Walls and Hall Lead Day 1 of 2026 Falcon Boats Divisional Series Championship presented by Mercury Marine

OKEECHOBEE, FL – The dock talk heading into the 2026 Falcon Boats Divisional Series Championship presented by Mercury Marine was that the bite on Lake Okeechobee was way off compared to events in the past. Lake levels sat low for most of 2026. Rains in recent months pushed the lake up almost two feet, and it is currently holding at 12.41 feet above sea level.

The season ending event drew 125 qualified teams from across Florida, southern Georgia and Alabama to the historic waters of Lake Okeechobee. Every team is chasing the top prize: a Falcon Boats F205 powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS, equipped with 8 foot Power-Pole Blades, a Lowrance Ghost X trolling motor and two Lowrance Elite FS 12 units.

The tough bite proved true for most of the field, but a handful of teams found the quality fish Okeechobee is known for. Teams brought 485 bass to the scales on Day 1, and only six bags topped the 20 pound mark.

At the close of scales, Clayton Walls of Lithia and Brantley Hall of Plant City sat atop the leaderboard with a five bass limit weighing 24.23 pounds. The duo qualified through the Central Florida and Kissimmee divisions. They anchored their tournament leading bag with a 7.90 pound kicker, good for second place Big Bass on the day.

Derek Daniels of Macclenny and Michael T. Johnson of Raiford qualified through the Harris and North River divisions. They sit in second place with a five bass limit of 23.30 pounds.

Chad Schroeder of Zephyrhills and Anthony Cilladi of Oviedo qualified through the Toho division and are in third place with 23.11 pounds. The 2024 Xtreme Bass Series Champions are going for their second championship title.

Rounding out the Top 5, Shane Walls of Lakeland and David Crews of Lake Wales are in fourth place with 22.69 pounds. Chris Hamlin of Apopka and Rich Patterson of Winter Garden follow in fifth with 21.94 pounds. Just 2.29 pounds separate first from fifth, and with weights carrying over, the championship is wide open heading into the final day.

The biggest fish of the day belonged to Danny Glisson of Auburndale and Clay Mock of Winter Haven. Their 8.63 pound bass was the only fish over 8 pounds weighed on Day 1 and earned them first place Big Bass. The team sits sixth with 21.44 pounds.

Two division champions are tied for seventh with 19.40 pounds each. One is the Panhandle Division Champions, John McClenny and Reid Heard of Cairo and Bainbridge, Georgia. The other is the Istokpoga Division Champions, Shane and Tracen Phillips of Lake Placid. Roger Gonzalez and Dan Weber sit ninth with 19.21 pounds, and Brian and Brice Prowant of Moore Haven round out the Top 10 with 18.91 pounds.

The top 25 teams will get paid for the weekend, and the 25th place mark currently sits at 14.75 pounds. More than 40 teams are within five pounds of that line, so a solid bag on the final day could move a large part of the field into the money.

The championship wraps up tomorrow, Saturday, October 17. Teams launch from C. Scott Driver Park at approximately 7:00 a.m. The final weigh-in begins at 3:00 p.m., with the first flight checking in at 3:30 p.m.

