SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP – LAKE O’ THE PINES What. A. Weekend! Southeast Anglers wrapped up the regular season in style at the 2024-25 Southeast Regional Championship on Lake O’ The Pines, April 26–27th—and WOW, did these young anglers bring the heat! 
With two full days of competition, some seriously impressive bags, and incredible sportsmanship all around, it was a championship event to remember. From start to finish, the energy was high, the scales were heavy, and the Southeast Region proved exactly why it’s one of the strongest in Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Youth! 
We’re proud to share that we awarded a total of $9,200 in cash prizes across our High School & Junior Divisions, Big Bass, and Angler of the Year Awards! High School Division Winners (2-Day Totals):
1st Place: Kaden Paprocki & Aaron Hubert – 45.00 lbs. | Payout $3,000
2nd Place: Caden Alexander & Brise Hazelton – 41.82 lbs. | Payout $700
3rd Place: Slade Nunally – 36.22 lbs. | Payout $400
4th Place: Jacob Cernosek & Nicholas Cernosek – 34.87 lbs. | Payout $250 Junior Division Winners (2-Day Totals): 1st Place: Bayne Robinson & Kade Stephenson – 42.81 lbs. | Payout $1,000 2nd Place: Cullen Simon & Easton Stanley – 30.55 lbs. | Payout $600 3rd Place: Nick Johnson & Brody Rock – 27.39 lbs. | Payout $300 Big Bass Winners: High School Big Bass: Kaden Paprocki & Aaron Hubert – 8.22 lbs. | Payout $270 Junior Big Bass: Bayne Robinson & Kade Stephenson – 6.27 lbs. | Payout $180
2024-2025 Angler of the Year Awards:These anglers dominated throughout the entire season and secured the top spots with incredible consistency. Huge congratulations to our AOY winners!
High School AOY: Jay Delk | Payout $2,000
Junior AOY: Cullen Simon & Easton Stanley | Payout $500
A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers:From early morning check-ins to weigh-in support and everything in between—you made this championship weekend run smoothly. We couldn’t do it without your time, heart, and commitment to these youth anglers. Thank you!
To Our Southeast Region Sponsors:A special thank you to Classic Fleet, LIV Fishing, AccuFloors of Galveston, and Boat Drip for supporting our anglers and making weekends like this possible. Your contributions fuel the dreams of the next generation of fishing talent!
NEXT UP – 2025 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!We’re headed to the big stage: the Texas B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship at Cedar Creek Reservoir in Gun Barrel City, TX, June 4–6, 2025!
Invitations have already been sent to our qualifying Southeast Region teams!
If you’re on the list and didn’t receive your invite, please reach out to Nathan Byerly at nbyerly@texasbass.orgHIGH SCHOOL TEAMS HEADED TO STATE:
- Delk
- Alexander | Hazelton
- Norton | Williamson
- Cernosek | Cernosek
- Hubert | Paprocki
- Burke | Sales
- Gallier
- Clendennen | Mancill
- Griffin | Sponseller
- Nunnally | Woods
- Fowler | Fuller
- Smith | Wall
- Peet | King
- Gallagher | Mayeu
- Govea | Govea
- Greenhaw | Hopson
- McCroskey | Talbert
- Collins | Elkins
- Bird | Bird
- Higginbotham | Levi
- Miles | Miles
- Coffee | Kinman
- Burton | Burton
- Mitchell | Walters
- Woodrome | Kosina
- Luker | McAlpin
- O’Brien
JUNIOR TEAMS HEADED TO STATE:
- Simon | Stanley
- Adkison | Brown
- Atwood | Atwood
- Seago | Telles
- Corbello | Gates
- Martin | Robb
- Jackson | Snook
- Brandt | Briscoe
- Robinson | Stephenson
- Barnhart | Powell
- Diehl | Kosh
- Hawthorne | Lacombe
- Riley | Finch
- Bryant | Bryant
- Garcia | Yates
- Griffin | Trahan
- Martinez | Wilkins
- Tant | Tice
- Holden | Wyble
- Brister | Fountain
- Bohan | Bohan
- Lunceford | Rodriguez
- Cutshall | Lee
- Bearden | Collins
- Johnson | Rock
- Miller | Oliver
- Bruno | Konikowski
- Lewis | Luttrell
What a way to end the regular season, Southeast! We’re proud of each and every angler who made this season one to remember. Good luck to all our qualifiers—we’ll see you at STATE! 
