN
Day 1: 2 05-02 Total: 2 05-02
64. Andrew Parkerson – Kaleb Moulton Panhandle Youth Anglers- FL
Day 1: 3 05-01 Total: 3 05-01
65. Dylan Kidder – Timmy Prather Garrard County High School- KY
Day 1: 2 04-12 Total: 2 04-12
65. Logan Miracle – Cainaan Halsey Garrard County High School- KY
Day 1: 2 04-12 Total: 2 04-12
67. Cole Beard – Dylan Meeks Casey County High School- KY
Day 1: 2 04-08 Total: 2 04-08
68. Kaden Hillman – Andrew Hunt Hazzard High School- KY
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
69. Connor Mills – Cameron Mills Southwestern High School- KY
Day 1: 2 04-01 Total: 2 04-01
70. Hunter May – Nate Wagers Madison Southern High School-KY
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
71. Sam Wolfe – Tyler Maynard Wayne High School- WV
Day 1: 2 03-13 Total: 2 03-13
72. Braden Leffew – Austin Conatser York Agricultural Institute- TN
Day 1: 4 03-12 Total: 4 03-12
73. Dalton Skinner – Syrus Stewart McCracken County High School- KY
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
74. Zechariah Canada – Devin Conliffe United West Viginia Bass Club-WV
Day 1: 3 03-11 Total: 3 03-11
74. James Duncan – Chanler Brake Southwestern High School- KY
Day 1: 3 03-11 Total: 3 03-11
76. Danny Camden – Owen Linthecum Morgan County High School- IN
Day 1: 1 03-11 Total: 1 03-11
77. Alex Lamb – Grant Harrison Madison Southern High School- KY
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
78. Jason Minor – Matthew Macnaughton Gallatin High School- TN
Day 1: 3 02-15 Total: 3 02-15
79. Dalton Hibbard – Zach Holbrook Perry County Central High School
Day 1: 1 02-14 Total: 1 02-14
80. Abigail Downey – Seth Davis Boyle County High School- KY
Day 1: 1 02-12 Total: 1 02-12
81. Callie Hall – Haggan Bishop Lake Cumberland Bass Club- KY
Day 1: 1 02-09 Total: 1 02-09
82. Jacob Burkett – Dwight Burkett Martinsville High School- IN
Day 1: 1 02-04 Total: 1 02-04
83. Hayden Fox – Owen Chamberlain Mt Juliet Fishing- TN
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
83. Garret Geiker – Cole Musgrave Martinsville High School- IN
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
85. Jaden Carpenter – Caleb Williams Rockcastle High School- KY
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
86. Caleb Allen – Tyler Thomas Russell County High School- KY
Day 1: 1 01-12 Total: 1 01-12
87. Keaton Smith – Jaydon Coggins Southwestern High School-KY
Day 1: 1 01-11 Total: 1 01-11
88. Tanner Shaw – Tanner Koontz Mount Vernon High School- IL
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
89. Harrison Wims – Casey Briley Gallatin High School- TN
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
90. Autumn Belcher – William Crawford Boyle County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Trevor Day – Logan Hyden Clay County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. William Dougherty Iv – Jake Medley Marion County High School-KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Pete Holmes – Rachel Holmes McCracken County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Cody Morgan – Riley Mccormick Bishop Kenny High School- FL
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Jimmy Oguin – Austin Oldfield Mt. Juliet Fishing Club- TN
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Wyatt Pearman – Evan Morris Larue County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Dallas Robinson – Daniel McDaniel Clay County High School
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Tucker Roe – Hayden Rutledge Natchitoches Central High School
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. James Saylor – Ty Davis Garrard County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Casey Shearer – Ridge Rutledge East Jassamine High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Dylan Stringer – Branson Campbell Russell County High School- KY
90. Hannah Tarkington – Christian Vernon Boil County High School- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Kobe Thompson – Jagger Lindell Crooksville High School- OH
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Garrett White – Tanner Mcclain Rhea County High School-TN
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Kyle Wilmoth – Blaine Mattingly Bluegrass Bassmasters- KY
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
90. Kyle Zainitzer – Tyler Scott Okeechobee Brahmas High School-
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
