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Post by neop on May 23, 2024 22:52:59 GMT -6
Attending: Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH (calendar)
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Post by statechamp1239 on May 25, 2024 14:53:36 GMT -6
Confirmed:
Anderson County H.S., KY - (BOA Obetz Regional)
Source: ACHS Band Calendar
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Post by N.E. Brigand on May 28, 2024 13:44:51 GMT -6
Just saw this posted in another thread: I'd also love to see other nearby schools like Thomas Worthington or Olentangy Orange attend BOA and MSBA While Olentangy Orange is currently a festival band I honestly think they would do relatively good at MSBA if they go competitive like Olentangy Liberty From what I know Thomas Worthington will compete in BOA this year at the Obetz Regional, but I don't think that they will be doing Grand Nationals. That may not be enough for "confirmed" status but probably should get Thomas Worthington onto the "potential" list. If Thomas Worthington attends and if their show is as good as last year's, then I'd say they have a decent chance of making finals at Obetz. They were notably stronger last year than, say, Westland was in 2019 when that school made finals at this event.
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Post by dbalash on May 28, 2024 13:55:47 GMT -6
Just saw this posted in another thread: From what I know Thomas Worthington will compete in BOA this year at the Obetz Regional, but I don't think that they will be doing Grand Nationals. That may not be enough for "confirmed" status but probably should get Thomas Worthington onto the "potential" list. If Thomas Worthington attends and if their show is as good as last year's, then I'd say they have a decent chance of making finals at Obetz. They were notably stronger last year than, say, Westland was in 2019 when that school made finals at this event. They're confirmed - it's on their calendar.
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Post by aiden on May 28, 2024 14:10:05 GMT -6
Attending: Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH (calendar) I loved pretty much all of their shows since 2018
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Post by N.E. Brigand on May 28, 2024 15:06:15 GMT -6
That may not be enough for "confirmed" status but probably should get Thomas Worthington onto the "potential" list. If Thomas Worthington attends and if their show is as good as last year's, then I'd say they have a decent chance of making finals at Obetz. They were notably stronger last year than, say, Westland was in 2019 when that school made finals at this event. They're confirmed - it's on their calendar. Thank you! For years Thomas Worthington's website had been so useless for outsiders that I gave up checking it. (I used to email them from time to time on the day before the competition they host each year -- the "Preview of Champions," which for many years has been scheduled on the last weekend of the regular season -- asking them to please post the event schedule. Sometimes they did. Sometimes they didn't. Very glad that OMEA started posting schedules last year for all the events under their auspices.) But I now see Worthington's site has been upgraded.
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Post by ohioguy2 on May 28, 2024 15:32:37 GMT -6
Just saw this posted in another thread: From what I know Thomas Worthington will compete in BOA this year at the Obetz Regional, but I don't think that they will be doing Grand Nationals. That may not be enough for "confirmed" status but probably should get Thomas Worthington onto the "potential" list. If Thomas Worthington attends and if their show is as good as last year's, then I'd say they have a decent chance of making finals at Obetz. They were notably stronger last year than, say, Westland was in 2019 when that school made finals at this event. That’s not apples to apples though. This year’s line-up is substantially more difficult than the 2019 group was. There are many more bands total and many more bands that perform at a much higher level. I would say that’s been the case at Obetz since the Dayton regional went away. A lot of the bands that used to go there now go to Obetz instead.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on May 28, 2024 15:54:04 GMT -6
If Thomas Worthington attends and if their show is as good as last year's, then I'd say they have a decent chance of making finals at Obetz. They were notably stronger last year than, say, Westland was in 2019 when that school made finals at this event. That’s not apples to apples though. This year’s line-up is substantially more difficult than the 2019 group was. There are many more bands total and many more bands that perform at a much higher level. I would say that’s been the case at Obetz since the Dayton regional went away. A lot of the bands that used to go there now go to Obetz instead. That's an excellent point. Westland (in either its 2019 or 2023 incarnations) would definitely not have qualified for finals at Obetz last year. And I didn't see Thomas Worthington until OMEA state finals last year, so I don't feel confident saying what their quality was in mid-September. But by the end of the season, comparing Thomas Worthington to the nine bands who performed at Obetz and at OMEA finals -- plus Worthington Kilbourne -- I'd rank them as follows ("F" indicates a 2023 Obetz finalist): Dublin Coffman (F) > Beavercreek (F) > Miamisburg (F) > Worthington Kilbourne (F) > Thomas Worthington > Fairfield > Central Crossing (F) > Hilliard Bradley > Norton > Heath > South Point. But at Obetz, five or six weeks earlier, the judges ranked those bands as Kilbourne > Miamisburg > Beavercreek > Central Crossing > Coffman > Fairfield > Stebbins > Bradley > Norton > Heath > South Point. Based on that, Thomas Worthington could knock out Coffman or Central Crossing. However, the latter two bands have much more experience at BOA and arguably have designs that work better in BOA. Also last year is the first time ever that I would have ranked Thomas Worthington ahead of Fairfield. (Fairfield isn't performing in BOA next year, but their history as a sometime regional finalist may make for a useful point of comparison.)
