High School weigh-in

The weigh-in for the 2013 B.A.S.S. High School Invitational is set to begin and the Top 3 awards for the day sit just off of center stage. The Top 8 teams will also advance to the B.A.S.S. High School Classic that will be held in conjunction with the Bassmaster Classic in February.

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Mitchell Gowen and Brianna Tucker of Decatur Heritage weigh in early and take the lead with 16-15.

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John Garrett and Peyton Lyons of Obion County Student Anglers bring in 13-1 and finish 5th for the day.

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Taylor Teague and Ross Springer of Tuscaloosa County High School weighed 10-9 and finished 15^th.

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Noah Pescitelli and Thomas Zaczek of Mill Creek High weighed 5 bass for 4-11.

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Tanner Jones and Clay Teague of Tuscaloosa County High School finished 3^rd with 14-5.

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Lee Mattox and Mason Jones of Cullman High School weighed 11-9 to finish 11^th.

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Katie Krout and Jesslyn McNutt of Tuscaloosa County High School weighed 5 bass for 4-1 to finish 47^th.

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Davis Whitten and Ben Johnson of Muscle Shoals finished 24^th with 7-2.

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Ben Stone and Christopher Bensel of Dixie High School weighed 12-7 to finish 8^th and clench the last 2013 B.A.S.S. High School Classic qualification spot.

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Tyler Green and Hunter Harris of Gardendale Rockets Bass Fishing Club finished 16^th with 10-2.

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Ryan Winchester and Justin Burris of Clinton High School finish 6^th with 12-3.

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Justin Michael and Bowen Johnson of LA Anglers finish 22^nd with 3 fish for 8-3.

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Winston Wade and Zack Blanton of Gallia Academy High School drove over 500 miles from Ohio to fish in the first B.A.S.S. High School Invitational. They finished 31^st with 5-14.

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Siblings Blake Albertson and Abby Albertson of Bloomington High School finished 26^th with 6-10.

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Jay Lawson and Brendan Reavis of Corrigan-Camden High School finished 19^th with 9-0.

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Bronson Jones and Will Hamilton of Arab High School finished 21^st with 8-7.

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Rachel Hollingsworth and Morgan Prickett of White Plains High School finished 57^th with one fish for 2-1.

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Jonathan Pool and Dalton Pitts of Obion County Student Anglers finished 16^th with 10-2.

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Jarrett Martin and Billy Powers of Gallia Academy High School finished 2^nd with 15-7.

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Ryan Shields and Bradley Britten of Hazel Green High School finished 18^th with 4 fish for 9-7.

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Laura Foshee and Reed Elkins of Gardendale Rockets Bass Fishing Club finished 40^th with 3 fish for 4-15.

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Zeke Gossett and Hayden Bartee of Pell City High School finished 13^th with 10-15.

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Jake Turnbloom and JT Russell of Briarwood Christian brought in the Carhartt Big Bass weighing 5-3.

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Logan Tate and Ben Whorton of the Southside Fishing Team 10^th with 11-10.

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Jake Mims of Chapel Hill HS made the best of a tough day weighing one fish for 1-7 and finishing 60^th.

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Jake Lee and Jacob Mashburn of Clinton High School finished 7^th with 12-9.

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Joseph Lacy and Branna Wyatt of Pell City High School finished 52^nd with 2-3.

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Beau Ashcraft and Shawn Zellers of Wabash Valley Bassmasters finished 4^th with 13-2.

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Daniel Hambright and Ryan Michael of LA Anglers finshed 12^th with 11-1.

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Luke Plunkett of Victory Christian finished 20^th with 8-12.

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Marc Gotcher and Brent Butler of Muscle Shoals finished 30^th with 6-2.

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After the last team weighed, Mitchell Gowen and Brianna Tucker of Decatur Heritage became the official champions of the 2013 B.A.S.S. High School Invitational.

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Richard Krout and Mason Wise of Tuscaloosa County High School hold their fish high prior to the victors receiving their awards.

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Decatur Heritage teammates Mitchell Gowen and Brianna Tucker and their coach Norman Brown are presented with their trophies.

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The victors hold their trophies high.

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The whole Decatur Heritage team celebrates.

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The second place team of Jarrett Martin and Billy Powers of Gallia Academy High School are rewarded for their 500 mile drive from Ohio.

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Tanner Jones and Clay Teague of Tuscaloosa County High School finish 3^rd.

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Jake Turnbloom of Briarwod Christian receives his reward for the Carhartt Big Bass.

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Here are your top 8 2013 B.A.S.S. High School Invitational finishers and your B.A.S.S. High School Classic qualifiers.

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The winning team also receives all the backstage and behind the scenes privileges anyone could hope for.

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