Post by boahistorybuff on Jun 18, 2020 10:06:20 GMT -6
This will not be as in depth as the BOA history. I have not followed Michigan competition as closely over the years. I have barely had time to keep up with BOA. I will, however, offer some historical references and will provide the results from the Michigan State Championships, year by year. Hopefully you all, and especially those Michiganders on the forum, find this interesting. Most of the results were taken from the MCBA Championship History website. This website is missing 1980 result, which I happen to have.
Having competed in MCBA, I know a little bit more about it than other state marching band circuits. There are other states that have currently or at one time have had really good results pages going back decades. Indiana has a comprehensive list of State Championship results. Texas UIL as a wiki page with the champions listed. The New York State Field band conference has perhaps the best archive of their competitions history than any other state, going back around 50 years. The Middle Tennessee Contest of Champions at one time had results going back into the 1970s, not sure if they still do. It has been extremely challenging to find results from the late 1960s into the early 1980s for many competitive circuits. Score sheets back then were usually hand written and there was not the technology to archive them into a computer. So there have been many results of the past that have simply vanished with time or perhaps are sitting in a box of old marching band program books sitting in someone's basement or attic. For Michigan, much of my knowledge of the pre 1980 years comes from word of mouth by those who took park in the circuit back then.
The history of corps style competitive high school marching bands in Michigan obviously is rooted in drum corps. Local drum and bugle corps began to emerge in the US after World War I. Much of what they did was march in parades, although some of the larger corps did develop field shows (substantially more basic compared to today). After World War II, drum corps emerged all over the country and in Canada. From the late 1940s into the early 1980s, there were hundreds of drum corps across the US and Canada, many of these had a very brief existence. Back in the post war era and up through the 1970s, local drum corps were sponsored by local VFW, American Legion, churches, boy and girl scout groups and other local civic organizations. These drum corps participated in parades and before the days of DCI and DCA, many of the larger ones participated in parade and field competitions sponsored by either the VFW or American Legion. A good portion of the drum corps, however, remained local (most did not have the financial means to travel all over the country). Most of the corps were also much smaller than today and had younger members overall. In Michigan, local drum and bugle corps emerged all over the state, even in the UP (that's Upper Peninsula for you non Michiganders). The highest concentration of drum corps in the state was clustered along the I-75 corridor from Detroit to Saginaw. During the latter half of the 1960s and continuing into the 1970s, several high school marching bands developed a corps style marching program, designed to mirror drum and bugle corps (although they marched woodwinds too). Some of the earliest corps style high school band programs in the state came from the Flint and Saginaw regions, with Flushing, Bridgeport and Chesaning being among the first programs.
The 1970s
These emerging high school marching band programs formed a new competitive circuit called The Michigan Competing Band Directors Association (MCBDA). While there was no organized state championship, there were many competitions held across the state (well mainly in the southern and central part of the state). Like other corps style programs across the country, these competitions occurred in both summer and fall. The Michigan Invitational (hosted by Flushing) and held in Flint was one of the larger competitions. Bands were organized into classes (A, B and C) based on band size and they had an Open Class open for bands of any size. During the first half of the decade, Flushing and Bridgeport emerged as the two state powers and big rivals. During the latter half of the decade, Flushing was the undefeated state power. Bridgeport still remained a strong program right up until the end of the 1978 season when their director Ken Snoeck left for Lake Park HS in Illinois. Chesaning also continued to be a very successful program through the 1970s in the small school class. Other strong programs that emerged during this decade included; Durand, Reed City, Clio, Montrose, Tawas Area, Bad Axe and Flint Northern.
The 1980s
In 1980 (or perhaps in the late 70s), the MCBDA organized bands into Flights (I have no idea why they used the term Flight and not Class or Division). The Flights were organized based on band size and included Flight 1, Flight 2 and Flight 3, with Flight I being for the larger bands. During the early 1980s, they kept an Open Flight, open to any band regardless of size. The summer competitions quickly fell by the wayside and the competitive season consisted solely of fall competitions by the middle of the decade. The very first Michigan State Championship was held in 1980. The state championships consisted of a prelims and a finals. The top four bands from each flight advanced to finals and competed to be state champion in their flight. The highest overall score in finals, regardless of flight, would be crowned the overall State Champion. The 1980s saw additional band programs emerge across the state, especially from metro Detroit. There were also several band programs that emerged across the west side of the state. They however did not agree with bands being divided by band size. They essentially formed their own circuit where bands were grouped together based on school size. So through much of the 1980s, with a few notable exceptions, most of the bands competing in MCBDA were from the eastern and northern portions of the state. Flushing maintained their dominance for the first three seasons of the decade, remaining undefeated. Serious financial strains and cuts to the program ended their reign by 1983. Plymouh-Canton (known as Plymouth-Centennial back then), who came on the scene in the late 1970s, improved during the course of the decade until they became the undisputed state power by the late 1980s. Despite their very small school size, Durand typically fielded a band between 125 and 150 members and competed in Flight I. They remained a state power through the entire decade. Flushing was not the only band program to face financial strain. Many other programs (especially from the Flint and Saginaw areas) faced similar hardships, some of whom (most notable being Briedgeport and Flint Northern) stopped having a competitive marching band altogether.
So here are the state championship finals results for the 1980s:
1980
Overall State Champion: Flushing
OPEN FLIGHT
1. Flushing - 87.4
2. Flint Northern - 78.95
3. Plymouth-Canton - 78.15
FLIGHT I
1. Durand - 75.1
2. Clarkston - 65.25
3. Lakeview (Saint Clair Shores) - 64.05
4. Eisenhower (Washington Twp) - 63.5
FLIGHT II
1. Montrose - 67.6
2. Petoskey - 57.95
3. Powers Catholic - 57.75
4. Wyoming Park - 54.3
FLIGHT III
1. Tawas Area - 62.05
2. Ithaca - 48.05
3. Leslie - 45.6
4. Saint Charles - 44.80
1981
Overall State Champion: Flushing
OPEN FLIGHT
1. Flushing - 88.0
2. Flint Northern - 78.8
3. Plymouth-Canton - 66.95
FLIGHT I
1. Durand - 79.1
2. Lakeview - 69.9
3. Clarkston - 64.85
4. Southfield - 63.6
FLIGHT II
1. Montrose - 66.65
2. Royal Oak Dondero - 56.05
3. Powers Catholic - 50.95
4. Petoskey - 47.20
FLIGHT III
1. Tawas Area - 57.65
2. Ithaca - 56.15
3. Bad Axe - 45.75
4. Leslie - 45.70
1982
Overall State Champion: Flushing
OPEN FLIGHT
1. Flushing - 87.45
2. Lakeview - 83.75
3. Flint Northern - 61.25
FLIGHT I
1. Durand - 81.70
2. Plymouth-Canton - 74.8
3. Eisenhower - 69.85
4. Bridgeport - 62.10
FLIGHT II
1. Montrose - 66.45
2. Petoskey - 57.25
3. Linden - 52.8
4. 
