High School Central Open on Lake Norfork

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Emily Freeman and Ethan Middleton of Ozark High School fish Sunday on Lake Norfork in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Central Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Emily Freeman and Ethan Middleton of Ozark High School fish Sunday on Lake Norfork in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Central Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Middleton hooks into one ...
Middleton hooks into one …
... and Freeman grabs the net.
… and Freeman grabs the net.
Getting the fish in the boat elicits a thumbs up.
Getting the fish in the boat elicits a thumbs up.
That's five from the team that hails from Ozark High near Springfield, Mo.
That’s five from the team that hails from Ozark High near Springfield, Mo.
A team runs toward the same pocket.
A team runs toward the same pocket.
Hunter Blaylock and Coleton Usher of Benton High and Cedar Rapids High in Iowa fish the cove
Hunter Blaylock and Coleton Usher of Benton High and Cedar Rapids High in Iowa fish the cove
All the teams are required to take a 15-minute break in the middle of the day.
All the teams are required to take a 15-minute break in the middle of the day.
Blaylock and Usher use the time to show their fish.
Blaylock and Usher use the time to show their fish.
With the break almost over, a team heads back farther into the pocket.
With the break almost over, a team heads back farther into the pocket.
Nic Sitton and Dawson Cooper of Arkansas fish in the Bassmaster Junior Central Open event coinciding with the high school tournament.
Nic Sitton and Dawson Cooper of Arkansas fish in the Bassmaster Junior Central Open event coinciding with the high school tournament.
Mountain Home’s Courtney Barron and Lance Lee fish a small rock wall.
Mountain Home’s Courtney Barron and Lance Lee fish a small rock wall.
Barron hooks into a fish.
Barron hooks into a fish.
Another team comes out of the farthest reaches of the arm.
Another team comes out of the farthest reaches of the arm.