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Post by neop on May 28, 2024 19:33:31 GMT -6
I have been WAITING for Thomas Worthington H.S. to finally make the leap. Thomas Worthington H.S. from Worthington, OH: (Class AA in BOA)This is a band that has been on my radar for the past few years to jump into BOA. I am not certain whether they have ever competed in MSBA, but I don't think so. From the same school district as fellow BOA familiar face Worthington Kilbourne, Thomas Worthington has competed in OMEA since at least 1993, making state finals each of those years and earning 25 superior and 5 excellent ratings. Like many Ohio competitive marching band programs, they have been rising sharply upward over the past few years. Of note to me is their 2023 program, which is in the running for my favorite from around OMEA last year. It was also the first year I saw them in person, at the OMEA SMBF event seen in the video later on in this post. If they continue this trajectory, I could see them slip into finals here. Either way, they'll make a great addition to the show! Notable recent year shows: 2023: OMEA Grove City, 9/30 1. Dublin Coffman - 91.3 (Obetz 12th)2. Thomas Worthington - 88.33. Pickerington Central - 86.3 4. Bloom-Carroll - 85.6 5. Marion Harding - 85.26 6. Franklin Heights - 84.28 7. Heath - 82.46 (Obetz 26th)8. Licking Valley - 82.1 9. Piqua - 82.08 (GN 86th)10. Logan Elm - 81.54 (GN 83rd)11. Chesapeake - 78.26 12. Circleville - 74.4 13. Blanchester - 72 14. Westfall - 70 2022: OMEA Meadowbrook, 10/15 1. Dublin Jerome - 91.6 2. Teays Valley - 87.8 3. Thomas Worthington - 87.64. St. Clairsville - 84.8 5. Warren Local - 83.8 (Obetz 23rd, GN 79th)6. Belpre - 80.4 7. Philo - 79 8. Athens - 74.6 9. Marietta - 74.2 10. Millersport - 71.2 11. Cambridge - 65 2021: OMEA Tecumseh, 10/16 1. Thomas Worthington - 86.9662. Dublin Scioto - 86.512 3. Walnut Hills - 85.372 4. Middletown - 84.71 5. Versailles - 80.668 6. Watkins Memorial - 78.332 7. Waynesville - 78.332 8. Shawnee - 77.032 9. Carlisle - 76.924 (GN 92nd)10. Ada - 75.288 11. Northwestern - 74.642 12. National Trail - 68.656 13. Bethel - 65.146 14. Northeastern - 65.052
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Post by dbalash on Jun 12, 2024 9:01:53 GMT -6
Anderson County H.S., KY
Archbishop Carroll H.S., OH
Beavercreek H.S., OH
Bellbrook H.S., OH
Brunswick H.S., OH
Campbell County H.S., KY
Centerville H.S., OH
Crestwood H.S., OH
Dixie Heights H.S., KY
Dublin Coffman H.S., OH
Dublin Scioto H.S., OH
George Rogers Clark H.S., KY
Hilliard Bradley H.S., OH
Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH
Kiski Area H.S., PA
Lakota West H.S., OH
LaRue County H.S., KY
Lindbergh H.S., MO
Nordonia H.S., OH
Norton H.S., OH
Oak Hills H.S., OH
Prospect H.S., IL
St. Clairsville H.S., OH
St. Edward H.S., OH
Thomas Worthington H.S., OH
Warren Local H.S., OH
Westerville North H.S., OH
Westfield H.S., IN
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Jun 12, 2024 12:10:19 GMT -6
Dublin Scioto is a surprise. Have they appeared in BOA before? There's no year in the past decade that I wouldn't rate Dublin Coffman and Dublin Jerome comfortably ahead of Dublin Scioto, but I have enjoyed most of Scioto's shows in that period. If there's one adjective I'd use to describe their work, it's restrained.