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FLIGHT III (missing recap) Tawas Area was 1st
1983
*Last year of the Open Flight
Overall State Champion: Durand
OPEN FLIGHT
1. Wyoming Park - 79.55
2. Flushing - 74.25
3. Bridgeport - 69.90
4. Lakeview - 66.80
FLIGHT 1
1. Durand - 80.4
2. Plymouth-Canton - 76.05
3. Clio - 75.65
4. Eisenhower - 73.10
FLIGHT II
1. Montrose - 71.40
2. Petoskey - 65.70
3. Royal Oak Dondero - 64.05
4. Flint Southwestern - 60.65
FLIGHT III
1. Tawas Area - 70.00
2. Ithaca - 58.30
3. Saint Charles - 52.15
4. Bad Axe - 50.10
1984
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 85.50
2. Durand - 84.50
3. Wyoming Park - 78.20
4. Eisenhower - 77.20
FLIGHT II
1. Flushing - 73.20
2. Montrose - 73.00
3. Petoskey - 70.90
4. Royal Oak Dondero - 66.10
FLIGHT III
1. Saint Charles - 54.0
2. Spirit of Windsor - 44.70 (This is a Canadian band)
3. Bad Axe - 39.40
4. Burton Bentley - 39.30
1985
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 89.90
2. Durand - 87.30
3. Clio - 84.70
4. Lakeview - 68.50
FLIGHT II
1. Montrose - 73.80
2. Flushing - 72.40
3. Wyoming Park - 70.30
4. Bridgeport - 70.00
FLIGHT III
1. Petoskey - 67.50
2. Royal Oak Dondero - 63.50
3. Linden - 63.40
4. Fenton - 48.90
1986
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 88.90
2. Durand - 84.20
3. Lakeview - 77.60
4. Southgate Anderson - 70.40
FLIGHT II
1. Flushing - 77.60
2. Wyoming Park - 74.40
3. Eisenhower - 64.30
4. Southfield - 62.50
FLIGHT III
1. Linden - 81.30
2. Royal Oak Dondero - 70.50
3. Petoskey - 70.20
4. Montrose - 65.70
1987
*Early in the season, Linden moved up from Flight III to II and Flushing moved up from Flight II to I. A rainy state championship at Plymouth caused the field to be a muddy mess. This caused some bands to struggle and led to some surprising results.
Overall State Champion: Flushing
FLIGHT I
1. Flushing - 83.90
2. Durand - 82.60
3. Plymouth-Canton - 81.60
4. Lakeland (White Lake) - 81.40
FLIGHT II
1. Linden - 75.30
2. Wyoming Park - 72.20
3. Clarkston - 63.40
4. Ithaca - 61.50
FLIGHT III
1. Petoskey - 75.10
2. Montrose - 68.80
3. Hartford - 68.30
4. Clio - 65.40
1988
*At the state championships (held in Flint), prelims was plagued by strong winds and finals was freezing cold.
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 90.5
2. Durand - 89.40
3. Flushing - 87.90
4. Lakeland - 79.10
FLIGHT II
1. Linden - 82.70
2. Lakeview - 81.30
3. Wyoming Park - 78.60
4. Petoskey - 77.40
FLIGHT III
1. Montrose - 73.30
2. Hartford - 71.20
3. Algonac - 58.80
4. West Bloomfield - 57.70
1989
*This is the only year ever that Flushing missed state finals (we were 5th in Flight I). We had several new instructors and designers which did not work out well, we were plagued by illness and injuries all season and the week before state our percussion section leader was in a serious car accident and was in a coma for a very long time. It was a rough season for us.
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 92.20
2. Durand - 89.80
3. Jenison - 87.20
4. Lakeland - 86.20
FLIGHT II
1. Linden - 83.90
2. Wyoming Park - 77.70
3. Clarkston - 77.20
4. Lakeview - 72.10
FLIGHT III
1. Hartford - 75.40
2. Madison Hts Lamphere - 62.10
3. Montrose - 58.20
4. Algonac - 55.90
The 1990s
I believe it was during this decade that they dropped the D (for Directors) in MCBDA and the circuit became just MCBA (Michigan Competing Band Association). In 1991, the number of flights was expanded to four. Aslo in 1991, the overall state champion title was dropped, instead they had four state champions for each flight. In 1992, the flights became determined by school size and not band size. Bands were allowed to participate in larger school flights than what their school size would suggest if they so choose. A few bands did this. Some new and/or struggling band programs were also allowed to be in a lower school flight upon approval. Also in 1992, because participating bands had become so large, they dropped the prelims/finals format at the state championships. They had around 10 bands per flight participate at the state championships. The band's appearance at state was based on scores/placements throughout the season. With this many bands per flight, the state championships ended up covering most of the more frequent participating bands in the circuit. There was a significant growth in the number of bands participating in MCBA this decade. Jenison, who rose to prominence this decade, first came to state in 1989 and seemed to open the floodgates for emerging band programs from the west side of the state. Some of the state powers that emerged from the Grand Rapids/Muskegon area included Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer in addition to Jenison; all who rose to prominence this decade. A growing number of bands emerged from metro Detroit this decade as well and several, most notably Lakeland, Milford and Farmington Harrison, rose to prominence. Plymouth-Canton maintained their dominance in state competitions throughout the entire decade. Although they had a couple misses at two state championships, they were by far the biggest state powerhouse of the decade. While they did get beaten at several early season competitions, by the end of the season, in most years, they were untouchable by any other bands in the state. There were several band programs, most notably in metro Flint/Saginaw and northern Michigan, that experienced declining student populations and/or funding problems. As examples, we saw Durand slip down into the smaller school flights and Flushing dropping out of the top echelon of bands by the end of the decade.
Here are the year by year state championship results:
1990
Overall State Champion: Plymouth-Canton
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 93.40
2. Jenison - 88.30
3. Flushing - 87.00
4. Durand - 83.50
FLIGHT II
1. Linden - 82.40
2. Wyoming Park - 79.60
3. Clarkston - 78.00
4. Clio - 73.00
FLIGHT III
1. Algonac - 70.40
2. Hartford - 63.20
3. Montrose - 62.20
4. Grand Blanc - 60.10
1991
*I am sure in hindsight they probably would have cancelled the State Championships this year. It poured rain all day. Much of prelims at Plymouth was moved indoors in a stand still (music only) judged performance to preserve the field for finals. During finals, the field got muddier and muddier. When Flight II bands were performing, band members started falling because the field was so slippery. So they deemed the field too unsafe for the Flight I bands to perform on the field. So the Flight I bands performed a stand still show on the track (music only judged) in finals in the pouring rain. Yes it sucked. That is why the Flight I scores were so low and why the outcome was a little surprising. And yes, the parents and students were all very disappointed. This was the last time they held state at Plymouth-Canton and on a natural field. The next several years they alternated between EMU (on astro turf) and the Pontiac Silverdome. In the 2000s, the state championships moved to Ford Field in Detroit.
FLIGHT I
1. Jenison - 58.20
2. Plymouth-Canton - 58.10
3. Flushing - 57.40
4. Durand - 55.20
FLIGHT II
1. Lakeland - 86.20
2. Clarkston - 78.10
3. Wyoming Park - 77.30
4. Milford - 71.30
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 75.20
2. Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) - 71.70
3. Royal Oak Dondero - 65.10
FLIGHT IV
1. Algonac - 68.30
2. Allegan - 63.80
3. Westland John Glenn - 57.90
1992
* First time without a prelims/finals format. MCBA maximized the number of bands allowed to compete at state.
