ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Toston’s J.R. Harrell had the second-best bull ride of the week on Friday night, scoring an 82.5 in his second go-round to move into 10th place in the overall standings at the National High School Finals Rodeo with his single ride at the Sweetwater Events Complex.
Harrell did not receive a score in his first go-round ride. Browning’s Tahj Wells is right behind in 11th place with a single score of 82 points.
Harrell’s ride is only surpassed by an 86-point performance by Sutton Schrunk of Valentine, Nebraska.
As the NHSFR approached its final day on Saturday, other Montanans in the competition included:
Columbia Falls’ Azzy Lara maintained second place in the standings with a score of 149, trailing Kash Loyd of Cleburne, Texas by 3.5 points and leading Quaide Skjonsberg of Bluffton, Alberta by four points. Great Falls’ Wyatt Warneke is currently in 22nd place with a score of 121.
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Miles City’s Caiden Gray was tied for third place in saddle bronc with an average score of 144, equal to Jett Williams of Clarinda, Iowa. Corvallis’ Cash Trexler improved his position, moving up to fourth in tie-down roping with an average time of 20.2 seconds, including a time of 9.96 in the evening session on Friday, which was the second best time of the night.
In pole bending, Townsend’s Ella Begger ranked 11th with a combined time of 41.029 seconds. Martinsdale’s Walker Story was 13th in reined cow horse after scoring 283.5 on Friday night.
Elle Werner of Clancy had a strong finish on Friday night in pole bending with a time of 20.171, the third best time of the evening. Werner did not receive a time in her first go-round.
The second go-round was set to conclude at 9 a.m. on Saturday before the finals in the evening.
