Sports
Hewitt-Trussville Pair Wins Fishing Championship
Andrew Jones and Carson Underwood captured the high school fishing world championship.
TRUSSVILLE, AL — A pair of Hewitt-Trussville High School students came home winners after the High School Fishing World Finals championship at Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. Andrew Jones and Carson Underwood topped a field of nearly 400 boats, according to the Trussville Tribune.
The pair posted 10 pounds, 9 ounces on the scale, and secured scholarship offers from Drury University ($128,000), Simpson University ($120,000), Kentucky Christian University ($90,000) and Bethel University ($56,000).
Read more about Jones' and Underwood's fishing title in the Trussville Tribune.
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