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 92.90
2. Jenison - 88.30
3. Flushing - 87.30
4. Southgate Anderson - 82.10
5. Grandville - 79.60
6. Clarkston - 78.30
7. Troy Athens - 71.60
8. Livonia Franklin - 68.90
9. West Bloomfield - 63.30
10. Westland John Glenn - 62.00
11. Waterford Mott - 55.50
FLIGHT II
1. Lakeland - 86.70
2. Mona Shores (Muskegon) - 85.10
3. Durand - 83.30
4. Milford - 75.00
5. Clio - 74.30
6. Portage Northern - 66.70
7. Grand Blanc - 65.30
8. Ferndale - 64.70
9. Davison - 55.80
10. Mount Pleasant - 55.10
11. Eisenhower - 54.60
12. Woodhaven - 54.30
13. Southfield - 51.30
14. Lake Orion - 54.20 [pronounced OR-EE-UN, NOT like the constellation]
15. Southfield Lathrup - 48.90
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 82.10
2. Reeths-Puffer - 79.60
3. Wyoming Park - 78.00
4. Hudsonville - 75.90
5. Lakeview - 69.50 [from St Clair Shores or SCS, same band as in the 80s]
6. Farmington - 68.80
7. Novi - 61.50 [pronounced No - Veye (long I)]
8. Royal Oak Dondero - 59.70
9. Gibraltar Carleson - 56.70
10. Trenton - 49.60
11. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth - 44.50
FLIGHT IV
1. Madison Hts Lamphere - 68.80
2. Linden - 67.50
3. Algonac - 62.50
4. Hartford - 57.70
5. Chesaning - 55.40
6. Allegan - 54.20
7. Ithaca - 71.30
8. Cedar Springs - 50.90
9. Montrose - 50.30
10. Comstock Park - 50.30
11. Pewamo-Westphalia - 43.50
12. Dearborn Hts Crestwood - 38.20
1993
* The state championships were restricted to around the top 10 performing bands in each flight over the course of the season.
* Plymouth-Canton received a 2.7 point penalty (I believe the largest ever in the state championships; not sure what it was for). So they would have tied Mona Shores for the Flight I state title.
FLIGHT I
1. Mona Shores - 91.20
2. Jenison - 90.80
3. Plymouth-Canton - 88.50
4. Flushing - 86.10
5. Grandville - 81.30
6. Southgate Anderson - 80.80
7. Clarkston - 72.90
8. Troy Athens - 71.60
9. West Bloomfield - 71.20
10. Livonia Franklin - 68.00
FLIGHT II
1. Lakeland - 90.70
2. Reeths-Puffer - 88.50
3. Milford - 84.20
4. Durand - 80.40
5. Ferndale - 73.50
6. Novi - 72.50
7. Grand Blanc - 65.90
8. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth - 61.60
9. Portage Northern - 54.40
10. Davison - 53.40
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 85.00
2. Hudsonville - 78.80
3. Wyoming Park - 75.50
4. Mount Pleasant - 70.70
5. Farmington - 66.90
6. Clio - 66.50
7. SCS Lakeview - 64.40
8. Royal Oak Dondero - 64.10
9. Gibraltar Carleson - 64.10
10. Trenton - 54.80
FLIGHT IV
1. Plainwell - 72.60
2. Chesaning - 72.80
3. Allegan - 69.20
4. Linden - 68.40
5. Algonac - 62.30
6. Hartford - 60.50
7. Kenowa Hills - 58.40
8. Ithaca - 57.90
9. Montrose - 55.50
10. Cedar Springs - 52.60
1994
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 92.1
2. Jenison - 92.0
3. Lakeland - 90.8
4. Mona Shores - 88.9
5. Grandville - 87.1
6. Southgate Anderson - 86.2
7. Milford - 82.7
8. Clarkston - 77.5
9. Troy Athens - 77.1
10. Livonia Franklin - 73.0
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 88.0
2. Flushing - 86.6
3. Portage Northern - 84.4
4. Novi - 82.9
5. Ferndale - 81.6
6. Mount Pleasant - 68.7
7. Farmington - 67.9
8. Westland John Glenn - 67.0
9. SCS Lakeview - 66.2
10. Woodhaven - 61.2
FLIGHT III
1. Wyoming Park - 86.3
2. Farmington Harrison - 85.6
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 81.40
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 77.4
5. Plainwell - 76.9
6. Durand - 76.6
7. Hudsonville - 74.6
8. Linden - 71.7
9. Kenowa Hills - 63.7
10. Trenton - 60.5
FLIGHT IV
1. Algonac - 81.3
2. Hartford - 78.5
3. Chesaning - 77.8
4. Dundee - 74.1
5. Otsego - 72.4
6. Allegan - 69.8
7. Cedar Springs - 68.6
8. Comstock Park - 64.6
9. Clinton - 63.8
10. Ithaca - 63.0
11. Montague - 62.0
1995
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.0
2. Jenison - 89.0
3. Southgate Anderson - 86.1
4. Clarkston - 83.7
5. Milford - 80.2
6. Troy Athens - 79.8
7. Livonia Franklin - 77.3
8. Waterford Mott - 74.5
9. West Bloomfield - 73.4
10. Westland John Glenn - 72.7
FLIGHT II
1. Mona Shores - 93.0
2. Lakeland - 92.2
3. Reeths-Puffer - 90.8
4. Farmington Harrison - 89.5
5. Flushing - 85.9
6. Grandville - 84.3
7. Novi - 83.8
8. Portage Northern - 80.7
9. Ferndale - 78.1
10. Farmington - 76.4
FLIGHT III
1. Hudsonville - 86.0
2. Grand Rapids Northview - 82.5
3. Wyoming Park - 82.3
4. Stevensville Lakeshore - 81.2
5. Agonac - 76.7
6. Plainwell - 73.8
7. Chesaning - 72.0
8. Otsego - 70.6
9. SCS Lakeview - 65.3
10. Cedar Springs - 65.1
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 84.9
2. Linden - 83.7
3. Hartford - 81.4
4. Clinton - 67.0
5. Madison Hts Lamphere - 65.1
6. Montague - 64.3
7. Dundee - 64.3
8. Comstock Park - 63.8
9. Muskegon Catholic Central - 60.1
10. Ithaca - 59.6
1996
* Perhaps the most competitive year for Flight II.
