‘Sheep Thrills’ Friday Night at Mutton Busting in Nacogdoches, TX
It was another great night of mutton busting at the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo. Five riders had rides of 78 points or better.
- 78 - Lathan Mora
- 79 - Addy Bickham
- 80 - Colt Hoya
- 81 - Kooper Selman
- 82 - Tony Piazza
When it was all said and done, 7-year-old Tony Piazza from Garrison, Texas took home the buckle and Justin Boots voucher with his 82-point ride. Kooper Selman from Lufkin and Coly Hoya from Nacogdoches each earned a season pass to Splash Kingdom for their 2nd and 3rd place finishes.
We're not done just yet. Saturday night will feature another 15 riders vying for the buckle. The competition gets underway at 7 at the Nacogdoches County Expo Center.
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Here are the contestants for each night of mutton busting.
Thursday's Riders
- Adalynn Caldwell, 5 - Center
- Axton Caldwell, 3 - Center
- Brigham Barton, 4 - Tenaha
- Cora Bennett, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Ivy Gigler, 5, Nacogdoches
- Noel Gonzalez, 6 - Garrison
- Kase Hargrove, 4 - Garrison
- Cayd Merriman, 5 - Etoile
- Cohl Merriman, 6 - Etoile
- Kru Murray, 5 - Garrison
- Kaegan Owens, 7- Nacogdoches
- Korgan Owens, 7 - Nacogdoches
- Addilyn Sprayberry, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Cason Wagstaff, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Bransen Yates, 6 - Garrison
Friday's Riders
- Braylee Barthol, 7 - San Augustine
- Adelina Bickham, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Bear Carthel, 5 - Nacogdoches
- Pedro Castaneda, Jr., 7 - Nacogdoches
- Aiden Crist, 5 - Rusk
- Cannon Fitzgerald, 5 - Garrison
- Lane Freeman, 5 - Nacogdoches
- Colt Hoya, 7 - Nacogdoches
- Cambry Hurst, 4 - Nacogdoches
- Lathan Mora, 6 - Garrison
- Tony Piazza, 7 - Garrison
- Brantley Ross, 5 - Mount Enterprise
- Kooper Selman, 5 - Lufkin
- Corbin Southwood, 4 - Lufkin
- Rex Wittpenn, 4 - Nacogdoches
Saturday's Riders
- Rhett Bivens, 4 - Lufkin
- Avery Brown, 4 - Lufkin
- Carson Brown, 7 - Lufkin
- Reed Creel, 5 - Nacogdoches
- Rhett Creel, 3 - Nacogdoches
- Carter Dees, 7- Center
- Kira Donahoe, 5 - Center
- Adilynn LeBlue, 7 - Chireno
- Easton LeBlue, 5 - Chireno
- Skylar Mercer, 7 - Corrigan
- Brady Richards, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Spur Vergara, 7 - Nacogdoches
- Hayven Williford, 6 - Nacogdoches
- Zaine Zavala, 6 - Douglass
- Zandrex Zavala, 5 - Douglass
Nacogdoches Rodeo Mutton Busting 2023
Here are the young cowboys and cowgirls who competed in the 2023 Mutton Busting at the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo
Here are the riders from Thursday night