16th Annual Orange Grove VFD Cook Off
April 11, 2025 - April 12, 2025
State Championship
Contest Details
16th Annual Orange Grove VFD Cook Off
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-72
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
Beef Fajitas 25 7:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Beans 25 10.00
Chefs Choice 25 11:00
Contact and Registration
Contact: David Gebert - Jeff McFatter - Scotty Herschap
emailogvfd@yahoo.com
Registration
Entry Fee:175
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge:Rose Simola
Number of Teams:58
Tickets Summary:[PDF]
Master Ticket Details:[PDF]
Grand Champion
Leroy Barrera Jr / DIG IN BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion
Ira Green / Flying G Barbecue
Brisket: Gerald Johnson / Burnin' My Money
Chicken: Leroy Barrera Jr / DIG IN BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Gary Phillips / BeefSquatch Bbq
Overall
| Place | Head Cook / Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy Barrera Jr DIG IN BBQ | 548.94 |
| 2 | Ira Green Flying G Barbecue | 547.62 |
| 3 | Gerald Johnson Burnin' My Money | 539.82 |
| 4 | Matt Kaspar Rapsak BBQ | 538.8 |
| 5 | Weston Kimball No Boar BBQ | 528.36 |
| 6 | Gary Phillips BeefSquatch Bbq | 525.88 |
| 7 | Zach Smith Meat-Locker Misfits | 520.68 |
| 8 | Mathieu Schley Diamond B Smokers | 515.72 |
| 9 | Jonathan Flores Double J’s BBQ | 512.34 |
| 10 | Trevor Fuhrken Smoker & the Bandits | 507.4 |
| 11 | Bubba Clark Hog Wild BBQ | 505.7 |
| 12 | Josh Klock Rub This | 503.64 |
| 13 | Robert Perkins Texas Legends Cooking Team | 502.7 |
| 14 | Darrell Byers Force | 496.7 |
| 15 | Master Ticket - M0111 M0111 | 491.9 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook / Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy Barrera Jr DIG IN BBQ | 185.8 |
| 2 | Ira Green Flying G Barbecue | 184.0 |
| 3 | Trevor Fuhrken Smoker & the Bandits | 180.06 |
| 4 | Mathieu Schley Diamond B Smokers | 173.22 |
| 5 | Matt Kaspar Rapsak BBQ | 173.2 |
| 6 | Jonathan Flores Double J’s BBQ | 173.2 |
| 7 | Fred Aleman Smokin Cash | 172.08 |
| 8 | Zach Smith Meat-Locker Misfits | 170.8 |
| 9 | Josh Klock Rub This | 169.54 |
| 10 | Mark Hinojosa Good Time Smokers | 168.66 |
| 11 | Gary Phillips BeefSquatch Bbq | 168.0 |
| 12 | Weston Kimball No Boar BBQ | 167.34 |
| 13 | Gerald Johnson Burnin' My Money | 167.08 |
| 14 | Bubba Clark Hog Wild BBQ | 166.68 |
| 15 | Fernando Solano Smokin Dawgs | 164.0 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook / Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Phillips BeefSquatch Bbq | 186.8 |
| 2 | Weston Kimball No Boar BBQ | 186.26 |
| 3 | Leroy Barrera Jr DIG IN BBQ | 183.74 |
| 4 | Ira Green Flying G Barbecue | 182.4 |
| 5 | Kevin Landry Low N Slow Bro's | 181.6 |
| 6 | Gerald Johnson Burnin' My Money | 181.54 |
| 7 | Matt Kaspar Rapsak BBQ | 181.28 |
| 8 | Darrell Byers Force | 180.68 |
| 9 | Zach Smith Meat-Locker Misfits | 178.2 |
| 10 | Brian Harrison BBQ Hunters | 176.62 |
| 11 | George Gebert Bluff Smokers | 176.34 |
| 12 | Jonathan Flores Double J’s BBQ | 174.8 |
| 13 | Josh Klock Rub This | 173.76 |
| 14 | Richard Rivera Rivera's | 173.6 |
| 15 | Buddy Foster Back Porch BBQ | 172.6 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook / Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Johnson Burnin' My Money | 191.2 |
| 2 | Steven Foster D & S Cookers | 190.54 |
| 3 | Matt Kaspar Rapsak BBQ | 184.32 |
| 4 | Ira Green Flying G Barbecue | 181.22 |
| 5 | Leroy Barrera Jr DIG IN BBQ | 179.4 |
| 6 | Bubba Clark Hog Wild BBQ | 178.14 |
| 7 | Weston Kimball No Boar BBQ | 174.76 |
| 8 | Trevor Fuhrken Smoker & the Bandits | 173.26 |
| 9 | Mathieu Schley Diamond B Smokers | 172.62 |
| 10 | Zach Smith Meat-Locker Misfits | 171.68 |
| 11 | Gary Phillips BeefSquatch Bbq | 171.08 |
| 12 | Robert Perkins Texas Legends Cooking Team | 168.02 |
| 13 | Jonathan Flores Double J’s BBQ | 164.34 |
| 14 | Eddie Okonski Grump's Burn't Ends | 163.72 |
| 15 | P J Alaniz Marranitos | 163.34 |