NFPB Finals

[Barney Rubble]

The field has been finalized for the NFPB Finals in St.Joseph,MO March 30 - April 1st. Jeremy Harris leads the way into the finals. Danny Scholobom and Curt Check are hot on his heals with Erik Hopp and Sam Nelson rounding out the top five. Others to watch at the finals include Matt Pojanowski, Curtis Seamans and Henry Yoder. Big names who missed the finals cut this year include Ryan Clark, Justin Carlton, Bert Hershberger and Ronnie Kitchens. All four had good years but couldn't quite get there.

Finals personel will be announced by the end of next week.

If you live in western MO or eastern KS make plans to attend this event. It is always an exciting time and a great competition. Tickets are available in advance on www.ticketmaster.com

[WI8SecFan]

I am a little bit slow in responding to this post but...
it looks like it is going to be a great competition! There are some big names and very sticky riders on the list. Wish I lived closer. If any of you do I would highly recommend making the trip.

One of the sleepers that could also have a big finals is Adam Mace. He tends to come up big when the pressure is on.

I can never remember, how many guys do they take to the finals?

[onehotcowboy]

I want to make a prediction, not for this year, but in the next 3 years, dont be surprised if you see a young gun named Trevor"Mr Adorable" Packard at the NFPB Finals. He just got his card last week, and is 16 yrs old. That boy has the heart, try, and toughness.

[Barney Rubble]

They take 25 and it looks like they may need to take the first two alternates this year as they have two finalists who are in contention to be BFTS competitors that weekend (Willy Ropp and Matt Pojanowski).

Another kid to look out for is Reese Cates. He's only 16 but he rode Tombstone for 89 points en route to winning the NFPB in Hope, AR last fall.

[WI8SecFan]

Well the finals are over. Congrats to Jermey Harris who took both the season title and the finals average title. Here are the round results:

Round 1

1. Jeep Steenhoek 85
2-4 Jermey Harris 82
2-4 Curtis Seamans 82
2-4 Henry Yoder 82
2-4 Will Hellental 82
2-4 Steve Antczak 82

Round 2

1. Jermey Harris 87
2. Will Hellentall 86
3. Seth Reynolds 85
4. Curtis Seamans 83

Round 3

1. Seth Reynolds 85
2-3 Jermey Harris 83
2-3 Erik Hopp 83
4. Ben Ferrell 81

Round 4

1. Curtis Seamans 88
2. Kenny Hickman 84
3-4 Matt Birkenholtz 81
3-4 Henry Yoder 81

Round 5

1. Jermey Harris 89
2. Danny Schlobohm 87
3. Henry Yoder 83
4. Curtis Seamans 74

Round 6

1-2 Jermey Harris 88
1-2 Terry Dabney 88
3. Erik Hopp 87
4. Seth Reynolds 86

Average

1. Jermey Harris 429
2. Curtis Seamans 327
3. Seth Reynolds 256
4. Henry Yoder 246
5. Erik Hopp 170
6. Danny Schlobohm 168
6. Will Hellentall 168

Here are the other awards that were given out:

2006 Federation Finals Bullfighters: Todd Pettigrew, Chris Lewis and Brandon Brazier

2006 Federation Finals Judges: Todd Crase, Adam Proctor, Jerry Downs

2006 Federation Finals Barrelman: Shawn "Boom Boom" Thompson

2006 Federation Finals Announcer: Chris Pyle

Reuben Detweiller Iron Man Award: Stacy Doss

Chip Hume Memorial Award, High Point Bullride: Jermey Harris with 89 points

2005 New Event of the Year: Merrill, WI, Jackson-Walkowe Productions

2005 Event of the Year: Sedalia, MO, Jackson Bull Co., Walkowe Bull Co. and JS Pro Rodeo

2005 Producer of the Year: Jackson-Walkowe Productions

2005 Stock Contractor of the Year: Scott Burruss

2005 Bucking Bull of the Year: J24, Duncan, owned by Jackson Bull Co.

Vickie Long Memorial Award, 2006 Bucking Bull of the Finals - #10, Bad Hombre, owned by Jerry Copp

2005 Rookie of the Year - Tyler Adrian

2006 Finals Average Winner - Jermey Harris

2005 4th Place Year End - Erik Hopp

2005 3rd Place Year End - Curt Check

2005 Reserve Champion - Danny Schlobohm

2005 Federation Cup Champion - Jermey Harris

Congrats to Merrill for winning the new event of the year! It is basically my hometown event and I know a lot of fans that were giving the show rave reviews last year.

[BlueEyedCowgirl]

Finals were awesome! I had a great time and my boy did pretty well. The guys worked very hard this year to get to where they are at and im very proud of everyone. Great job guys!