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Post by cornet on May 14, 2022 12:54:01 GMT -6
I've been told on good authority Green Level will be here too. Mark them likely.
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Post by marimba11 on May 19, 2022 14:55:25 GMT -6
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Post by yayband914 on May 20, 2022 0:25:24 GMT -6
I've been told on good authority Green Level will be here too. Mark them likely. They are now confirmed as per their calendar.
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Post by fantasticalcloud on May 20, 2022 23:21:11 GMT -6
AS OF 05/20/2022 Confirmed (13):Ardrey Kell H.S., NC (AAAA) Boiling Springs H.S., SC (AAAA) Cary H.S., NC (AAA) Catawba Ridge H.S., SC (AA) Clover H.S., SC (AAA) East Lincoln H.S., NC (AA) Enloe H.S., NC (AAA) Green Level H.S., NC (AAA) Harrison H.S., GA (AAA) Nation Ford H.S., SC (AA) Panther Creek H.S., NC (AAA) Walton H.S., GA (AAAA) West Johnston H.S., NC (AA) Likely/Rumored (18):Bassett H.S., VA (AA) Cape Fear H.S., NC (AA) Cleveland H.S., NC (AAA) Corinth-Holders H.S., NC (AAA) Croatan H.S., NC (AA) Cuthbertson H.S., NC (AAA) East Carteret H.S., NC (A) Forestview H.S., NC (AA) Fort Mill H.S., SC (AAA) Green Hope H.S., NC (AAA) Holly Springs H.S., NC (AAA) Jack Britt H.S., NC (AAA) Mooresville H.S., NC (AAA) Mount Pleasant H.S., NC (AA) Northwest Guilford H.S., NC (AAA) Union Pines H.S., NC (AA) Wando H.S., SC (AAAA) West Carteret H.S., NC (AA) You can mark Mooresville off of the likely/rumored list. They were just confirmed for a different competition (check Johnson City forum).
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Post by Subito Fortissimo on Jun 9, 2022 20:20:48 GMT -6
Confirmed:
Cleveland HS, NC (band calendar)
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 11, 2022 11:42:05 GMT -6
Confirmed:
Green Hope H.S., NC (website calendar)
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Post by statechamp1239 on Jul 10, 2022 14:20:02 GMT -6
Confirmed:
Apex Friendship H.S., NC - (BOA Competition: Winston Salem) New Bern H.S., NC - (MB Competition-BOA Winston-Salem) Swansboro H.S., NC - (Bands of America- Wake Forest)
Source: Band Calendar
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Post by cornet on Jul 20, 2022 15:27:58 GMT -6
Would not stun me if Cleveland won this, but Harrison would seem to be the favorite.
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Post by Subito Fortissimo on Jul 20, 2022 19:13:08 GMT -6
Would not stun me if Cleveland won this, but Harrison would seem to be the favorite. A North Carolina regional being won by a North Carolina band? What foreign tongue is this that you're speaking?
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Post by marimba11 on Jul 20, 2022 19:41:09 GMT -6
Would not stun me if Cleveland won this, but Harrison would seem to be the favorite. A North Carolina regional being won by a North Carolina band? What foreign tongue is this that you're speaking? I would love it if Cleveland won. Catawba Ridge is another likely. But Harrison obviously has the best shot with their reputation. So glad Carolina Forest is going, they are really trying to build that program right, hope they see success. Too funny though, im sure we can all remember in 2013 all the crap being spewed about how terrible NC bands are/ were. Fun times
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Post by itsjustband on Jul 20, 2022 19:45:42 GMT -6
I see Harrison and Walton as top two but Catawba ridge or Cleveland could sneak in there
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Post by marimba11 on Jul 20, 2022 20:58:54 GMT -6
I see Harrison and Walton as top two but Catawba ridge or Cleveland could sneak in there Yep, Walton is definitely a contender too!
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Post by es203 on Jul 21, 2022 8:26:22 GMT -6
Would not stun me if Cleveland won this, but Harrison would seem to be the favorite. A North Carolina regional being won by a North Carolina band? What foreign tongue is this that you're speaking? Kinda crazy that DB only lost this regional once in the 5 years it was held here. Kinda glad they're at ETSU instead so we can see some fresh faces do well here
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Post by cornet on Jul 24, 2022 6:57:08 GMT -6
I see Harrison and Walton as top two but Catawba ridge or Cleveland could sneak in there Green Level can equal any but Harrison as well depending on the normal variances from year to year. Harrison has the most upside but it seems they are sometimes still working on their show at this point.
