Hope High School

HOPE – Winners from the 60^th annual Hope FFA Rodeo have been announced by FFA faculty sponsor Christina Smith.

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Students competed in the two-night event in junior and senior divisions in 14 contests to determine overall Top Hand and All-Around honors which will be presented at the annual FFA Banquet on May 14 at the Hope Cowboy Church.\r\n

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All-Around Cowboy was Laion Brisby, who won the senior bull riding and hide ride, and placed third in bareback riding. Brisby was also named Top Hand.\r\n

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All-Around Cowgirl Savanna Collins came away from the two-night event without a win, but placed in six events, including second in senior pole bending, second in hide ride, third in goat tying, second in barrel pick-up, second in barrel racing and third in senior bull riding.\r\n

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Winners by event in junior and senior divisions included:\r\n

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Bareback riding – Au’Vion Horton, first; James Deloney, second; Laion Brisby, third.\r\n

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Hide ride – Laion Brisby and De’Travonta Horton, first; Savanna Collins and Brianna Cole, second.\r\n

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Calf haltering – Danya Muldrow, first.\r\n

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Wild steer tagging – Au’Vion Horton, Peyton Parker, and Nikorean Muldrow, first.\r\n

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Barrel pick-up – Addy Peek and Zoey Cox, first; Savanna Collins and Brianna Cole, second; Sydney Parrish and Au’Vion Horton, third.\r\n

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Senior goat tying – Ana Watkins, first; Kelsey Harris, second; Savanna Collins, third.\r\n

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Chute dogging – Au’Vion Horton, first; Nikorean Muldrow, second; Danya Muldrow, third.\r\n

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Senior barrel racing – Kelsy Harris, first; Savanna Collins, second; Ana Watkins, third.\r\n

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Senior pole bending – Kelsey Harris, first; Savanna Collins, second; Ana Watkins, third.\r\n

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Bull riding – Laion Brisby, first; Brianna Cole, second; Savanna Collins, third.\r\n

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Junior bull riding – Fernando Perez, first; Trevor Brown, second; Romello Jones, third.\r\n

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Junior goat tying – Paislee Singleton, first; Zander Smith, second; Blakley Glass, third.\r\n

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Junior pole bending – Addy Peek, first; Zander Smith, second; Paislee Singleton, third.\r\n

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Events for youngsters included mutton busting and wild pig scramble. While records are not kept in the pig scramble, the winner of the mutton busting was Wyatt Ghormley.\r\n

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The FFA Rodeo Junior Queen competition was won by Ava McWilliams. Contestants were presented for audience participation voting each night.\r\n