B.J. Schumacher of Hillsboro, Wis., rides Cavenders on Friday during the ninth bull riding go-round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center. Schumacher failed to cover the bull, but still wrapped up the PRCA world championship. Photo by Isaac Brekken/Review-Journal

Bull rider B.J. Schumacher and saddle bronc rider Chad Ferley on Friday wrapped up Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world championships with one go-round remaining in the National Finals Rodeo.

That leaves world titles undecided in steer wrestling, team roping for headers and heelers, and barrel racing to be determined in the 10th and final go-round that begins today at 5:45 p.m.

Schumacher, of Hillsboro, Wis., was bucked off Korkow Rodeos' Cavenders and didn't get a chance to celebrate his title with the crowd of 18,005, the biggest of this year's sold-out NFR.

Schumacher and Ferley joined bareback riding's Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, calf roper Cody Ohl of Hico, Texas, and Trevor Brazile in all-around as world champions. The trio clinched Thursday.

In saddle bronc riding, Ferley scored 84 aboard Growney Brothers' Painted Feathers to tie Bradley Harter of Weatherford, Texas, for the go-round victory.

Ferley, of Oelrichs, S.D., took an $8,000 lead over Cody DeMoss of Heflin, La., an edge that's insurmountable because an injured DeMoss will not ride tonight.

DeMoss, who sustained three broken bones near vertebrae Thursday, attempted to ride Friday before being bucked off.

"This is not how I wanted to see Cody go out," Ferley said.

Ferley also is second in the NFR aggregate standings, good for a bonus of $33,335 if he holds onto the spot.

"I know I still need to really bear down and do my best," Ferley said.

The final aggregate standings will be major factors in determining who gets the remaining world championship gold belt buckles.

World champs are determined by combining money won in designated regular-season rodeos, money won in the NFR and bonus money from aggregate standings; in the three bucking categories it's total points earned, and in timed events (roping and barrel racing) it's the lowest combined times.

A contestant's finish in the NFR aggregate can be worth a $41,088 boost to season earnings out of the $155,048 paid in each category.

All of the remaining races are tight, and they can often come down to who has been the most consistent, not necessarily the athlete who earned the most money over the 10 days.

Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., has won three go-rounds, tied for first in another and leads the world standings with $162,090. Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., trails by around $22,000, but has a big lead in the aggregate standings.

The closest race is in the heeler division of team roping, with Walt Woodard of Stockton, Calif., leading Allen Bach of Weatherford, Texas, by $3,300 in the season standings. But Bach is first in aggregate with Woodard in the fifth spot.

Among team roping headers, Matt Sherwood, Woodard's partner, is first with a $7,300 lead over David Key and both are in the top six in aggregate.

Key got a big boost in the ninth round when he and Kory Koontz caught their steer in 4.1 seconds to tie Joe Beaver of Huntsville, Texas, and Cole Bigbee of Stephensville, Texas, for the victory.

In barrel racing, the champion is likely to be current money leader Mary Burger of Pauls Valley, Okla., or regular-season leader Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas.

Burger finished fifth Friday and has placed in eight of nine rounds but hasn't been the fastest on any night. Her consistency has her third in aggregate while Pozzi is first.

Pozzi has a 3.23-second lead in the event standings.

Though his world title has been secured, Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, set a season record for most money won by pushing his total to $322,946. The old mark was set a year ago at $320,766 by bull rider Matt Austin.