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.32
2. Milford - 90.60
3. Clarkston - 84.27
4. Westland John Glenn - 78.87
5. Troy Athens - 78.50
6. Muskegon - 78.22
7. West Bloomfield - 75.37
8. Saginaw Heritage - 74.20
9. Livonia Franklin - 73.67
10. Davison - 68.60
FLIGHT II
1. Lakeland - 93.37
2. Mona Shores - 93.27
3. Flushing - 89.77
4. Jenison - 88.80
5. Reeths-Puffer - 87.37
6. Grandville - 83.67
7. Southgate Anderson - 83.62
8. Ferndale - 83.22
9. Portage Northern - 82.67
10. Novi - 80.72
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 89.57
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 86.52
3. Hudsonville - 86.47
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 80.12
5. Wyoming Park - 79.87
6. Plainwell - 78.52
7. Mount Pleasant - 76.65
8. Trenton - 70.37
9. SCS Lakeview - 68.15
10. Redford Thurston - 63.90
FLIGHT IV
1. Chesaning - 84.17
2. Durand - 83.15
3. Hartford - 80.82
4. Algonac - 79.35
5. Otsego - 75.57
6. Linden - 71.85
7. Muskegon Catholic Central - 70.10
8. Comstock Park - 69.50
9. Clinton - 66.05
10. Madison Hts Lamphere - 61.75
1997
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 93.55
2. Jenison - 90.47
3. Milford - 90.37
4. Portage Northern - 83.90
5. Grandville - 83.80
6. Troy Athens - 78.65
7. Clarkston - 78.32
8. Waterford Mott - 73.80
9. Westland John Glenn - 71.45
10. Lake Orion - 69.40
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 91.10
2. Mona Shores - 90.17
3. Lakeland - 89.20
4. Flushing - 82.27
5. Novi - 81.85
6. Southgate Anderson - 78.47
7. Ferndale - 77.70
8. L'Anse Cruese - 73.47
9. Livonia Franklin - 73.15
10. Mount Pleasant - 71.75
FLIGHT III
1. Hudsonville - 90.77
2. Farmington Harrison - 90.20
3. Grand Rapids Northview - 85.40
4. Otsego - 84.35
5. Stevensville Lakeshore - 80.45
6. Wyoming Park - 77.82
7. Linden - 72.60
8. Redford Thurston - 69.22
9. SCS Lakeview - 68.40
10. Trenton - 66.25
FLIGHT IV
1. Chesaning - 87.55
2. Durand - 81.65
3. Hartford - 77.80
4. Allegan - 72.30
5. Comstock Park - 69.30
6. Madison Hts Lamphere - 66.70
7. Montague - 64.50
8. Marysville - 63.10
9. Dearborn Hts Annapolis - 60.22
10. Clawson - 54.10
1998
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.65
2. Milford - 90.0
3. Jenison - 89.75
4. Portage Northern - 84.15
5. Troy Athens - 83.15
6. Clarkston - 82.95
7. Saginaw Heritage - 78.35
8. Westland John Glenn - 76.60
9. West Bloomfield - 75.80
10. Lake Orion - 71.55
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 91.0
2. Novi - 87.25
3. Lakeland - 84.10
4. Flushing - 82.95
5. Ferndale - 81.05
6. Walled Lake Central - 78.20
7. Southgate Anderson - 76.95
8. Waterford Mott - 75.20
9. Farmington - 74.30
10. L'Anse Cruese - 73.25
FLIGHT III
1. Mona Shores - 89.85
2. Hudsonville - 84.75
3. Farmington Harrison - 84.10
4. Stevensville Lakeshore- 82.40
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 75.70
6. Mount Pleasant - 75.70
7. SCS Lakeview - 68.75
8. Trenton - 66.90
9. Redford Thurston - 65.65
10. Fruitport - 65.30
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 85.0
2. Chesaning - 84.90
3. Otsego - 83.05
4. Dearborn Hts Annapolis - 82.25
5. Linden - 77.45
6. Allegan - 72.20
7. Hartford - 69.70
8. Muskegon Catholic Central - 68.80
9. Madison Hts Lamphere - 66.45
10. Marysville - 65.20
1999
*Plymouth-Canton could have received a higher score in my opinion. They delivered perhaps the best show ever at the Michigan State Championships.
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.15
2. Jenison - 88.55
3. Milford - 86.80
4. Walled Lake Central - 83.05
5. Troy Athens - 77.65
6. Clarkston - 75.75
7. Westland John Glenn - 73.50
8. Saginaw Heritage - 70.90
9. Lake Orion - 69.70
10. West Bloomfield - 67.95
FLIGHT II
1. Mona Shores - 91.20
2. Reeths-Puffer - 87.25
3. Novi - 85.90
4. Lakeland - 81.15
5. Portage Central - 78.40
6. Portage Northern - 77.45
7. Ferndale - 76.75
8. Hudsonville - 76.05
9. Flushing - 75.65
10. Waterford Mott - 72.65
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 81.20
2. Mount Pleasant - 76.35
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 74.50
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 73.40
5. Royal Oak Dondero - 64.95
6. Fruitport - 62.20
7. Redford Thurston - 62.00
8. Linden - 61.75
9. Trenton - 56.70
10. SCS Lakeview - 50.50
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 84.90
2. Chesaning - 80.30
3. Dearborn Hts Annapolis - 75.20
4. Muskegon Catholic Central - 70.50
5. Otsego - 69.45
6. Allegan - 65.10
7. Marysville - 64.70
8. Comstock Park - 59.25
9. Montague - 58.95
10. Bad Axe - 55.75
The 2000s
The overall structure of the state championships remained largely unchanged from the late 1990s. Plymouth-Canton remained the dominate band in the state, aside from just one off year in 2008. In fact, throughout much of the decade, Plymouth was essentially untouchable by any other band. Other large school band programs, most notably West Bloomfield, Lake Orion, South Lyon and Walled Lake Central did emerge during the decade. The Grand Rapids/Muskegon area power house programs of Jenison and Reeths-Puffer remained strong through the decade. Mona Shores remained strong at the start of the decade. Their director then retired and for financial reasons they opted to cease having a competitive band program in MCBA. Although Durand dropped out of the top echelon of bands in the state during the course of the 1990s, they emerged as a power in the small school flight. That continued well into the 2000s. Financial strains and the retirement of a director also hit this band program hard by the end of the decade. Wyoming Park HS, a highly successful program in the 80s and 90s, closed in 2013. The marching band program ended several years before the closing. Meanwhile a new Wyoming power house, Godwin Heights, emerged as a small school power by the end of this decade.
2000
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 92.40
2. Jenison - 91.40
3. Milford - 89.25
4. Walled Lake Central - 84.85
5. Troy Athens - 78.30
6. Clarkston - 78.15
7. Waterford Mott - 73.00
8. West Bloomfield - 72.50
9. Westland John Glenn - 72.20
10. Livonia Franklin - 68.95
FLIGHT II
1. Mona Shores - 91.35
2. Reeths-Puffer - 89.05
3. Hudsonville - 87.55
4. Novi - 85.90
5. Portage Central - 83.30
6. Lakeland - 81.55
7. L'Anse Creuse - 78.95
8. Flushing - 77.85
9. Ferndale - 77.50
10. Farmington - 73.95
FLIGHT III
1. Mount Pleasant - 83.65
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 83.30
3. Farmington Harrison - 83.20
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 81.35
5. Redford Thurston - 70.50
6. Fruitport - 70.40
7. Trenton - 66.55
8. Linden - 65.95
9. Crestwood - 65.15
10. Gibraltar Carleson - 62.15
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 87.20
2. Chesaning - 82.30
3. Dearborn Hts Annapolis - 75.05
4. Muskegon Catholic Central - 72.10
5. Montague - 69.20
6. Marysville - 68.95
7. Bad Axe - 67.25
8. Comstock Park - 65.65
9. Allegan - 64.75
10. Madison Hgts Lamphere - 62.55
2001
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 90.50
2. Novi - 80.15
3. Milford - 77.85 (Higher overall music breaks tie)
4. Troy Athens - 77.85
5. Clarkston - 74.55
6. Walled Lake Central - 73.45
7. West Bloomfield - 66.20
8. South Lyon - 66.05
9. Waterford Mott - 62.60
10. Lake Orion - 62.34
11. Roseville - 60.45
FLIGHT II
1. Jension - 87.95
2. Mona Shores - 86.20
3. Hudsonville - 83.35
4. Lakeland - 81.80
5. Reeths-Puffer - 81.70
6. L'Anse Creuse - 77.60
7. Flushing - 77.20
8. Ferndale - 75.10
9. Portage Central - 72.95
10. Farmington - 70.35
FLIGHT III
1. Farmington Harrison - 81.95
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 78.70
3. Grand Rapids Northview - 75.10
4. Trenton - 70.95
5. Redford Thurston - 69.35
6. Linden - 66.20
7. Fruitport - 64.50
8. DeWitt - 64.30
9. Gibraltar Carleson - 64.10
10. Allegan - 61.40
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 82.30
2. Chesaning - 79.10
3. Dearborn Hts Annapolis - 72.55
4. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 69.95
5. Muskegon Catholic Central - 68.95
6. Bad Axe - 68.30
7. Comstock Park - 65.60
8. Montague - 65.10
9. Marysville - 63.10
10. Madison Hts Lamphere - 60.40
11. South Lake (St Clair Shores) - 54.35
2002
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 90.50
2. Miflord - 87.15
3. Walled Lake Central - 82.55
4. Troy Athens - 81.40
5. South Lyon - 79.45
6. Novi - 78.95
7. Clarkston - 78.85
8. Livonia Franklin - 78.25
9. Lake Orion - 75.20
10. Waterford Mott - 73.85
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 91.05
2. Reeths-Puffer - 89.60
3. Mona Shores - 86.40
4. Hudsonville - 80.70
5. L'Anse Creuse - 80.20
6. Flushing - 79.80
7. Grand Rapids Northview - 78.85
8. Lakeland - 77.15
9. Portage Central - 76.00
10. Ferndale - 74.70
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 82.85
2. Farmington Harrison - 79.20
3. Dewitt - 76.75
4. Linden - 74.95
5. Redford Thurston - 73.50
6. Marysville - 70.35
7. Trenton - 68.90
8. Dearborn Hgts Crestwood - 66.00
9. Royal Oak Dondero - 65.50
10. Fruitport - 65.20
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 83.75
2. Chesaning - 79.65
3. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 77.90
4. Muskegon Catholic Central - 71.45
5. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 67.75
6. Bad Axe - 67.55
7. Comstock Park - 67.55
8. Madison Hgts Lamphere - 66.35
9. Montague - 65.50
10. Burton Atherton - 60.35
2003
FLIGHT !
1. Plymouth-Canton - 91.45
2. South Lyon - 85.90
3. Walled Lake Central - 84.75
4. Troy Athens - 83.10
5. Grandville - 82.15
6. Novi - 78.00
7. Milford - 77.75
8. Waterford Mott - 76.55
9. Lake Orion - 75.85
10. West Bloomfield - 72.35
FLIGHT II
1. Mona Shores - 89.75
2. Jenison - 88.15
3. Reeths-Puffer - 87.95
4. Flushing - 84.30
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 82.35
6. Lakeland - 81.25
7. L'Anse Creuse - 75.95
8. Livonia Franklin - 75.45
9. Southgate Anderson - 75.35
10. Hudsonville - 75.00
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 85.85
2. Farmington Harrison - 83.60
3. Ferndale - 81.45
4. Redford Thurston - 77.65
5. DeWitt - 76.75
6. Trenton - 75.20
7. Linden - 72.40
8. Royal Oak Dondero - 68.55
9. South Lake (St Clair Shores) - 68.10
10. Marysville - 66.85
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 84.75
2. Godwin Heights - 79.90
3. Chesaning - 76.05
4. Comstock Park - 73.75
5. Bad Axe - 71.35
6. Madison Hts Lamphere - 68.40
7. Muskegon Catholic Central - 66.90
8. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 66.75
9. Montague - 65.85
10. Burton Atherton - 64.20
2004
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 89.75
2. South Lyon - 86.05
3. Troy Athens - 81.85
4. Grandville - 79.80
5. Novi - 79.10
6. Lake Orion - 75.55
7. Grand Blanc - 73.55
8. Waterford Mott - 71.85
9. Milford - 70.40
10. Westland John Glenn - 66.80
11. Chippewa Valley (Clinton Twp) - 65.75
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 85.95
2. Reeths-Puffer - 85.90
3. Mona Shores - 83.60
4. Southgate Anderson - 79.75
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 78.60
6. Hudsonville - 78.30
7. Lakeland - 77.95
8. L'Anse Creuse - 77.75
9. Flushing - 77.15
10. Walled Lake Central - 75.30
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 85.05
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 83.95
3. Farmington Harrison - 81.45
4. DeWitt - 78.55
5. Redford Thurston - 76.80
6. Madison Hts Lamphere - 73.50
7. South Lake (St Clair Shores) - 73.45
8. Linden - 72.35
9. Allegan - 71.75
10. Fruitport - 69.30
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 83.30
2. Durand - 83.00
3. Comstock Park - 76.45
4. Bad Axe - 75.20
5. Chesaning - 74.65
6. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 70.40
7. Muskegon Catholic Central - 68.85
8. Montague - 68.20
9. Watervliet - 66.05
10. Burton Atherton - 63.85
2005
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 92.75
2. South Lyon - 87.85
3. Grand Blanc - 81.25 (higher music score broke tie)
4. Milford - 81.25
5. Novi - 79.60
6. Grandville - 78.80
7. Rockford - 78.50
8. Lake Orion - 77.60
9. Troy Athens - 76.55
10. Clarkston - 72.05
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 89.55
2. Jenison - 88.85
3. Mona Shores - 88.20
4. Flushing - 86.35
5. Walled Lake Central - 81.35
6. Grand Rapids Northview - 79.45
7. Lakeland - 79.35
8. Hudsonville - 79.25
9. L'Anse Creuse - 78.00
10. Southgate Anderson - 76.90
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 80.75
2. Farmington Harrison - 80.05
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 79.55
4. Redford Thurston - 72.20
5. Comstock Park - 71.60
6. Madison Hts Lamphere - 71.40
7. DeWitt - 69.05
8. Marysville - 68.75
9. Linden - 68.55
10. Fruitport - 66.00
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 83.15
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 80.40
3. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 75.15
4. Hartford - 73.00
5. Watervliet - 71.85
6. Muskegon Catholic Central - 70.50
7. Kent City - 69.20
8. Belding - 68.30
9. Bad Axe - 67.85
10. Berrien Springs - 67.20
2006
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 88.45
2. South Lyon - 84.00
3. Lake Orion - 82.60
4. Milford - 79.15
5. West Bloomfield - 77.90
6. Grand Blanc - 77.75
7. Grandville - 75.70
8. Rockford - 73.85
9. Troy Athens - 71.90
10. Clarkston - 70.10
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 86.25
2. Jenison - 83.25
3. L'Anse Creuse - 82.60
4. Hudsonville - 80.05
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 78.85
6. Mona Shores - 77.25
7. Walled Lake Central - 76.75
8. Southgate Anderson - 74.60
9. Lakeland - 73.40
10. Flushing - 71.85
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 81.80
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 80.80
3. Farmington Harrison - 75.80
4. Redford Thurston - 75.55
5. Allegan - 72.80
6. Mount Pleasant - 72.35
7. Trenton - 71.40
8. Comstock Park - 68.40
9. Marysville - 67.00
10. Fruitport - 66.10
FLIGHT IV
1. Durand - 75.05
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 74.75
3. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 70.55
4. Belding - 69.70
5. Edwardsburg - 68.15
6. Watervliet - 68.00
7. Muskegon Catholic Central - 66.40
8. Madison Hts Lamphere - 66.10
9. Hartford - 65.55
10. Kent City - 61.15
2007
*This year marked Plymouth-Canton's 14th consecutive and 21st overall state title. No other Michigan has had this many state titles in a row. Their winning streak would be broken in 2008.
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 91.70
2. Lake Orion - 89.15
3. West Bloomfield - 82.25
4. Rockford - 82.00
5. Grandville - 81.85
6. Grand Blanc - 81.10
7. Troy Athens - 78.75
8. Novi - 77.30
9. Clarkston - 74.25
10. Livonia Franklin - 71.00
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 89.10
2. Walled Lake Central - 86.10
3. Jenison - 85.90
4. L'Anse Creuse - 84.85
5. Hudsonville - 82.10
6. Flushing - 80.15
7. Milford - 79.85
8. Southgate Anderson - 75.35
9. Lakeland - 75.20
10. South Lyon - 74.45 (this year the school and band program was split in two; South Lyon and South Lyon East)
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 86.85
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 85.55
3. Grand Rapids Northview - 83.80
4. Farmington Harrison - 81.70
5. Marysville - 78.40
6. Allegan - 75.70
7. Byron Center - 75.40
8. Mount Pleasant - 73.65
9. Redford Thurston - 72.75
10. Fruitport - 72.30
FLIGHT IV
1. Brooklyn Columbia Center - 83.80
2. Durand - 81.10
3. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 80.80
4. Belding - 78.85
5. Watervliet - 76.80
6. Edwardsburg - 75.70
7. Hartford - 75.20
8. Madison Hts Lamphere - 72.00
9. Comstock Park - 71.55
10. Grant - 70.70
2008
FLIGHT I
1. West Bloomfield - 89.25
2. Lake Orion - 88.20
3. Plymouth-Canton - 84.05
4. Novi - 83.10
5. Grandville - 82.40
6. Rockford - 81.00
7. Troy Athens - 80.55
8. Milford - 80.20
9. Grand Blanc - 79.85
10. Clarkston - 77.25
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 89.85
2. Jenison - 88.80
3. Walled Lake Central - 88.05
4. L'Anse Creuse - 83.55
5. Lakeland - 82.35
6. Flushing - 80.05
7. Southgate Anderson - 78.25
8. Hudsonville - 76.25
9. Farmington Harrison - 75.40
10. South Lyon - 75.30
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 86.55
2. Grand Rapids Northview - 81.90
3. Ferndale - 81.50
4. Mount Pleasant - 79.35
5. Redford Thurston - 76.75
6. Byron Center - 76.20
7. Trenton - 73.55
8. Allegan - 73.35
9. Marysville - 70.95
10. Linden - 70.95
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 82.85
2. Belding - 77.05
3. Durand - 76.80
4. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 75.35
5. Grant - 72.40 (Higher music score broke tie)
6. Watervliet - 72.40
7. Comstock Park - 71.90
8. Edwardsburg - 70.20
9. Madison Hts Lamphere - 69.25
10. Hartford - 68.45
2009
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 91.35
2. West Bloomfield - 87.80
3. Rockford - 84.90
4. Lake Orion - 83.55
5. Novi - 81.30
6. Grand Blanc - 80.30
7. Grandville - 78.85
8. Troy Athens - 75.55
9. Clarkston - 75.00
10. Livonia Franklin - 69.65
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 87.20
2. Walled Lake Central - 86.65
3. Jenison - 84.25
4. L'Anse Creuse - 83.75
5. Lakeland - 78.65
6. Southgate Anderson - 75.35
7. Flushing - 75.30
8. Milford - 71.70
9. Hudsonville - 71.20
10. Farmington - 70.25
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 85.95
2. Grand Rapids Northview - 85.50
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 85.45
4. Linden - 80.00
5. Byron Center - 79.35
6. Redford Thurston - 76.95
7. DeWitt - 75.60
8. Farmington Harrison - 74.85
9. Cedar Springs - 74.65
10. Mount Pleasant - 71.75
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 85.10
2. Marysville - 80.50
3. Newaygo - 80.05
4. Grant - 79.50
5. Allegan - 76.70
6. Belding - 76.25
7. Edwardsburg - 74.40
8. Durand - 73.30
9. Madison Hts Lamphere - 72.40
10. Watervliet - 70.70
The 2010s
After two and half decades of near complete domination in the state, this was the decade that Plymouth-Canton had some formidable challengers; most notably Walled Lake Central during the first half of the decade and Rockford during the latter. In fact, by the end of the decade, Rockford emerged as the state power house. The turbulent economic times that developed at the end of the 2000s continued into the first half of this decade. The economic woes hit metro Detroit particularly hard. This region also took the longest to emerge from the downturn. While the larger more financially stable band programs seemed to weather the storm, many of the smaller school band programs from metro Detroit really suffered. By the end of the decade, long time MCBA competitor and state champion Farmington Harrison HS closed. Meanwhile, the west side of the state emerged a little more quickly from the economic turmoil. During the 2000s there were a lot of small town band programs that emerged from the west side of the state. That trend accelerated this decade. There were so many new small school band programs that entered MCBA that by 2018, MCBA went from four up to five flights; essentially having two small school flights. To soften the sting of these new bands getting a really low score announced during the awards ceremony, MCBA did an adjustment to the scores starting in 2014. They took the bands score, divided it by two and then added 50. That meant a much smaller point spread than before.
2010
*They adjusted to have the top 11 bands from each flight from the season advance to the state championships.
FLIGHT 1
1. Walled Lake Central - 88.45
2. Plymouth-Canton - 87.12
3. Rockford - 86.18
4. West Bloomfield - 85.75
5. Lake Orion - 85.36
6. L'Anse Creuse - 82.31
7. Grandville - 79.37
8. Novi - 77.21
9. Troy Athens - 77.03
10. Grand Blanc - 76.72
11. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth - 73.31
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 90.41
2. Jenison - 88.80
3. Flushing - 83.71
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 80.78
5. Southgate Anderson - 80.48
6. Woodhaven - 79.26
7. Farmington Harrison - 78.80
8. Farmington - 78.07
9. Hudsonville - 76.56
10. Milford - 72.35
11. South Lyon - 71.90
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 83.62
2. Byron Center - 82.28
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 81.75
4. DeWitt - 80.06
5. Linden - 77.22
6. Redford Thurston - 74.82
7. Cedar Springs - 74.43
8. Mount Pleasant - 71.37
9. Madison Hts Lamphere - 69.62
10. Marysville - 69.39
11. Allegan - 67.10
FLIGHT IV
1. Newaygo - 80.19
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 79.99
3. Belding - 77.30
4. Grant - 75.96
5. Durand - 74.33
6. Parchment - 71.02
7. Watervliet - 69.91
8. Comstock Park - 69.84
9. Brooklyn Columbia Center - 68.35
10. Hartford - 65.80
11. Burton Atherton - 64.08
2011
*They moved up to top 12 in each flight at the state championships.
FLIGHT I
1. Walled Lake Central - 90.77
2. Plymouth-Canton - 89.97
3. Rockford - 87.59
4. West Bloomfield - 86.99
5. Lake Orion - 84.93
6. L'Anse Creuse - 84.87
7. Troy Athens - 83.27
8. Lakeland - 81.07
9. Grand Blanc - 79.97
10. Grandville - 79.64
11. Novi - 78.08
12. Clarkston - 77.57
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 91.23
2. Reeths-Puffer - 90.83
3. South Lyon - 84.51
4. Farmington Harrison - 83.36
5. Southgate Anderson - 82.66
6. Flushing - 81.94
7. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth - 78.65
8. Woodhaven - 76.77
9. Farmington - 75.07
10. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 74.88
11. St Clair Shores Lakeview - 73.55
12. Milford - 69.74
FLIGHT III
1. Ferndale - 86.34
2. Byron Center - 85.51
3. DeWitt - 84.58
4. Stevensville Lakeshore - 82.92
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 82.46
6. Redford Thurston - 81.00
7. Cedar Springs - 76.86
8. Linden - 85.59
9. Mount Pleasant - 74.28
10. Madison Hts Lamphere - 73.53
11. Fruitport - 73.36
12. Marysville - 71.78
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 86.37
2. Newaygo - 84.79
3. Grant - 82.20
4. Parchment - 80.73
5. Belding - 78.97
6. Allegan - 76.21
7. Watervliet - 75.75
8. Durand - 75.22
9. Edwardsburg - 72.67
10. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 70.78
11. Comstock Park - 68.56
12. Saint Clair Shores South Lake - 67.52
2012
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 89.70
2. Lake Orion - 87.20
3. Rockford - 87.10
4. Walled Lake Central - 86.40
5. Troy Athens - 83.50
6. Grand Blanc - 82.45
7. Novi - 79.60
8. Grandville - 79.30
9. West Bloomfield - 74.80 (tie broken by highest overall music score)
10. Lakeland - 74.80
11. Clarkston - 72.30
12. Livonia Franklin - 71.95
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 89.30
2. L'Anse Creuse - 84.40
3. Southgate Anderson - 79.30
4. Farmington Harrison - 78.15
5. Farmington - 78.00
6. Flushing - 77.35
7. Hudsonville - 74.40 (tie broken by highest overall music score)
8. South Lyon - 74.40
9. Woodhaven - 73.85
10. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 73.20
11. Milford - 69.90
12. Dearborn Hts Crestwood - 69.40
FLIGHT III
1. Reeths-Puffer - 90.60
2. Ferndale - 86.90
3. Stevensville Lakeshore - 86.05
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 85.20
5. Mount Pleasant - 82.60
6. Byron Center - 81.90
7. Cedar Springs - 79.50
8. DeWitt - 78.05
9. Redford Thurston - 76.90
10. Linden - 76.25
11. Madison Hts Lamphere - 73.15
12. Marysville - 72.90
FLIGHT IV
1. Newaygo - 86.50
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 84.35
3. Grant - 80.90
4. Parchment - 76.55
5. Watervliet - 75.65
6. Durand - 75.05
7. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 73.65
8. Belding - 72.90
9. Comstock Park - 72.80
10. Allegan - 72.05
11. Saint Clair Shores South Lake - 70.00
12. Kent City - 69.35
2013
FLIGHT I
1. Walled Lake Central - 91.55
2. Lake Orion - 89.50
3. Rockford - 89.40
4. Plymouth-Canton - 87.95
5. L'Anse Creuse - 86.50
6. Grandville - 84.35
7. Novi - 83.30
8. Grand Blanc - 82.50
9. Troy Athens - 82.10
10. Hudsonville - 79.55
11. Clarkston - 76.50
12. West Bloomfield - 75.70
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 90.35
2. Grand Rapids Northview - 84.45
3. Southgate Anderson - 83.95
4. Farmington Harrison - 80.60
5. South Lyon - 80.05
6. Flushing - 78.40
7. Portage Northern - 77.10
8. Lakeland - 76.60
9. Woodhaven - 73.50
10. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth - 73.20
11. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 72.60
12. Milford - 71.65
FLIGHT III
1. Reeths-Puffer - 90.30
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 85.50
3. Ferndale - 85.40
4. Byron Center - 83.35
5. Mount Pleasant - 79.90
6. Cedar Springs - 79.75
7. Redford Thurston - 78.65
8. Marysville - 76.30
9. Linden - 76.20
10. DeWitt - 74.50
11. Madison Hts Lamphere - 73.50
12. Fruitport - 72.80
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 86.50
2. Newaygo - 84.40
3. Grant - 82.65
4. Comstock Park - 80.95
5. Watervliet - 79.65
6. Allegan - 78.65
7. Parchment - 78.15
8. Belding - 77.10
9. Durand - 75.35
10. Kent City - 74.85
11. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 72.40
12. Saint Clair Shores South Lake - 71.00
2014
* New scoring system took effect
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.200
2. Rockford - 93.075
3. Walled Lake Central - 93.050
4. Lake Orion - 92.625
5. Novi - 91.700
6. Grand Blanc - 89.425
7. Grandville - 89.375
8. Troy Athens - 88.975
9. West Bloomfield - 88.125
10. Clarkston - 86.625
11. L'Anse Creuse North - 84.350
12. Livonia Franklin - 83.125
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 92.975
2. Jenison - 91.700
3. L'Anse Creuse - 90.675
4. Portage Northern - 87.875
5. Farmington Harrison - 87.575
6. South Lyon - 87.125
7. Flushing - 87.050
8. Southgate Anderson - 86.750
9. Lakeland - 85.200
10. Milford - 83.775
11. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 82.625
12. Flint Carman-Ainsworth - 82.500
FLIGHT III
1. Byron Center - 92.400
2. Stevensville Lakeshore - 92.375
3. Grand Rapids Northview - 92.025
4. Ferndale - 91.950
5. Mount Pleasant - 87.975
6. Redford Thurston - 87.800
7. Farmington - 87.450
8. Cedar Springs - 86.625
9. Marysville - 86.025
10. DeWitt - 84.975
11. Linden - 84.675
12. Madison Hts Lamphere - 83.675
13. Hazel Park - 82.675
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 90.450
2. Allegan - 89.475
3. Newaygo - 88.950
4. Belding - 87.925
5. Comstock Park - 87.500
6. Grant - 86.125
7. Parchment - 85.875
8. Watervliet - 84.975
9. Durand - 83.275
10. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 82.925
11. Kent City - 82.375
12. Saint Clair Shores South Lake - 81.600
2015
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 94.975
2. Walled Lake Central - 93.850
3. Rockford - 92.850
4. Novi - 92.625
5. Lake Orion - 92.600
6. Troy Athens - 91.075
7. Grand Blanc - 90.825
8. West Bloomfield - 90.425
9. Grandville - 88.825
10. L'Anse Creuse North - 87.425
11. Clarkston - 87.350
12. Lakeland - 86.725
FLIGHT II
1 .Reeths-Puffer - 94.10
2. Jenison - 94.050
3. L'Anse Creuse - 92.425
4. Flushing - 90.700
5. Grand Rapids Northview - 89.750
6. Southgate Anderson - 89.600
7. South Lyon - 89.100
8. Farmington Harrison - 88.325
9. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 88.025
10. Portage Northern - 87.025
11. Milford - 85.800
12. Livonia Franklin - 85.450
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 92.550
2. Byron Center - 91.475
3. Redford Thurston - 90.425
4. Linden - 88.800
5. DeWitt - 87.725
6. Marysville - 87.075
7. Madison Hts Lamphere - 86.650
8. Mount Pleasant - 86.650
9. Cedar Springs - 85.850
10. Hazel Park - 85.525
11. Edwardsburg - 85.475
12. Comstock Park - 83.825
FLIGHT IV
1. Ferndale - 93.150
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 91.950
3. Allegan - 90.725
4. Newaygo - 89.950
5. Belding - 87.875
6. Watervliet - 87.550
7. Parchment - 86.925
8. Grant - 86.400
9. Kent City - 85.250
10. Durand - 83.825
11. Brooklyn Columbia Central - 82.050
12. South Clair Shores South Lake - 81.625
2016
*This was Plymouth-Canton's 26th state title.
FLIGHT I
1. Plymouth-Canton - 95.000
2. Rockford - 94.925
3. Walled Lake Central - 93.650
4. Novi - 90.875
5. Grandville - 90.275
6. L'Anse Creuse - 90.075
7. Grand Blanc - 89.725
8. Lake Orion - 88.675
9. Clarkston - 88.525
10. Troy Athens - 88.075
11. West Bloomfield - 86.950
12. Hudsonville - 86.525
FLIGHT II
1. Reeths-Puffer - 94.850
2. Jenison - 93.975
3. Grand Rapids Northview - 90.975
4. Lakeland - 90.625
5. Flushing - 89.550
6. Portage Northern - 88.750
7. South Lyon - 88.450
8. Southgate Anderson - 88.425
9. Livonia Franklin - 85.625
10. Milford - 85.500 (Higher music score broke tie)
11. Redford Thurston - 85.500
12. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 84.575
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 92.900
2. Byron Center - 91.875
3. DeWitt - 90.225
4. Mount Pleasant - 89.650
5. Cedar Springs - 88.650
6. Allegan - 88.400
7. Madison Hts Lamphere - 88.175
8. South Lyon East - 86.675
9. Marysville - 86.625
10. Linden - 85.625
11. Edwardsburg - 85.050
12. Fruitport - 84.800
FLIGHT IV
1. Ferndale - 91.650
2. Newaygo - 89.875
3. Kent City - 89.625
4. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 89.050
5. Belding - 88.650
6. Comstock Park - 87.600
7. Watervliet - 86.250
8. Parchment - 85.325
9. Durand - 84.850
10. Grant - 83.775
11. Muskegon Orchard View - 83.525
12. Howard City Tri County - 82.525
2017
FLIGHT I
1. Rockford - 94.025
2. Plymouth-Canton - 93.175
3. Lake Orion - 92.750
4. Novi - 91.975
5. Walled Lake Central - 89.900
6. L'Anse Creuse - 89.300
7. Grandville - 89.025
8. Grand Blanc - 87.400
9. Troy Athens - 86.450
10. Clarkston - 86.025
11. Hudsonville - 85.800
12. L'Anse Creuse North - 83.450
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 93.025
2. Reeths-Puffer - 92.150
3. Flushing - 88.850
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 88.825
5. Portage Northern - 88.600
6. Lakeland - 86.475
7. South Lyon - 85.850 (tie broken by highest music score)
8. Livonia Franklin - 85.850
9. Milford - 83.700
10. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 83.475
11. Battle Creek Lakeview - 82.275
12. Southgate Anderson - 81.950
FLIGHT III
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 91.025
2. DeWitt - 90.625
3. Byron Center - 89.850
4. Marysville - 89.225
5. Ferndale - 88.725
6. South Lyon East - 86.075
7. Cedar Springs - 85.700
8. Redford Thurston - 85.525
9. Edwardsburg - 84.600
10. Clio - 84.400
11. Mount Pleasant - 83.825
12. Fruitport - 83.475
FLIGHT IV
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 91.325
2. Newaygo - 89.675
3. Kent City - 89.050
4. Belding - 87.450
5. Durand - 85.500
6. Comstock Park - 85.425
7. Watervliet - 85.200
8. Grant - 85.125
9. Buchanan - 83.775
10. Sparta - 83.475
11. Allegan - 82.750
12. Howard City Tri County - 82.075
2018
*Five flights were established. Flights were arranged to have an even distribution of participating bands in each flight; still based on school size.
FLIGHT I
1. Rockford - 94.800
2. Walled Lake Central - 94.300
3. Plymouth-Canton - 94.275
4. Lake Orion - 93.025
5. Novi - 91.850
6. Grand Blanc- 91.675
7. West Bloomfield - 90.075
8. Hudsonville - 89.450
9. Clarkston - 89.225
10. L'Anse Creuse North - 88.325
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 93.050
2. Grandville - 92.025
3. Lakeland - 91.00
4. Portage Northern - 89.525
5. Flushing - 89.425
6. L'Anse Creuse - 88.900
7. Milford - 88.600
8. Battle Creek Lakeview - 88.500
9. Livonia Franklin - 86.000
10. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 85.925
FLIGHT III
1. Reeths-Puffer - 93.225
2. DeWitt - 91.175
3. Byron Center - 91.125
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 89.600
5. Redford Thurston - 89.575
6. South Lyon - 88.125
7. South Lyon East - 86.900
8. Southgate Anderson - 86.600
9. Richland Gull Lake - 86.300
10. Mount Pleasant - 86.025
FLIGHT IV
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 90.125
2. Ferndale - 89.613
3. Clio - 87.575
4. Marysville - 87.500 (Higher raw score broke the tie)
5. Edwardsburg - 87.500
6. Sparta - 87.200
7. Linden - 86.050
8. Fruitport - 85.075
9. Allegan - 84.475
10. Hazel Park - 83.950
FLIGHT V
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 89.050
2. Newaygo - 87.725
3. Kent City - 87.650
4. Belding - 86.750
5. Durand - 86.650
6. Watervliet - 85.700
7. Comstock Park - 84.275
8. Buchanan - 83.625
9. Howard City Tri County - 83.075
10. Muskegon Orchard View - 82.575
2019
FLIGHT I
1. Rockford - 94.325
2. Lake Orion - 92.550
3. Plymouth-Canton - 90.225
4. Grand Blanc - 89.450
5. Novi - 89.300
6. Grandville - 88.825
7. Lakeland - 86.300
8. Clarkston - 85.225
9. Hudsonville - 84.175
10. Macomb Twp Dakota - 83.175
FLIGHT II
1. Jenison - 93.475
2. Walled Lake Central - 93.225
3. L'Anse Creuse - 90.300
4. South Lyon - 88.850
5. Flushing - 87.800
6. Milford - 86.450
7. Battle Creek Lakeview - 85.725
8. Portage Northern - 85.625
9. Flint Carman-Ainsworth - 83.450
10. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 82.550
FLIGHT III
1. Reeths-Puffer - 91.275
2. Byron Center - 90.425
3. DeWitt - 90.400
4. Grand Rapids Northview - 86.375
5. Redford Thurston - 85.975
6. Richland Gull Lake - 85.375
7. South Lyon East - 85.125
8. Southgate Anderson - 84.700
9. Mount Pleasant - 84.250
10. Cedar Springs - 83.075
FLIGHT IV
1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 91.300
2. Ferndale - 90.875
3. Linden - 87.850
4. Marysville - 86.963
5. Clio - 85.350
6. Fruitport - 85.00
7. Edwardsburg - 84.575
8. Sparta - 83.375
9. Madison Hts Lamphere - 82.275
10. Hazel Park - 82.050
FLIGHT V
1. Kent City - 89.225
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 88.000
3. Watervliet - 87.250
4. Durand - 87.100
5. Newaygo - 86.250
6. Belding - 85.825
7. Comstock Park - 83.975
8. Grant - 83.250
9. Howard City Tri County - 82.875
10. Buchanan - 81.850
