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BySusanKanode SpecialtotheDailyNews DENVER Two action-packed rodeo performances saw big changes in the leaderboard at the National Western Stock Show Ro- deo on Thursday. At the morning performance, Kellie Collier from Hereford, Texas, made the fastest run of the rodeo here so far at 15.23 sec- onds. That was her second round of competition and gave her com- mand of the overall standings. Collier, who won the Colorado VS the World title on opening day has a total time of 30.72 seconds. However, that may not last. On Thursday night, Katie Pascoe from Morro Bay, Calif., stopped the clock in 15.22 sec- onds, the new fast time of the rodeo. This was her first run in the Denver Coliseum so she has a great opportunity to take the lead. She will have her second round of competition on Friday, Jan. 20 at the matinee performance. Pascoe's rodeo roots run deep. She is the daughter and grand- daughter of world champion steer wrestlers who were both cham- pions here. Her father, John W. Jones Jr., won the all-around title in Denver in 1982 and the steer wrestling in 1991. Her grandfa- ther John W. Jones won the steer wrestling in 1956. If Katie has a fast time here on Friday, she will qualify for Sun- day's U.S. Bank Championship Fi- nals and could be the third gener- ation of the family to earn a Na- tional Western Stock Show Rodeo title. There is a new leader in the first round of saddle bronc riding as well. Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Tyler Corrington, from Hastings, Minn., rode Cal- gary Stampede's Xena Warrior for an 87. This is the highest sad- dle bronc ride in this year's ro- deo. Corrington will ride his sec- ond horse here on Friday. The following are unofficial re- sults from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. 13thPerformance Bareback Riding: 1, Nick Gutz- wiler, Edwall, Wash., 78.5 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo's Half Moon. 2, Braxton Nielsen, Roo- sevelt, Utah, 78. 3, Kenny Hay- worth, Orofino, Idaho, 77. 4, Jus- tin Miller, Billings, Mont., 70. Steer Wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, St- urgis, S.D., 4.9 seconds. 2, Garrett Jacobs, Lemitar, N.M., 6.4. 3, Kyle Broce, Cheraw, Colo., 7.4. 4, Brian Snell, Wheatland, Wyo., 11.4. TeamRoping:1,GarrettRogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 4.3 seconds. 2, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.8. 3, Riley and Brady Minor, El- lensburg, Wash., 5.6. 4, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, and Bret Tonozzi, Loma, Colo., 5.9. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 82 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo's Rip Cord. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 78.5. 3, Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, 77. 4, Cody Rud, Greenfield, Wisc., 67. Tie-Down Roping: 1, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 8.1. 2, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 9.3. 3, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 9.4. 4, Ryan Belew, La Junta, Colo., 11.1. Women's Barrel Race: 1, Kel- lie Collier, Hereford, Texas, 15.23. 2, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 15.41. 3, Callahan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 15.52. 4, Calyssa Thomas, Harrold, S.D., 15.57. Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 85 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo's Spot- ted King. 2, Tyler Bingham, Hon- eyville, Utah, 76. 14th Performance Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Cle- ments, Santaquin, Utah, 84 points on Calgary Stampede's Xrated Dancer. 2, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., 78. 3, Kenny Haworth, Oro- fino, Idaho, 75.5. 4, Linden Woods, Maplecreek, Saskatchewan, 73. Steer Wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.9 seconds. 2, Cole McNamee, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., 5.9. 3, Kyle Broce, Cheraw, Colo., 6.3. 4, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., 9.8. Team Roping: 1, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Russell Car- doza, Terrebonne, Ore., 4.4 sec- onds. 2, Dustin Eguquiza, Mari- anna, Fla., and Kory Koontz, Ste- phenville, Texas, 4.9. 3, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Tyler Wor- ley, Bluff Dale, Texas, 5.8. 4, Britt Ellerman, Fort Lupton, Colo., and T.J. Watts, Eads, Colo., 7.5. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Ty- ler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 87 points on Calgary Stampede's Xena Warrior. 2, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 82. 3, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 79.5. 4, Ben Londo, 77. Tie-Down Roping: 1, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 8.5. 2, Matt Shiozawa, 9.7. 3, Darnell Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 9.8. 4, Cy Eames, Gooding, Idaho, 10.8. Women's Barrel Race: 1, Katie Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif., 15.22 seconds. 2, Tammy Fischer, Led- better, Texas, 15.45. 3, Ceri McCaf- fery, Dupree, S.D., 15.86. 4, Lori Todd, Wilcox, Ariz., 15.90. Bull Riding: (two rides — tie) Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo., on Sum- mit Pro Rodeo's Dark Denim and Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, on Summit Pro Rodeo's Old West- ern, 81 points each. Current Leaders Bareback Riding: (first round) RODEO NationalWesternStockShowleaderboardseeschanges By Kristie Rieken The Associated Press HOUSTON Kevin Durant scored 32 points and the Golden State Warriors used a big third quar- ter to build a huge lead and coast to their sixth straight vic- tory, 125-108 over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. In a matchup of two of the best teams in the Western Conference and All-Star start- ing guards Stephen Curry and James Harden, the Rockets fell short. Houston, which entered the game leading the NBA with 667 3-pointers, was just 7 of 35 behind the arc. Harden went 0 for 5 and Eric Gordon, who en- tered the game leading the NBA with 160 3s, missed all seven at- tempts. Clint Capela had 22 points and Harden added 17 points with 11 assists for the Rockets, who are third in the West be- hind Golden State and San An- tonio. The Warriors were up by five at halftime and used a 12-4 run to open the second half and stretch their lead to 74-61 with about nine minutes left in the quarter. Golden State got six points from Durant in that span, including a dunk and a nifty re- verse layup. Houston got four points from Capela after that before Golden State used a 10-2 run, with 3s from Draymond Green and Curry, to make it 84-67 midway through the period. Golden State pushed the lead to 99-79 entering the fourth quarter. Houston won the first game against Golden State this sea- son in two overtimes to snap an eight-game, regular-season los- ing streak to the Warriors. But it was clear the Rockets wouldn't make it two in a row after they scored just 22 points and went 0 for 10 on 3-pointers in the third quarter. Houston scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 99-84. But Golden State used a 9-4 run af- ter that to extend its lead to 20 points by the midpoint of the quarter, and many fans started heading for the exits. Curry finished with 24 points and made five 3-pointers, includ- ing one with about 3 minutes remaining that left the War- NBA Warriorswin6thina row,beatingRockets Durantscores32 points, Curry finishes with 24 as Golden State cruises to win ERICCHRISTIANSMITH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon, right, shoots next to Golden State Warriors forward James Michael McAdoo (20) during the first half Friday in Houston. WARRIORS125,ROCKETS108 Up next: Golden State Warriors at Orlando Magic, 9a.m. Sunday, TV on CSN-BA. THESCORE Staff Report PALOCEDRO The Red Bluff Spar- tans boys basketball team lost to the Foothill Cougars 77-44 Thurs- day night. The Cougars jumped ahead with 28 points in the opening pe- riod and kept the pressure on to take a 45-27 lead into the half. Red Bluff was held to just four points in the third period and couldn't put a dent in the Foot- hill lead. Brayden Hutchins led the Spar- tans with four 3-pointers and 14 points total, Derek Gorden had eight points; Evan Tanner and Eric Spencer each had six and Ty Clement had five. With the loss the Spartans go to 8-9 overall and 1-2 in league play. They are scheduled to host the Shasta Wolves (9-4 overall, 1-2 league) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Spartans are tied for third place in the league standings with Shasta and Enterprise. BASKETBALL Spartans beaten by Foothill on the road Hutchins scores 14 points while making 4 3-pointers FOOTHILL 77, RED BLUFF 44 Up next: Shasta at Red Bluff, 7:30p.m. Tuesday. THESCORE Staff Report RED BLUFF The American Le- gion Post 167 Bulls will be hold- ing sign-ups for the summer 2017 baseball season from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. Any baseball player from throughout Tehama County be- tween the ages of 13-17 is invited to participate. The sign-ups will be at the Red Bluff Veterans Hall on Oak Street. The Bulls are planning to field at least two teams. Bulls teams play a variety of games and tour- naments throughout the north state from late May through July against the finest American Le- gion and traveling baseball teams. A $25 deposit is required to sign up and try out. The fee is re- fundable if a player does not qual- ify for one of the teams. Tryouts are set for noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Red Bluff High School baseball field. For more information, call Mark Chrasta at 524-2058 or write to rbbullspost167@gmail. com. 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