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Post by statechamp1239 on Jul 13, 2023 11:42:08 GMT -6
Confirmed:
Bearden H.S., TN - (Bands of America - East Tennessee State University)
Source: BHS Band Calendar
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Post by dbalash on Jul 13, 2023 12:44:46 GMT -6
Participating Bands
Bath County H.S., VA
Bearden H.S., TN
Cary H.S., NC
Cass H.S., GA
Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN
Elizabethton H.S., TN
Enka H.S., NC
Farragut H.S., TN
Fayetteville H.S., AR
Franklin H.S., TN
George Rogers Clark H.S., KY
Hardin Valley Academy, TN
Hillgrove H.S., GA
Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA
Lafayette H.S., KY
Lake Hamilton H.S., AR
Mauldin H.S., SC
Nixa H.S., MO
Panther Creek H.S., NC
Patrick Henry H.S., VA
Paul Laurence Dunbar H.S., KY
Pope H.S., GA
Ravenwood H.S., TN
Seymour H.S., TN
Spartanburg H.S., SC
West H.S., TN
Whitewater H.S., GA
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Post by bigtrombone on Jul 13, 2023 13:19:38 GMT -6
A Surprise Nixa appearance!
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Post by Allohak on Jul 13, 2023 16:47:06 GMT -6
A Surprise Nixa appearance! 1c for ilikeguard 's thoughts on this one
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Post by ilikeguard on Jul 13, 2023 17:10:08 GMT -6
A Surprise Nixa appearance! Awesome!!!
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Post by ilikeguard on Jul 13, 2023 17:13:59 GMT -6
A Surprise Nixa appearance! 1c for ilikeguard 's thoughts on this one I'm very excited about it! It took me way too long to figure out what "1c" meant. The penny has been received. From what little I know of their show this year, it's a very fitting theme for such an accessible and genuine group. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do here!
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Post by crowncrawler on Jul 19, 2023 18:22:47 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time, take it with a grain of salt
1. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 2. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Lafayette H.S., KY 5. Nixa H.S., MO 6. Ravenwood H.S., TN 7. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 8. Elizabethton H.S., TN 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Whitewater H.S., GA 11. Farragut H.S., TN 12. Hardin Valley Academy, TN
CLASS A: Bath County H.S., VA CLASS AA: Franklin H.S., TN CLASS AAA: Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN CLASS AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR
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Post by marimba11 on Jul 19, 2023 18:45:04 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time, take it with a grain of salt 1. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 2. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Lafayette H.S., KY 5. Nixa H.S., MO 6. Ravenwood H.S., TN 7. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 8. Elizabethton H.S., TN 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Whitewater H.S., GA 11. Farragut H.S., TN 12. Hardin Valley Academy, TN CLASS A: Bath County H.S., VA CLASS AA: Franklin H.S., TN CLASS AAA: Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN CLASS AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR 2-5 could be pretty interesting. Kennesaw mountain was only .43 away from Franklin at Indy prelims last year. KM different has their cut out but I wouldn’t say they’ve fallen as much as I thought they could since the pandemic. Franklin was tremendous in 2021. Worth noting Lafayette KY was a good two points ahead of both of them also at Indy prelims.
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Post by itsjustband on Jul 19, 2023 19:10:04 GMT -6
Cass is pretty easily in finals imo
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Post by statechamp1239 on Jul 19, 2023 19:26:29 GMT -6
Cass is pretty easily in finals imo They killed it in Orlando with that witch theme. Now they got a Joker show I say 100% sure they'll make it.