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Post by hewhowaits on Jun 12, 2024 12:58:55 GMT -6
Dublin Scioto is a surprise. Have they appeared in BOA before? There's no year in the past decade that I wouldn't rate Dublin Coffman and Dublin Jerome comfortably ahead of Dublin Scioto, but I have enjoyed most of Scioto's shows in that period. If there's one adjective I'd use to describe their work, it's restrained. Dublin Coffman is the only school in the district I can verify as having previously participated in BOA.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Jun 12, 2024 15:37:30 GMT -6
Someone be sure to tell Brad Bell or whoever is announcing that the city from which Crestwood H.S. hails, although spelled "Mantua," is pronounced "Man-away."
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 12, 2024 15:39:40 GMT -6
Someone be sure to tell Brad Bell or whoever is announcing that the city from which Crestwood H.S. hails, although spelled "Mantua," is pronounced "Man-away." I don't think pronouncing that as "Man-away" would be anybody's first instinct. 😂
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Post by hewhowaits on Jun 12, 2024 17:52:49 GMT -6
Someone be sure to tell Brad Bell or whoever is announcing that the city from which Crestwood H.S. hails, although spelled "Mantua," is pronounced "Man-away." Sharing that information is the responsibility of the directors at Crestwood H.S. just as they are responsible for providing phonetic spelling of difficult drum major names.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Jun 12, 2024 18:18:20 GMT -6
Someone be sure to tell Brad Bell or whoever is announcing that the city from which Crestwood H.S. hails, although spelled "Mantua," is pronounced "Man-away." Sharing that information is the responsibility of the directors at Crestwood H.S. just as they are responsible for providing phonetic spelling of difficult drum major names. Thanks. I've now sent a note to the band about this via their website.
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Post by lostinthebands on Jun 12, 2024 21:01:59 GMT -6
Wow… this regional just got STACKED. Kiski Area, Centerville, Lakota West… all three could take a win. Kiski has the history, west has a 3-peat (maybe a 4 for 4!) going for them, and Centerville has been on both Lakota’s toes for a long time. Campbell and Prospect will probably fight it out for the rest of the top 5, with Westfield likely sliding into the top half. Bottom half is pretty up for grabs, but I think Kettering Fairmont and Lindbergh are safe locks for finals. Gonna have to start working on predictions… this is gonna be a fun one! If you can see it in person, I highly recommend you go!!
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 12, 2024 21:15:04 GMT -6
George Rogers Clark will be a dark horse here. They were 5th in both prelims and finals at a very stacked Johnson City last season.
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Post by ccbop on Jun 12, 2024 21:55:09 GMT -6
Campbell tends to come out swinging, plateau, then regain steam for their final comp. So I could se them getting 3rd over west since they did beat them twice last year and based off the recording I’ve heared of them they haven’t lost any major talent.
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Post by lostinthebands on Jun 13, 2024 12:11:20 GMT -6
Campbell tends to come out swinging, plateau, then regain steam for their final comp. So I could se them getting 3rd over west since they did beat them twice last year and based off the recording I’ve heared of them they haven’t lost any major talent. West has notably done really well early season, and like I discussed a few months back, I still really think West has the upper hand. In MSBA terms, maybe Campbell did some stuff better, but both Lakotas have a really solid grasp of BOA and I don’t think West is going downhill. I mean, we said the same type of stuff about them last year, and West won Obetz by a landslide. With that being said, Campbell has been impressive the last few years. I think it’s too early to say for certain who will be on top of who… but I don’t think anyone should be sleeping on West. Happens just about every year, and every year they end up making semis/winning a regional/super regional finals. This will be a fun regional with surprising results to say the least 😄
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Post by bigtrombone on Jun 14, 2024 15:37:34 GMT -6
Here are my early predictions for this regional. I'll have a more detailed/revised prediction the week of the event.
1. Kiski Area H.S., PA 2. Lakota West H.S., OH 3. Centerville H.S., OH 4. Campbell County H.S., KY 5. Prospect H.S., IL 6. Westfield H.S., IN 7. George Rogers Clark H.S., KY 8. Lindbergh H.S., MO 9. Beavercreek H.S., OH 10. Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH 11. Anderson County H.S., KY 12. Archbishop Carroll H.S., OH
Class A: Archbishop Carroll H.S., IN Class AA: Kiski Area H.S., PA Class AAA: Prospect H.S., IL Class AAAA: Lakota West H.S., OH
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 14, 2024 15:47:22 GMT -6
12. Archbishop Carroll H.S., IN Class A: Archbishop Carroll H.S., IN Aren't they in Ohio?
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Post by bigtrombone on Jun 14, 2024 15:50:45 GMT -6
12. Archbishop Carroll H.S., IN Class A: Archbishop Carroll H.S., IN Aren't they in Ohio? Ope. Got my Carroll's confused.
