The KHSAA Region 2 High School Bass Fishing tournament took place on Saturday at Lake Cumberland in Jamestown with several Northern Kentucky schools participating.
When it was all said and done, two Covington Catholic and Bishop Brossart boys’ teams and a Simon Kenton girls team advanced and qualified for the state tournament.
Covington Catholic’s teams of Eli Scroggins and Drew Berling and Brandon Smith and Phoenix Parks advanced. Bishop Brossart’s teams of Carson Schultz and Carter Vogel and John Prather and Wyatt Moree are also on to the Operation UNITE KHSAA state bass fishing championships May 8-10 at Lake Cumberland.
A total of 33 teams out of 99 that participated qualified for the state tournament. Scroggins and Berling were the top area finishers, placing in a tie for sixth with five caught bass for 11 pounds, 14 ounces. Smith and Parks had five caught bass for 10 pounds, four ounces and in 20th.
Schultz and Vogel were right behind Smith and Parks in 21st with five bass for 10 pounds, three ounces. Prather and Moree’s five bass totaled eight pounds, eight ounces.
Smith and Parks are hopeful their fortunes are similar to last year when they finished runner-up at the state tournament after placing 21st in the region tournament.
Scroggins also participated in the tournament last year with his brother Sam, who graduated. Schultz did as well, doing so with a new partner this year in Vogel.
Simon Kenton’s Mallory Huffman and Hunter Elmore finished second in the Region 2 girls tournament. They caught one bass for one pound, 15 ounces. They’ll also head to Lake Cumberland May 8-10.
Five other boys’ Northern Kentucky teams participated, but failed to qualify. They were Simon Kenton’s Jacob Kunstman and Noah McMahan (three bass for six pounds, seven ounces), Simon Kenton’s Braden Parker and Jackson Setter (three bass for four pounds, 12 ounces), Covington Catholic’s Archer Burcham and Aidan McLindon (one bass for two pounds, 15 ounces), Bishop Brossart’s Anderson Keller and Beckett Meersman (two bass for two pounds, 11 ounces) and Simon Kenton’s Samson Allan and Brody Maybury (one bass for two pounds, six ounces).
A total of 93 boys’ teams and 18 girls’ teams will participate in the state tournament.