Pl	Team	Division	# of Fish	Weight	Big Fish	Penalty	Total Weight
1	Clayton Walls & Brantley Hall	Central Florida | Kissimmee	5	24.23	7.90		24.23
2	Derek Daniels & Michael T. Johnson	Harris | North River	5	23.80		0.50	23.30
3	Chad Schroeder & Anthony Cilladi	Toho	5	23.11			23.11
4	Shane Walls & David Crews	Central Florida | Kissimmee	5	22.69	4.83		22.69
5	Chris Hamlin & Rich Patterson	Harris | Kissimmee	5	21.94	6.36		21.94
6	Danny Glisson & Clay Mock	Central Florida	5	21.44	8.63		21.44
7	John McClenny & Reid Heard	Panhandle Division Champions	5	19.40	5.91		19.40
7	Shane Phillips & Tracen Phillips	Istokpoga Divsion Champions	5	19.40	6.99		19.40
9	Roger Gonzalez & Dan Weber	Garcia | Toho	5	19.21			19.21
10	Brian Prowant & Brice Prowant	Central Florida | Istokpoga | Kissimmee	5	18.91	7.19		18.91
11	Randy Sebring & Jack Sebring	Istokpoga	5	18.66	5.63		18.66
12	Nicholas Hoinig & Matt Wieteha	Central Florida | Citrus | Garcia | Kissimmee | Toho	5	18.55			18.55
13	Mark Blevins & Mike Jackson	North River	5	20.48		2.00	18.48
14	Deryl Williams & Tyler Griffis	Citrus	5	18.36			18.36
15	Mickey Williams & Robert Thomas	Central Florida | Toho	5	18.12	7.87	0.50	17.62
16	Jamie Stephens & Kyle Wieczorek	Istokpoga	5	17.46			17.46
17	DJ Buckholdt & Will Bennion	Istokpoga	5	17.40		0.50	16.90
18	Junior Solis & George Short	Garcia Division Champions	5	16.52			16.52
19	Justin Dunaway & Elly Dunaway	Kissimmee	5	16.42			16.42
20	James Romig & Coltyn Morris	North River	5	16.07			16.07
21	Pete Roberson & Rob Roberson	Harris	5	15.95	5.06	0.50	15.45
22	Andrew Ready & Jonathan Waters	Kissimmee Division Champions	5	15.89	6.43	0.50	15.39
23	Demetrius Hart & Steven Coleman, Jr.	Kissimmee	5	16.21		1.00	15.21
24	Donnie Feagle & Josh Lester	Suwannee River	5	14.86	5.01		14.86
25	Norris Newhouse & Junior Cook	Istokpoga	5	14.75			14.75
26	Eric Lewis & Phil Cury	Orange Lake	5	14.67			14.67
27	Andrew Grosswald & Blake Lee	Harris	5	14.50	5.89		14.50
28	Jason Brewer & Steve Coleman	Kissimmee	5	15.23		1.00	14.23
29	Jim Topmiller & Lonny Mead	Kissimmee | Toho	5	14.61		0.50	14.11
30	Richard Delabar & Anthony DiFonzo	Harris Chain Division Champions	5	14.02			14.02
31	Rodney Yavorsky & Chuck Gomez	Central Florida Division Champions	5	13.82	5.35		13.82
32	Jeremy McPhail & Casey Marsh	Citrus | Kissimmee | Toho	5	13.74			13.74
33	Mike Androlevich & Jason Burgess	North River Division Champions	5	14.70		1.00	13.70
34	James Green & Jack Tennant	North River	5	13.66			13.66
35	Jesus Villegas & Eddie Dominguez	Garicia | Toho	5	14.58		1.00	13.58
36	John O'Farrell & Scott Myers	Johns Lake	5	13.51			13.51
37	John Mobley & Patrick Pierce	North River	5	13.34			13.34
38	Victor Knight & Stephen Goree	Harris	5	13.30			13.30
39	Jeremy Smith & Ben Smith	Toho Division Champions	5	13.20			13.20
40	Jason Fromm & Kevin Swenszkowski	North River	5	13.01			13.01
41	Tony Campbell & Sammy Jay Acree	Kissimmee	5	12.77			12.77
42	Robert Kirk & Richard Kirk	Harris	5	12.68			12.68
43	Steven Keith & Daniel Robertson	Citrus | North River | Suwannee	5	12.59			12.59
44	Weston Wirtz & Jared Wagner	Johns Lake	5	12.48			12.48
45	David McIntyre & Michael S. Johnson	North River	5	12.79		0.50	12.29
46	Lee Stalvey & Parker Stalvey	North River | Orange Lake | Toho	5	12.27			12.27
47	Joshua Shuler & Dustin Shuler	Panhandle	5	12.70		0.50	12.20
48	Chris Novak & CJ Novak	Central Florida | Istokpoga	5	12.58		0.50	12.08
49	Calan Hawkins & Austin Baskette	Harris	5	11.84			11.84
50	David Kilbury & Tim Reuwer	Harris	5	11.72			11.72
51	John Horsefield & Greg Swearingen	Citrus | Harris	4	11.52			11.52
52	Chris Hunter & Christine Kasper	Johns Lake | Orange Lake | Suwannee River	3	11.45			11.45
53	Dennis Hart & Don Bunting	Orange Lake	5	11.43			11.43
54	Raymond Rupp & Warren Loudermilk	Harris	4	11.09			11.09
55	Allen Duke & Kenny Strange	Panhandle	5	10.90			10.90
56	Johnny Johnson & Kenny Cooke	Central Florida | Citrus | Harris	3	10.79			10.79
57	Ronny Pruitt & Nick Johnson	Orange Lake	5	10.75			10.75
58	Claude Loftin & Isaac Dorland	Toho	5	11.15		0.50	10.65
59	Michael Graham & Curt Perry	Suwannee River	4	10.98		0.50	10.48
60	David Keisel & Jordan Keisel	Istokpoga | Harris	5	10.41			10.41
