Texas Herofest 2025
February 21, 2025 - February 22, 2025
State Championship
IBCA HIGH ROLLER #2 IN THE 8 EVENT SERIES
Contest Details
Texas Herofest 2025
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-68
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Tray Pickup: Friday between 4pm-6pm
Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
TBD
Meats to be Cooked
Half Chicken 1 Fully Jointed Chicken Half (Complete with wing, breast, thigh and leg.)
Pork Spare Ribs (Required: 8 Individual Pork Spare Ribs)
Brisket (Required: 8 Slices)
Friday Ancillaries
Margaritas 25 7:00
Ribeye Steak 25 8:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Beans 25 10.00
Contact and Registration
Contact: J W Vonhaefen
phone 361-827-1102
Registration
Entry Fee: 250
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Number of Teams: 28
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Eddy Morales / The Pitfather BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion
Adam Luna / Black Label Smokers
Brisket: Shawn Trainor / Bottoms Up Smokers
Chicken: Eddy Morales / The Pitfather BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Charles Kramer / LoneStar SmokeStacks
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Morales | The Pitfather BBQ | 534.16 |
| 2 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 532.4 |
| 3 | Ben Asebedo | Boss Crane | 529.84 |
| 4 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 528.86 |
| 5 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 528.02 |
| 6 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 527.06 |
| 7 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 518.54 |
| 8 | Craig Oakes | Pimpin ain’t easy | 517.48 |
| 9 | Edward Oakes | Dirt Track Cookers | 515.1 |
| 10 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 507.56 |
| 11 | John Tyrna | THE CHOPPING BLOCK | 505.68 |
| 12 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 499.92 |
| 13 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 499.86 |
| 14 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 499.08 |
| 15 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 495.88 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Morales | The Pitfather BBQ | 188.06 |
| 2 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 178.2 |
| 3 | Carlos Calzada | Smokin Los BBQ | 177.6 |
| 4 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 177.0 |
| 5 | Ben Asebedo | Boss Crane | 176.94 |
| 6 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 176.3 |
| 7 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 175.06 |
| 8 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 170.74 |
| 9 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 169.86 |
| 10 | John Tyrna | THE CHOPPING BLOCK | 169.6 |
| 11 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 169.22 |
| 12 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ | 168.36 |
| 13 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 167.74 |
| 14 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 166.14 |
| 15 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 164.84 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 180.6 |
| 2 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 178.2 |
| 3 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 177.54 |
| 4 | William Jaks | Broke Boys Cooking | 177.48 |
| 5 | Edward Oakes | Dirt Track Cookers | 176.62 |
| 6 | John Tyrna | THE CHOPPING BLOCK | 176.02 |
| 7 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 175.06 |
| 8 | Craig Oakes | Cuero Fire | 175.02 |
| 9 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 173.48 |
| 10 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 172.62 |
| 11 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 172.6 |
| 12 | Ben Asebedo | Boss Crane | 171.7 |
| 13 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 171.06 |
| 14 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 170.42 |
| 15 | Carlos Calzada | Smokin Los BBQ | 169.54 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 185.26 |
| 2 | Eddy Morales | The Pitfather BBQ | 184.62 |
| 3 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 184.34 |
| 4 | Ben Asebedo | Boss Crane | 181.2 |
| 5 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 179.08 |
| 6 | Craig Oakes | Cuero Fire | 178.46 |
| 7 | Edward Oakes | Dirt Track Cookers | 176.94 |
| 8 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 176.6 |
| 9 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 174.74 |
| 10 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 172.28 |
| 11 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 172.0 |
| 12 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 171.0 |
| 13 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 164.02 |
| 14 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 163.66 |
| 15 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 163.02 |
Ancillary
Beans
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Oakes | Dirt Track Cookers | 178.74 |
| 2 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 172.24 |
| 3 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 162.78 |
| 5 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 156.6 |
Ribeye Steak
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 183.14 |
| 2 | Donnie Howard | Twisted D Cookers | 169.94 |
| 3 | Edward Oakes | Dirt Track Cookers | 162.74 |
| 4 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 161.78 |
| 5 | John Tyrna | THE CHOPPING BLOCK | |
| 6 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ |