6th Annual HCA BBQ Cookoff

September 9th, 2023
by Cynthia Contreras

Congratulations to Champions Barbecue Alliance and Harvest Christian Academy for another successful BBQ Cookoff and it was the largest one yet! Many teams braved the South Texas Heat to compete, to enjoy a car show, and to shop at Thrive Markets! Thank you, Nick Torrez, for everything you did in organizing the event and making sure it was a success! We'd also like to thank all the BBQ teams that came out to compete and to Lone Star Bank for sponsoring the event and for bringing Cowboy Cash. He brought a lot of smiles to a lot of faces throughout the event!!

Top honors went out to...

The Grand Champions
Smoking & Toasting BBQ

and to...

Reserve Grand Champions
Team Buffa

Congratulations to ALL the teams that placed in the following categories:

Brisket

1st place - Texas Sweet Heat BBQ - Reyes Sepulveda
2nd place - Chillin' & Grillin' - Mario Benavidez
3rd place - Lonely Bones BBQ - Manuel Bazan
4th place - Smoking & Toasting BBQ - Cesar Mejia
5th place - Los Gordos BBQ - Lamar Cody Nieto
6th place - Smoke-In D's BBQ - Daniel Rodriguez
7th place - Natural Born Grillers Cooking Team - Elias Quiroz
8th place - Cowboy Up Team - Ralph Flores
9th place - Pigz in the Hood - Tomas Garcia
10th place - Chew'n the Fat - Jason Bartimus

Chicken

1st place - Chillin' & Grillin' - Mario Benavidez
2nd place - Team Buffa - Ruben Ramirez Jr.
3rd place - Iron Horse Cooking Team - Tony Garza
4th place - Weekend Smokers - David Longoria
5th place - Smoking & Toasting BBQ - Cesar Mejia
6th place - Fat Cap BBQ - Andres Reyes
7th place - Texas Sweet Heat BBQ - Reyes Sepulveda
8th place - Chew'n the Fat - Jason Bartimus
9th place - Pigz in the Hood - Tomas Garcia
10th place - Stik'em Up Billiards - Juan Tello

Pork

1st place - Team Buffa
2nd place - Smokin' HotBox BBQ - Mario Palacios
3rd place - Weekend Smokers - David Longoria
4th place - Smoking & Toasting BBQ - Cesar Mejia
5th place - RC BBQ - Rene Castro
6th place - Natural Born Grillers Cooking Team - Elias Quiroz
7th place - Los Gordos BBQ -Lamar Cody Nieto
8th place - Lonely Bones BBQ - Manuel Bazan
9th place - Iron Horse Cooking Team - Tony Garza
10th place - Smoke-In D's BBQ - Daniel Rodriguez

Ribs

1st place - WITH A PERFECT SCORE - Cowboy Up Team - Ralph Flores
2nd place - Team Buffa - Ruben Ramirez Jr.
3rd place - Smoking & Toasting BBQ - Cesar Mejia
4th place - Weekend Smokers - David Longoria
5th place - Chew'n the Fat - Jason Bartimus
6th place - Chillin' & Grillin' - Mario Benavidez
7th place - Fat Cap BBQ - Andres Reyes
8th place - Game of Smoke - Joey Perez
9th place - Iron Horse Cooking Team - Tony Garza
10th place - Natural Born Grillers Cooking Team - Elias Quiroz