Scotts Hill Student Anglers take home a win after competing in East Tennessee

SCOTTS HILL, Tenn. — This past Saturday, the Scotts Hill Student Anglers junior teams fished the Tennessee Bass Nation State Open at Watts Bar Lake. The two junior teams competing had never laid eyes on the lake before last week.

The team of Parker Smith and Carson Randan, with boat captain Nick Hart, pulled off the win with more than a 2lb margin over second place and received a Big Fish Award in the Junior Division. This was the first win for the Scotts Hill Juniors at a state event. The team of Aiden Phillips and Weston Mullins, with boat captain Jarrod Phillips, finished 11th in a tough field of competition.

These two teams continue to hold down the top two spots in the state points race. The team of Smith and Randan now have a win and two second place finishes in this year’s state tournaments. This was the third tournament win for the them this fall.

There were over 160 high school teams and nearly 60 junior teams at the event.

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