Results
BASS Federation/Central
MORGAN CITY — Friday’s top 10 anglers, big-bass standings, final team totals, Louisiana Team anglers and individual state top anglers (and qualifiers for the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society Federation Nation Championship) from the three-day, eight-state Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Central Divisional with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (5-bass daily limit) and total weight in pounds and ounces (ties broken by heaviest bass):
TOP 10: 1, Dale Hightower, Sand Springs, Okla. (15) 39 pounds, 7 ounces. 2, Jason Pecoraro, Youngsville (15) 38-7. 3, Ryan Lavigne, Gonzales (15) 34-15. 4, Preston Frazell, Glenpool, Okla. (15) 34-14. 5, Tim Dycus, Carlisle, Ark. (15) 34-14. 6, Robbie Latuso, Gonzales (14) 33-4. 7, Brett Bellard, Duson (15) 32-13. 8, Dylan Hays, Greenbrier, Ark. (14) 31-15. 9, Jared Knuth, Wahoo, Neb. (11) 30-11. 10, Billy Lemon, Sapulpa, Okla. (15) 30-5.
BIG BASS: Day 1, Kenneth Ryals, Hattiesburg, Miss., 4-15. Day 2, Robbie Latuso, Gonzales, 4-15. Day 3, Teb Jones, Hattiesburg, Miss., 5-4.
TEAM TOTALS: 1, Louisiana, 328 pounds, 2 ounces. 2, Oklahoma, 221-11. 3, Kansas, 206-6. 4, Missouri, 179-7. 5, Texas, 172-4. 6, Arkansas, 169-5. 7, Mississippi, 157-0. 8, Nebraska, 121-9.
LOUISIANA TEAM: 1, Jason Pecoraro, Youngsville (15) 38 pounds, 7 ounces. 2, Ryan Lavigne, Gonzales (15) 34-15. 3, Robbie Latuso, Gonzales (14) 33-4. 4, Brett Bellard, Duson (15) 32-13. 5, Jamie Laiche, Gonzales (14) 28-4. 6, Tim Carmouche, Gonzales (14) 27-3. 7, Jan Hebert, Houma (12) 26-15. 8, Josh Stewart, Albany (11) 24-2. 9, Ricky Mabile, Pierre Part (10) 22-13. 10, Scott Buxton, Napoleonville (10) 20-3. 11, David Cavell, Prairieville (7) 13-10. 12, Cary Beard, Baton Rouge (6) 11-15. 13, Blake Betz, Baton Rouge (4) 7-15. 14, Christopher Chandler Ragley (3) 5-11.
STATE QUALIFIERS: Louisiana: Jason Pecoraro, Youngsville, 38-7. Arkansas: Tim Dycus, Carlisle, Ark., 34-14. Kansas: Preston Frazell Glenpool, Okla., 34-14. Mississippi: Teb Jones, Hattiesburg, Miss., 24-11. Missouri: Greg Cooper Monroe City, Mo., 28-3. Nebraska: Jared Knuth, Wahoo, Neb., 30-11. Oklahoma: Dale Hightower, Sand Springs, Okla., 39-7. Texas: Albert Collins, Nacogdoches, Texas, 27-14.