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Post by kywildcat77 on Aug 16, 2023 20:04:54 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time, take it with a grain of salt 1. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 2. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Lafayette H.S., KY 5. Nixa H.S., MO 6. Ravenwood H.S., TN 7. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 8. Elizabethton H.S., TN 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Whitewater H.S., GA 11. Farragut H.S., TN 12. Hardin Valley Academy, TN CLASS A: Bath County H.S., VA CLASS AA: Franklin H.S., TN CLASS AAA: Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN CLASS AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR DB and Lafayette will battle for the top two spots, as they did in 2019, when Lafayette won this contest.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 16, 2023 22:31:35 GMT -6
Way-too-early prediction time, take it with a grain of salt 1. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 2. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Lafayette H.S., KY 5. Nixa H.S., MO 6. Ravenwood H.S., TN 7. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 8. Elizabethton H.S., TN 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Whitewater H.S., GA 11. Farragut H.S., TN 12. Hardin Valley Academy, TN CLASS A: Bath County H.S., VA CLASS AA: Franklin H.S., TN CLASS AAA: Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN CLASS AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR DB and Lafayette will battle for the top two spots, as they did in 2019, when Lafayette won this contest. I agree for the most part. Of this top 4 last year, only Lafayette made Indy Finals (handedly at that I may add) even though unfairly falling in finals to 14th. I would be shocked if DB lost this (although I was shocked in 2019 as well.) Part of what hurt DB in 2019 competitively was that they marched a lot more than they usually did (obviously for a reason and they weren't going to GN). I suspect they might do the same this year. However, coming off two class 3A championship wins and a top half finish last year - i'd be shocked if they lost.
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Post by dbbandalum on Aug 16, 2023 22:58:02 GMT -6
DB and Lafayette will battle for the top two spots, as they did in 2019, when Lafayette won this contest. I agree for the most part. Of this top 4 last year, only Lafayette made Indy Finals (handedly at that I may add) even though unfairly falling in finals to 14th. I would be shocked if DB lost this (although I was shocked in 2019 as well.) Part of what hurt DB in 2019 competitively was that they marched a lot more than they usually did (obviously for a reason and they weren't going to GN). I suspect they might do the same this year. However, coming off two class 3A championship wins and a top half finish last year - i'd be shocked if they lost. I still wouldn`t be surprised if its really close. DB is focusing even less on their competitive band this year than they did in 2019 because of a big project they are doing with the entire band. The band is also noticeably smaller this year due to how COVID impacted the middle schools.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 20, 2023 23:28:08 GMT -6
Exactly two months until this contest! It's time for very early predictions. Rather than going through the headache of trying to guess placements, I'm making the predictions tier-based and in alphabetical order.
Johnson City... a show that never disappoints, aside from the acoustics! An extremely strong lineup this year. About 20 past BOA regional finalists attending, by my count. Thus, I think the finals bubble is a huge one.
While I was previously of the mind that Dobyns-Bennett would once again walk away with the title here, recent intel shared on these forums has made me believe Lafayette will end up taking the cake this season. It will be a fun battle to witness!
The upper half of finals contingent is very strong. Lake Hamilton and Franklin both had, in my opinion, incredibly entertaining and just plain fun shows last season; I wonder if they will continue with that style of show? This is Nixa's first regular regional since Iowa in 2019, and I think they've only gotten stronger since then. Elizabethton was a pleasure to watch last year and I think they will do great.
Cass blew my mind last year at Orlando. We will almost certainly see them perform twice. "Breakout band" Whitewater placed 3rd here in prelims last season before dropping to 6th in finals, still a respectable finish. With bigger numbers this year, they will be one to watch, as well. Hardin Valley Academy has slowly but surely been ascending through the ranks in both Tennessee and in BOA. Fayetteville and Panther Creek can usually be counted on for a good show, as well, though it seems as if both are rebuilding after COVID.
Further down (or in) the bubble, we have Cary, Hillgrove, Pope and Ravenwood, all extremely solid programs, and all with a solid chance to perform twice. Overall, the speculated middle third is going to be EXTREMELY competitive.
Even further down the line, GRC, Mauldin, PLD and Seymour all have had prior success in BOA, and while the odds are less likely in my eyes, we could still see one or two of them just edge themselves in or edge themselves out of finals.
This is one of my most anticipated contests of the year!
