The Richmond Hill High School Bass Fishing team, led by seniors Branton Champions and Jackson Behringer, secured a spot in the Top Ten of the Georgia High School Association Bass Fishing State Championships on May 4, 2024. The Wildcat bass fishing team finished 9th out of 125 Teams with a total weight of 14.1 lb of fish in the championships at Clark's Hill Lake.
PHOTO (l-r): Jackson Behringer & Branton Champion
GHSA Bass Fishing Championships Top Ten
1. Ryan Soles-James Brooks West Laurens 20-12
2. Bryson Dover-Angel Cornejo Lanier 17-12
3. Roper Putnam-Andrew Higgins Lakesides Evans 16-03
4. Reese Mutter and Charles Roberts South Forsyth 15-14
5. Jackson Thomas and Cole Bradley King's Ridge's 15-00
6. Carson Lamb-Gage Greene Jackson 14-11
7. Levi Irby-Colton Huber Central Carroll 14-11
8. Davis Madden-Adyn Desjadon Evans 14-07
9. Branton Champion-Jackson Behringer Richmond Hill 14-01
10. Churchill Harris-Campbell Patterson Oconee County 14-00
Last year, Champion and Behringer placed 17th. Ten teams from the Savannah Area qualified. As of this writing, only the top ten teams' totals were posted on SCORE Atlanta. This was the final GHSA event for Champion and Behringer during their high school career.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ron Champion on social media
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