2023 MTSU Contest of Champions

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Prelim Performance Schedule:
Class A
10:00 Oakland, TN
10:15 Greenwood, KY
10:30 Coffee County, TN
10:45 Louisville Male, KY
11:00 Greenhill, TN
Intermission
11:30 Signal Mountain, TN
11:45 Butler County, KY

Class AA
12:00 Station Camp, TN
12:15 Lebanon, TN
12:30 Cascade, TN
12:45 Hendersonville, TN
Lunch
1:45 Page, TN
2:00 Brentwood, TN
2:15 Mt. Juliet, TN
2:30 Columbia Central, TN
Intermission

Class AAA
3:00 Dobyns Bennett, TN
3:15 Ravenwood, TN
3:30 Summit, TN
4:00 Franklin, TN
4:15 Siegel, TN
4:30 Buckhorn, AL

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CoC 2023 Finals Results:
1st: 91.8 Dobyns Bennett
2nd: 90.1 Franklin
3rd: 85.8 Ravenwood
4th: 85.6 Summit
5th: 85.1 Station Camp
6th: 84.875 Mt. Juliet
7th: 83.8 Cascade
8th: 82.9 Siegel

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Both DB and Franklin were on fire yesterday! Franklin really blew me away with their hornline. Only about 80ish people in it, but man they sounded HUGE and most importantly clean. The show was very reminiscent of their Lucy show in the sense that the performers truly sold the character they were portraying. DB was nothing short of transcendental. They always do a fantastic job of creating lush, captivating atmospheres, and this show was no different. Their difficult music was executed at an extremely high level, which is obviously a norm for them at this point haha. The admiration and excitement for them was palpable amongst the entire stadium, and once they were done, *everyone* was on their feet cheering. Not to mention, that reigning Scholastic A world champion guard was stellar!!

Another standout band for me was Cascade. They continued their momentum from their excellent showing at BOA Chatt and absolutely shocked everyone with how well they played. Those kids legitimately sounded like a mini Texas band and have no right having so much power and refinement for a tinyyyyy ensemble. I hope they go to more BOA comps because they can certainly make waves in Class A. And all that aside, how could anyone hate a show about Lady Gaga??