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 4, 2022 12:50:28 GMT -6
Update on MFA site 8/4
add Holly Springs H.S., NC
remove Clover H.S., SC (they were previously listed both here and Johnson City)
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 8, 2022 0:38:41 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time. I am nobody and my opinions don’t matter. Also, FWIW, I will also not be updating my predictions in real-time with participant updates. I will just update them a week or two before the respective contest. 1. Harrison H.S., GA 2. Walton H.S., GA 3. Cleveland H.S., NC 4. Green Level H.S., NC 5. Nation Ford H.S., SC 6. Panther Creek H.S., NC 7. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 8. Green Hope H.S., NC 9. Corinth-Holders H.S., NC 10. Boiling Springs H.S., SC 11. Cary H.S., NC 12. Clover H.S., SC ————— 13. Bassett H.S., VA 14. Smithfield-Selma H.S., NC 15. William G. Enloe H.S., NC 16. Apex Friendship H.S., NC 17. West Johnston H.S., NC 18. Powdersville H.S., SC AA — Catawba Ridge H.S., SC AAA — Harrison H.S., GA AAAA — Walton H.S., GA This was probably the toughest regional for me to try and predict, rivaling most of the Texas regionals. This is going to be a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT show. I think the top half of this regional is going to be insanely competitive. With the return and debut of several fresh faces, it makes it even tougher to try and predict unless you're a Carolina native. For example, Smithfield-Selma came within a narrow margin from Cleveland (and 2nd overall) at the NCBA Crystal Coast show, but hasn't performed in BOA in almost a decade, and also, none of the other bands in the speculated top 15, save for Cleveland of course, were at that show. I welcome any and all thoughts and conjecture, on this one especially. HALP.
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Post by cornet on Aug 17, 2022 19:53:24 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time. I am nobody and my opinions don’t matter. Also, FWIW, I will also not be updating my predictions in real-time with participant updates. I will just update them a week or two before the respective contest. 1. Harrison H.S., GA 2. Walton H.S., GA 3. Cleveland H.S., NC 4. Green Level H.S., NC 5. Nation Ford H.S., SC 6. Panther Creek H.S., NC 7. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 8. Green Hope H.S., NC 9. Corinth-Holders H.S., NC 10. Boiling Springs H.S., SC 11. Cary H.S., NC 12. Clover H.S., SC ————— 13. Bassett H.S., VA 14. Smithfield-Selma H.S., NC 15. William G. Enloe H.S., NC 16. Apex Friendship H.S., NC 17. West Johnston H.S., NC 18. Powdersville H.S., SC AA — Catawba Ridge H.S., SC AAA — Harrison H.S., GA AAAA — Walton H.S., GA This was probably the toughest regional for me to try and predict, rivaling most of the Texas regionals. This is going to be a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT show. I think the top half of this regional is going to be insanely competitive. With the return and debut of several fresh faces, it makes it even tougher to try and predict unless you're a Carolina native. For example, Smithfield-Selma came within a narrow margin from Cleveland (and 2nd overall) at the NCBA Crystal Coast show, but hasn't performed in BOA in almost a decade, and also, none of the other bands in the speculated top 15, save for Cleveland of course, were at that show. I welcome any and all thoughts and conjecture, on this one especially. HALP. Green Hope is pretty small now and although they will be clean and musical I dont see them ahead of bands like Bassett, who, if close to history will make finals. Cary has slipped quite a bit. Corinth is on the rise and so I like your other NC bands list. Not sure they'll finish ahead of bands like Catawba Ridge tho.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 17, 2022 20:44:20 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time. I am nobody and my opinions don’t matter. Also, FWIW, I will also not be updating my predictions in real-time with participant updates. I will just update them a week or two before the respective contest. 1. Harrison H.S., GA 2. Walton H.S., GA 3. Cleveland H.S., NC 4. Green Level H.S., NC 5. Nation Ford H.S., SC 6. Panther Creek H.S., NC 7. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 8. Green Hope H.S., NC 9. Corinth-Holders H.S., NC 10. Boiling Springs H.S., SC 11. Cary H.S., NC 12. Clover H.S., SC ————— 13. Bassett H.S., VA 14. Smithfield-Selma H.S., NC 15. William G. Enloe H.S., NC 16. Apex Friendship H.S., NC 17. West Johnston H.S., NC 18. Powdersville H.S., SC AA — Catawba Ridge H.S., SC AAA — Harrison H.S., GA AAAA — Walton H.S., GA This was probably the toughest regional for me to try and predict, rivaling most of the Texas regionals. This is going to be a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT show. I think the top half of this regional is going to be insanely competitive. With the return and debut of several fresh faces, it makes it even tougher to try and predict unless you're a Carolina native. For example, Smithfield-Selma came within a narrow margin from Cleveland (and 2nd overall) at the NCBA Crystal Coast show, but hasn't performed in BOA in almost a decade, and also, none of the other bands in the speculated top 15, save for Cleveland of course, were at that show. I welcome any and all thoughts and conjecture, on this one especially. HALP. Green Hope is pretty small now and although they will be clean and musical I dont see them ahead of bands like Bassett, who, if close to history will make finals. Cary has slipped quite a bit. Corinth is on the rise and so I like your other NC bands list. Not sure they'll finish ahead of bands like Catawba Ridge tho. Honestly I wanted to put Corinth higher but kept them lower cause I wasn’t sure about bands like Green Hope. Sounds like this is going to be an interesting contest. Really sad how COVID completely leveled some groups.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 17, 2022 21:08:42 GMT -6
Green Hope is pretty small now and although they will be clean and musical I dont see them ahead of bands like Bassett, who, if close to history will make finals. Cary has slipped quite a bit. Corinth is on the rise and so I like your other NC bands list. Not sure they'll finish ahead of bands like Catawba Ridge tho. Honestly I wanted to put Corinth higher but kept them lower cause I wasn’t sure about bands like Green Hope. Sounds like this is going to be an interesting contest. Really sad how COVID completely leveled some groups. Covid really did. Nice list though! This is a toughy. Harrison and Walton should be top two if we go by recent data. While I haven't seen or heard of any of these bands yet, I think Catawba definitely will be in the running for say top 4? Catawba had some unique strengths last year including individual visual and percussion that I think could be hard for some panels to always catch. Although it's a new year! So not sure, but if I were betting, I'd say top 4. The numbers of Nation Ford and Catawba will definitely be a factor in how high each can go IMO. Did Bobby Cotter leave Boiling Springs? They are usually just too dirty these days to break much higher than 5th or so at any regional.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 17, 2022 22:22:49 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time. I am nobody and my opinions don’t matter. Also, FWIW, I will also not be updating my predictions in real-time with participant updates. I will just update them a week or two before the respective contest. 1. Harrison H.S., GA 2. Walton H.S., GA 3. Cleveland H.S., NC 4. Green Level H.S., NC 5. Nation Ford H.S., SC 6. Panther Creek H.S., NC 7. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 8. Green Hope H.S., NC 9. Corinth-Holders H.S., NC 10. Boiling Springs H.S., SC 11. Cary H.S., NC 12. Clover H.S., SC ————— 13. Bassett H.S., VA 14. Smithfield-Selma H.S., NC 15. William G. Enloe H.S., NC 16. Apex Friendship H.S., NC 17. West Johnston H.S., NC 18. Powdersville H.S., SC AA — Catawba Ridge H.S., SC AAA — Harrison H.S., GA AAAA — Walton H.S., GA This was probably the toughest regional for me to try and predict, rivaling most of the Texas regionals. This is going to be a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT show. I think the top half of this regional is going to be insanely competitive. With the return and debut of several fresh faces, it makes it even tougher to try and predict unless you're a Carolina native. For example, Smithfield-Selma came within a narrow margin from Cleveland (and 2nd overall) at the NCBA Crystal Coast show, but hasn't performed in BOA in almost a decade, and also, none of the other bands in the speculated top 15, save for Cleveland of course, were at that show. I welcome any and all thoughts and conjecture, on this one especially. HALP. Green Hope is pretty small now and although they will be clean and musical I dont see them ahead of bands like Bassett, who, if close to history will make finals. Cary has slipped quite a bit. Corinth is on the rise and so I like your other NC bands list. Not sure they'll finish ahead of bands like Catawba Ridge tho. Also, only reason I put Bassett so low is because of how they placed at last year’s Johnson City regional. I feel like if that were a pre-COVID show they would have been top 5 or 6. But I hope they have rebounded! How is Panther Creek doing?
