PBR News-Worcester Through Atlanta

PBR Results And News

by Sheila Totten

The PBR has so many events its hard to keep up with them anymore.J.B.Mauney won his second event of the season when he won the annual event held in Worcester,Mass. Mauney was on a rip,riding at 100% and was entrenched in first place with former World Champion Mike Lee in second place in the standings.Three time World Champion Adriano Moraes was in fifth place while Guilherme Marchi was in third and Brian Canter was in fourth in the BFTS standings The normal crowd was not there thanks to the stormy weather but they  did draw a good crowd.I just wish they would not advertise a full house or capacity crowd when we viewers can see many empty seats..As in NYC there were quite a few injuries in Worcester including the following:.Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M. ) – Injured cartilage in right knee, doubtful to compete.
Ednei Caminhas (P. Alves, SP, Brazil) – Ankle sprain, probable.
Brendon Clark (Morpeth, NSW, Australia) – Ankle sprain, probable.
Sevi Torturo (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – Reinjured riding elbow, probable to compete.

Then it was onto Fresno and the Table Mountain Casino where Mighty Mike White looked great as he  rode Corey and Horst's 7 of Hearts for 84.75  to win the event with a total of 173 on two head.Matt Bohon was second in the event while Rocky McDonald who has been doing great  was third and Greg Potter was 4th.

It was then onto Sacramento where 2005 PBR World Champion Justin McBride won his first event of the season.Justin tied for 4/5 in round one aboard Gene Bowen's Balboa with 86.5 while another former champion,Mike Lee won the round aboard Owen's Jesse's Ride with 89 points.He was followed by Steven Shelley aboard Page and teague's Night Life with 88 points and Three time World Champion Adriano Moraes in third place with 87.75 points aboard Ed Hill's Smokin' Joe.Greg Potter tied with Justin aboard Hill's Powder

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 In round two it was Luke Snyder in the lead with 88 points on Rice Ranch's Mr.Harrison while Brian canter rode Haines/Owens Pandemonium for 87.5 and second place in the round.Justin McBride was third in the round with 87.25 on Performance Livestock/Owen's Sugar Ray while Mike Lee tied for 4/5 in the round with one of my favorite riders,Clarksville ,TN's own Evan Rasch at 87 points.Mike rode Flying U/Moreno's Clarissa Plains while Evan rode Kaycee Simpson's Red Alert.Goodgoing Evan!Have to root for my hometown riders ,guys!

In the championship round it was Dustin Hall who led the way with 90.75 on Gene Owen's  Team Equine Cow Pix.Justin McBride was second with 90.5 aboard Naccarato's  All In to win the event..Guillermo Marchi scored 90.25 on Page and Teague's Crossfire Hurricane while Rocky McDonald was 4th with 88.25 on Wintwister..Justin looked great  and is riding hot. He moved up to fouth place in the overall standings.

 Then it was back east to Raleigh,NC and the Dale JR PBR Clash. Silvanei Dias won his first BFTS event  with the only qualified ride in the championship round .He scored 88.5 aboard best Western to win the event.Dale Earnhardt JR seemed very pleased with the event.

There were again several injuries in this three day event .They were as follows:Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) sustained a concussion and is questionable to compete.
Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, NM) - Possible facial fracture and X-rays are scheduled, still competing.
Cody Hart (Gainesville, TX) - Injured right wrist and is questionable to compete.
Greg Potter (Queensland, Australia) - As a result of a hip pointer, will not be competing in Tampa or Atlanta.

Justin Mcbride looked like he was on a roll to take his second title as he won round one aboard Berger/Struve's Evil Forces The rest of the top 5 were: 2) Matt Bohon (Cole Camp, Mo.) 89 points on Boyd/Floyd/Paradise Farms' Jeopardy, $5,000; 3/4) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 88.75 points on Boyd/Floyd/Paradise Farms' Hillstreet, $2,500; 3/4) Mike White (De Kalb, Texas) 88.75 points on Page and Teague's Bucking Bulls' Black Smoke, $2,500; 5) Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) 87.25 points on Boyd/Floyd/Paradise Farms' Lost in Paradise, $1,200.Round Two was topped by Cody Hart: 1) Cody Hart (Gainesville, Texas) 87.5 points on Bad Company Rodeo's Born to Boogie, $2,730; 2) Dustin Hall (Springfield, Mo.) 86.5 points on Boyd/Floyd/Paradise Farms' Wildlife, $1,950; 3) Rocky McDonald (Col. Juarez, MX) 86.25 points on Boyd/Floyd/Paradise Farms' Minimus, $1,170; 4) Robson Palermo (Rio Branco, BZ) 86 points on Berger/Ryken's Rockin Robin, $780.

In round three it was Cord McCoy who came out on top.Cord McCoy (Tupelo, Okla.) 88.75 points on Frontier and Teague Bucking Bulls' Chain Reaction, $2,730; 2) Dusty Labeth (Louisburg, Kan.) 88.25 points on Tommy Schrader and Anchor Bull Company's Dog Dip, $1,950; 3) Mark Lopes (Pioneer, Calif.) 87.75 points on Tommy Schrader and Anchor Bull Company's Encore, $1,170 4/5) Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) 87.25 points on Page & Teague Bucking Bulls' Cover Page, $624; 4/5) Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.) 87.25 points on Berger/Whitford's Big Mack, $624.