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Post by bigblue2019 on Jun 14, 2024 19:05:39 GMT -6
Here are my finalists predictions in alphabetical order:
Anderson County H.S., KY Beavercreek H.S., OH Campbell County H.S., KY
Centerville H.S., OH Dublin Coffman H.S., OH George Rogers Clark H.S., KY Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH
Kiski Area H.S., PA
Lakota West H.S., OH
Lindbergh H.S., MO Prospect H.S., IL
Westfield H.S., IN
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 14, 2024 19:09:30 GMT -6
Here are my finalists predictions in alphabetical order: Anderson County H.S., KY Beavercreek H.S., OH Campbell County H.S., KY Centerville H.S., OH Dublin Coffman H.S., OH George Rogers Clark H.S., KY Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH Kiski Area H.S., PA Lakota West H.S., OH Lindbergh H.S., MO Prospect H.S., IL Westfield H.S., IN Ditto.
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 15, 2024 21:42:01 GMT -6
Early predictions:
1. Kiski Area H.S., PA 2. Lakota West H.S., OH 3. Centerville H.S., OH 4. Campbell County H.S., KY 5. Prospect H.S., IL 6. Westfield H.S., IN 7. George Rogers Clark H.S., KY 8. Beavercreek H.S., OH 9. Lindbergh H.S., MO 10. Kettering Fairmont H.S., OH 11. Anderson County H.S., KY 12. Dublin Coffman H.S., OH
First out: Thomas Worthington H.S., OH
A: Archbishop Carroll H.S., OH AA: Kiski Area H.S., PA AAA: Prospect H.S., IL AAAA: Lakota West H.S., OH
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Post by aiden on Jun 15, 2024 21:50:45 GMT -6
wasn't expecting Centerville to be attending
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 15, 2024 22:09:24 GMT -6
wasn't expecting Centerville to be attending They’re usually at one of the early season Ohio regionals, but they haven’t done Obetz before if memory serves.
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Post by lostinthebands on Jun 24, 2024 12:17:51 GMT -6
Such an exciting regional, can’t wait to see how things turn out! Here are my 2024 Obetz Predictions. I’ll DEFINITELY have to revise this before the event in September 😅
1. Lakota West 78.95 2. Centerville 78.20 3. Kiski Area 77.45 4. Westfield 75.35 5. Campbell County 75.15 6. Prospect 74.90 7. Beavercreek 73.15 8. George Rogers Clark 72.40 9. Kettering Fairmont 71.00 10. Lindbergh 69.20 11. Anderson County 69.10 12. Dublin Coffman 68.60 <————————————> First Out: Archbishop Carroll (Class A Rep)
Music: Lakota West Vis: Centerville GE: Lakota West
Just a few notes: Kiski is such a strong band, but West and Centerville perform early season shows far more consistently and will have a much easier time prepping for this show. Kiski is just as strong as the others, but with Centerville and West being powerhouse groups, I see them falling just short of the top two. Prospect and Campbell should also impress at this competition! Loved seeing how they’ve done in the past, and I wouldn’t be too surprised to see one of them jump ahead of Westfield (I’m also a sucker for Westfield and think they could do some super awesome stuff this season.)
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Post by trumpet300 on Jun 24, 2024 14:49:46 GMT -6
Such an exciting regional, can’t wait to see how things turn out! Here are my 2024 Obetz Predictions. I’ll DEFINITELY have to revise this before the event in September 😅 1. Lakota West 78.95 2. Centerville 78.20 3. Kiski Area 77.45 4. Westfield 75.35 5. Campbell County 75.15 6. Prospect 74.90 7. Beavercreek 73.15 8. George Rogers Clark 72.40 9. Kettering Fairmont 71.00 10. Lindbergh 69.20 11. Anderson County 69.10 12. Dublin Coffman 68.60 <————————————> First Out: Archbishop Carroll (Class A Rep) Music: Lakota West Vis: Centerville GE: Lakota West Just a few notes: Kiski is such a strong band, but West and Centerville perform early season shows far more consistently and will have a much easier time prepping for this show. Kiski is just as strong as the others, but with Centerville and West being powerhouse groups, I see them falling just short of the top two. Prospect and Campbell should also impress at this competition! Loved seeing how they’ve done in the past, and I wouldn’t be too surprised to see one of them jump ahead of Westfield (I’m also a sucker for Westfield and think they could do some super awesome stuff this season.) Could definitely see the top 3 going this way....I will say however that kiski usually starts strong as well and I wouldn't be surprised to see them on top
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