61	Brian Villalobos & Mark Hill	Harris	5	10.37	5.73		10.37
62	Steven Andux & Matthew Miller	Kissimmee	5	10.27			10.27
63	Jonathan Semento & Rick Bak	Harris	5	10.10			10.10
64	Robert Branagh & Charlie Coleman	Garcia	5	10.02			10.02
65	Grayson Faircloth & Brad Cox	Panhandle	5	10.00			10.00
66	Jesse Williams & Brandon Williams	Citrus	5	9.98			9.98
67	Brian Hart & Colby Berger	Harris | Kissimmee	5	9.72			9.72
68	Mark Staton & Bryan Moore	Harris	5	10.08		0.50	9.58
69	Tom Strong & Mark Strong	Citrus | Harris	5	9.90		0.50	9.40
70	Ed Mathis & Dominick Andux	Suwannee River	5	9.26			9.26
70	Mike Akers & Truman Patterson	Johns Lake | North River	5	9.26			9.26
72	Scott Funnell & Kaden Funnell	Garcia	5	9.21			9.21
73	Christian Hacht & James Morrison	Suwannee River	5	8.66			8.66
74	James Woods & Haley Woods	Central Florida	5	8.62			8.62
75	Clayburn Reed & Christian Reed	Citrus | Harris | Kissimmee | Toho	5	8.38			8.38
76	Matt Holben & Andrea McMillan	Johns Lake	4	8.37			8.37
77	Conner Herring & Dustin Chavous	Citrus | Orange Lake | Suwannee River	5	8.03			8.03
78	John Stahl & Casey Gonzalez	Kissimmee	5	7.99			7.99
79	James Newell & Daniel Hinkelman	Istokpoga	5	7.94			7.94
80	Dave Radebaugh & Ronnie Byrd	Harris | Kissimmee | Toho	5	7.91			7.91
81	John McKinney & Brandon Bennett	North River	5	7.84			7.84
82	Rick Helmuth & Gary Niemi	Istokpoga | Kissimmee | Toho	5	7.81			7.81
83	Clint Combast & Tracey Isabella	Citrus Division Champions	5	7.68			7.68
84	Briar Keene & Shane Keene	Orange Lake | Suwannee River	5	7.57			7.57
85	Raymond Burdine & Christian Santos	Istokpoga	5	7.39			7.39
86	James Sponaugle & Scott Sponaugle	Central Florida	5	7.16			7.16
87	Terry Mullis & Kim Mullis	Orange Lake Directors	4	6.90			6.90
88	Tommy Beasley & Harold Beasley	Orange Lake Divsion Champions	5	6.87			6.87
89	Joey Pate & Jessy Nash	Suwannee River	4	6.76			6.76
90	Michael Fletcher & Jason Young	Johns Lake	2	5.95			5.95
91	Kyle Zainitzer & Karl Zanitzer	Harris	2	5.58			5.58
92	Matthew Elixson & Hunter Pruitt	Citrus | Harris | North River | Orange Lake	4	5.49			5.49
93	Steven Worden & Justin Jones	Citrus	5	5.93		0.50	5.43
93	JD Romig & Jordon Register	North River	4	5.43			5.43
95	Kyle Brewer & Cheryl Brewer	Kissimmee	3	5.27			5.27
96	Mark Lundgren & Boogie Brown	Kissimmee	3	5.25			5.25
97	Levi Green & Emanuel Cantera	Istokpoga | Kissimmee	3	5.21			5.21
98	Jacob Morrison & Trent Gay	Citrus | Harris | Suwannee River	2	5.13			5.13
99	John Stambaugh & Jim Elsessor	Kissimmee	1	5.00	5		5.00
100	Bob Grosso & Lonny Cornett	Kissimmee | Toho	2	4.39			4.39
101	John Myers & Reggie Bush	Central Florida | Harris | Kissimmee	3	4.02			4.02
102	James Williams & Jimbo Williams	Harris | North River | Orange Lake	3	3.90			3.90
103	Rodney Gillis & Wade Bass	Harris | Johns Lake	1	3.62			3.62
104	Bobby Simpson & Steve Cannon	Suwannee River	4	3.31			3.31
104	Colt Williams & Abbigail Williams	Harris | Panhandle	1	3.31			3.31
106	Ryan Schmidt & John Greek	Johns Lake | Orange Lake | Panhandle | Suwannee River	1	3.09			3.09
	Frank Lauria & Ron Stoker	Harris | Istokpoga | Toho	1	2.47			2.47
	Joey Wood & Bryson O'Steen	Suwannee River Division Champions	0	0.00			0.00
	Daniel Bennett & Allen Pellicer	Suwannee River	0	0.00			0.00
	Chris Lee & Charlie Mathis	Suwannee River	0	0.00			0.00
	Nick Ward & Eugene Watkins	Suwannee River	0	0.00			0.00
	McCoy Carter & Roman Carter	Orange Lake	0	0.00			0.00
	Bill Rutkowski & Chris Rutkowski	Kissimmee	0	0.00			0.00
	Logan Murphy & Knox Murphy	Kissimmee	0	0.00			0.00
	Jay Hagood & Chris Cooper	Kissimmee	0	0.00			0.00
	David Simpson & Jason Foss	Johns Lake Division Champions	0	0.00			0.00
	Chip Mclendon & Carolyn Mclendon	Harris | North River | Orange Lake	0	0.00			0.00
	Mike Hall & Cody Morgan	Garcia | Kissmmee | Toho	0	0.00			0.00
	David Finch & Hunter Boykin	Central Florida	0	0.00			0.00
	Bryant Allen & Dempsey Allen	Suwannee River	0				0.00
	Tommy Studstill & Wally Grant	Suwannee	0				0.00
	Daryl Morris & David Sharp	Panhandle	0				0.00
	Neil Davis & Brent Stagg	Harris | Johns Lake | Orange Lake	0				0.00
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