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 18, 2022 8:45:29 GMT -6
Green Hope is pretty small now and although they will be clean and musical I dont see them ahead of bands like Bassett, who, if close to history will make finals. Cary has slipped quite a bit. Corinth is on the rise and so I like your other NC bands list. Not sure they'll finish ahead of bands like Catawba Ridge tho. Also, only reason I put Bassett so low is because of how they placed at last year’s Johnson City regional. I feel like if that were a pre-COVID show they would have been top 5 or 6. But I hope they have rebounded! How is Panther Creek doing? Not sure!
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 18, 2022 10:24:12 GMT -6
It's hard to project how any of the Cary bands will stack up because unlike most of the familiar programs, they lost 2021 as well as 2020 from a high-level competition point of view.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 18, 2022 10:45:42 GMT -6
It's hard to project how any of the Cary bands will stack up because unlike most of the familiar programs, they lost 2021 as well as 2020 from a high-level competition point of view. yep COVID really hurt the Carolina bands especially the Cary bands ... except the greenville area of SC really was really spared.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 22, 2022 18:54:21 GMT -6
Just saw a very short clip of Nation Ford on a football livestream on a popular video channel. It was a short clip but looking pretty weak honestly . Big guard though. It is early but their numbers look no better than last year which I really don’t think will help matters.
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Post by cornet on Aug 23, 2022 19:39:33 GMT -6
Also, only reason I put Bassett so low is because of how they placed at last year’s Johnson City regional. I feel like if that were a pre-COVID show they would have been top 5 or 6. But I hope they have rebounded! How is Panther Creek doing? Not sure! Last year panther creek was good. Fell a bit short of green level in scoring consistently but ahead of the other bands in the area other than Cleveland.
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Post by hewhowaits on Sept 20, 2022 16:26:08 GMT -6
Patrick Henry and West Forsyth are additions since MFA published the latest participants list.
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Post by hewhowaits on Oct 3, 2022 15:01:11 GMT -6
Adjudication Panel
Music - Glenn Fugett, Steve Kuske, Dave Orser, Jason Robb Visual - Tim Hudnall, Ira Jenkins, Robert Solomon Chief Judge - Joel L. Denton
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Post by cornet on Oct 5, 2022 8:44:32 GMT -6
Limited data especially with last week's southern washout but here's a wild hack.
1. Harrison H.S., 2. Walton H.S. 3. Cleveland H.S 4. Nation Ford 5. Green Level 6. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 7. Panther Creek 8. Cary, NC 9. Bassett, Va 10. Ardrey Kell,. Nc 11. Corinth Holders, NC 12. Clover H.S.,
I know less than zero about Fort Walton Beach
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 5, 2022 8:51:42 GMT -6
Limited data especially with last week's southern washout but here's a wild hack. 1. Harrison H.S., 2. Walton H.S. 3. Cleveland H.S 4. Nation Ford 5. Green Level 6. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 7. Panther Creek 8. Cary, NC 9. Bassett, Va 10. Ardrey Kell,. Nc 11. Corinth Holders, NC 12. Clover H.S., I know less than zero about Fort Walton Beach Clover is not going. Fort Walton Beach attended Jacksonville last year and missed finals by 0.1.
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Post by bandymcbandface on Oct 7, 2022 8:04:29 GMT -6
Limited data especially with last week's southern washout but here's a wild hack. 1. Harrison H.S., 2. Walton H.S. 3. Cleveland H.S 4. Nation Ford 5. Green Level 6. Catawba Ridge H.S., SC 7. Panther Creek 8. Cary, NC 9. Bassett, Va 10. Ardrey Kell,. Nc 11. Corinth Holders, NC 12. Clover H.S., I know less than zero about Fort Walton Beach I don't see Catawba Ridge that low. I see them more as 4th, even in contention with top 3 if they can take Cleveland.
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