Franklin-Simpson Sends Two Teams to the State Bass Fishing Tournament

Franklin-Simpson High School had a pair of boats qualify at the regional tournament, including the girl’s region champions Makenna Cook and Addie Gregory.

The girl’s weighed in at 7 lbs. and 8 oz to take the top trophy for the first time in school history.

And on the boy’s side, Kody Alexander and Cooper Tyree qualified after weighing in at 12 lbs. and 7 oz.

Ahead of the state competition, both teams spoke on making it this far, and what it means to them.

“This is the first trophy, I think, for Franklin in a case for fishing,” Cook said, “and I’m just glad that it’s us, because another ironic thing is that it’s our first year on the team, too, which I think is amazing.”

“We’re kind of like role models, I feel like, because we were the first girls on the bass team and to win something,” Gregory said. “I just feel like girls later on will look up, because a lot of girls, I mean, me personally, I thought bass fishing was for boys, and I was really scared to join, and I mean, here we are now.”

“[I’m] pretty excited,” Alexander said. “The past couple years, I’ve missed a chance to go to state by like a couple ounces, so, pretty happy being able to get the job done this year.”

“I’ve had the opportunity to go to regionals for the past three years now, and last year I missed about five ounces,” Tyree said. “Determination was really there this year, so, glad we got it done.”