The order of finish in the event for the top places was as follows:1) Silvanei Dias (Populina, SP, BZ) 254.75 points, $33,495; 2) Dustin Hall (Springfield, Mo.) 173.5 points, $15,550; 3) Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.) 173 points, $26,500; 4) Brian Herman (Victoria, Texas) 172.5 points, $5,673. As Mike Lee held on to first place in the standings Justin McBride inched up to third place behind J.B.Mauney.

Following the Dale JR  event the PBR announced its first cut of the season. Dropped off of the BFTS were Marcello Cruz,Jody Newberry, Corey Navarre, Dusty LaBeth, Shane Proctor and Cory Melton. When they spoke about this  they had said they had changed the format to dropping ten riders instead of five and bringing up the top ten in the CT series. Well,they only have listed seven here.Also another change is that riders out injured including World Champions will only have five events to compete in before they could be cut..Chris Shivers has all five events remaining because his injuries occurred before the regular season.L.J.Jenkins has five events,Cory Rasch has four,Allan Moraes has four,Cody Whitney has three,Chad Denton has three,Danny Jo Fowler has two and Sevi Torturo has one.

 The riders advancing to the BFTS will be Harve Stewart,Tyler Smith,Ross Johnson,Michael Riggs and Matt Werries.

As the PBR again headed to the southeast,fans wrote in confused about these cuts when they saw both Corey Melton and Shane Proctor still riding.Due to rider injuries they remained up as alternates.

In Tampa is was a second victory for 2005 World Champion Justin McBride who, if he stays healthy may just notch his second World title.In the first round Justin rode  Texas Two Step for 84.25 and 11th place in the round.Only 14 riders made the buzzer.Mike White kept his winning ways up as he took the first round with a good ride aboard Mule Train for 88 points .he was followed by a tie for 2/3  between Austin Meier and Robson Palermo at 87.50.Kasey Hayes and Travis Briscoe tied for 4/5 with 87 and J.B. Mauney finished 6th with 86..25. Rounding out the top ten were Cory Melton with 86 points for 7th place,Scott Schiffner in 8th with 85.75,Rocky McDonald in 9th with 85.25 and Shane Proctor in 10th with 84.75.

There were only two qualified rides  in the short go as Justin McBride  took the round and the event with a great ride aboard Smash Hit for 90.25.Kasey Hayes scored 87.25 aboard Barbosa. The average looked like this: 

 Justin McBride 174.50 474.50 $30,790.00
2 Kasey Hayes 174.25 509.25 $17,134.00
3 Mike White 88.00 348.00 $11,230.00
4/5 Austin Meier 87.50 302.50 $6,435.00
4/5 Robson Palermo 87.50 302.50 $6,435.00
6 Travis Briscoe 87.00 252.00 $3,424.00
7 J.B. Mauney 86.25 216.25 $2,562.00
8 Cory Melton 86.00 186.00 $2,134.00
9 Scott Schiffner 85.75 155.75 $1,756.00
10 Rocky McDonald 85.25 125.25 $1,430.00
11 Shane Proctor 84.75 94.75 $1,000.00
12 Mike Lee 83.75 83.75 $1,000.00
13/14 Evan Rasch 83.25 83.25 $1,000.00
13/14 Matt Bohon 83.25 83.25 $1,000.00

Then it was onto the Georgia Dome for Saturday's Atlanta event.Kasey Hayes made his mark in the record books as he won his first BFTS event of the season just one night after his second place finish.Hayes won round one with his 89 point ride aboard Berger/Dakota Cattle Company's White Diamond and that began the accolades for the 21 year old. He won Cabela's World Most Foremost Ride for the high marked ride of the event.Then the thrilled Hayes won the Ford Truck Moment of Truth Bonus which was up to $50,000 awarded only if the rider who is leading going into the championship round wins the event.

 But it was not all Kasey Hayes wowing fans.The bovine stars really showed out;and the hardly ever rode Just A Dream from Jerry Nelson's Frontier Rodeo (now partnered with Tom Teague on the bull)gave up an 87.50 ride as he could not shake Shane Proctor off.Having just been cut and present as an alternate ,this great ride  had to really bolster Proctor and move him back up in the standings. Proctor  after this ride did led the event up till  Kasey Hayes rode Page and Teague's Sunshine for 88.5 to win the round and the event with 177.5 on two.

Jason Bennett was 2nd in Round One with 87. 25 and reigning World Champion and only three time PBR World Champion Adriano Moraes was third in the first round  with 86.5. Ross Coleman was second in the short go with 87.75 aboard Berger/Struvie's Cooter. The top of the leader board for the average went as thus:OVERALL EVENT STANDINGS: 1) Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.) 177.5 points, $82,610; 2) Shane Proctor (Grand Coulee, Wash.) 170 points, $14,820; 3) Ross Coleman (Molalla, Ore.) 87.74 points, $10,100; 4) Jason Bennett (Honeygrove, Texas) 87.25 points, $7,350; 5) Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil) 86.5 points, $5,520.Justin McBride has taken over the lead in the standings with J.B. Mauney in second place and Mike Lee in third.