Vying for the Win (1-2): Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN Lafayette H.S., KY ---------- Finals Locks (3-7): Franklin H.S., TN Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA ---------- Elizabethton H.S., TN Lake Hamilton H.S., AR Nixa H.S., MO ---------- Finals Bubble (8-16): Cass H.S., GA Fayetteville H.S., AR Hardin Valley Academy, TN Panther Creek H.S., NC Whitewater H.S., GA ---------- Cary H.S., NC Hillgrove H.S., GA Pope H.S., GA Ravenwood H.S., TN ---------- Dark Horses (17-20): George Rogers Clark H.S., KY Mauldin H.S., SC Paul Laurence Dunbar H.S., KY Seymour H.S., TN ---------- Everyone Else (21-27): Bearden H.S., TN Enka H.S., NC Farragut H.S., TN Spartanburg H.S., SC ---------- Bath County H.S., VA Patrick Henry H.S., VA West H.S., TN
A: Bath County H.S., VA AA: Franklin H.S., TN AAA: Lafayette H.S., KY AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR
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Post by dbalash on Aug 21, 2023 8:51:29 GMT -6
Johnson City... a show that never disappoints, aside from the acoustics! And people want an A/AA Grand Nationals here.
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 29, 2023 12:18:15 GMT -6
Paul Laurence Dunbar is no longer on the participants list.
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Post by zappak on Aug 29, 2023 18:33:10 GMT -6
Paul Laurence Dunbar is no longer on the participants list. Correct. They have "Rehearsal TBD" that weekend posted on their calendar.
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Post by yayband914 on Sept 6, 2023 13:58:32 GMT -6
Prelims schedule posted above.
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Post by macwinlin on Sept 6, 2023 14:14:55 GMT -6
There's a video of Lafayette from 9/1 on Youtube. They already had quite a bit on the field for the start of September. I'm trying to get a better view of their costumes. They just looks like white suits, but the contrast to the field is beautiful.
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Post by zappak on Sept 6, 2023 14:47:28 GMT -6
There's a video of Lafayette from 9/1 on Youtube. They already had quite a bit on the field for the start of September. I'm trying to get a better view of their costumes. They just looks like white suits, but the contrast to the field is beautiful. They always have the opener and ballad on the field for opening weekend. What concerns me is the ballad is still on met, when usually it isn't.
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Post by yayband914 on Sept 6, 2023 14:51:58 GMT -6
There's a video of Lafayette from 9/1 on Youtube. They already had quite a bit on the field for the start of September. I'm trying to get a better view of their costumes. They just looks like white suits, but the contrast to the field is beautiful. They always have the opener and ballad on the field for opening weekend. What concerns me is the ballad is still on met, when usually it isn't. I am sure they'll be just fine, met or not.
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 6, 2023 22:00:15 GMT -6
Lafayette is pretty decent! Great for it being so early although I’m not sure how they pace their season usually. The opening hit was kinda long and the drill seemed very centered on the 50 for such a large group(not a huge issue if they aren’t going to Indy), but could be more interesting if they add body. They sound solid
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Post by zappak on Sept 6, 2023 23:38:41 GMT -6
Lafayette is pretty decent! Great for it being so early although I’m not sure how they pace their season usually. The opening hit was kinda long and the drill seemed very centered on the 50 for such a large group(not a huge issue if they aren’t going to Indy), but could be more interesting if they add body. They sound solid They have a tarp that will be added that is the focal point of the show. Can you guess where it's located? Lol. Once it's in, the drill will make sense.
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Post by dbalash on Sept 7, 2023 10:28:47 GMT -6
OFFICIAL PRELIMS SCHEDULE AS OF 09/05/2023 (All times in Eastern.) 8:45 - Enka H.S., NC 9:00 - Spartanburg H.S., SC 9:15 - George Rogers Clark H.S., KY 9:30 - Ravenwood H.S., TN 9:45 - Hillgrove H.S., GA 10:00 - Hardin Valley Academy, TN 10:15 - Pope H.S., GA 10:30 - Farragut H.S., TN 10:45 - Seymour H.S., TN BREAK 11:45 - Franklin H.S., TN 12:00 - Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 12:15 - Bath County H.S., VA 12:30 - Patrick Henry H.S., VA 12:45 - Cary H.S., NC 1:00 - Lafayette H.S., KY 1:15 - Panther Creek H.S., NC 1:30 - Mauldin H.S., SC 1:45 - Whitewater H.S., GA BREAK 2:30 - Fayetteville H.S., AR 2:45 - Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 3:00 - Bearden H.S., TN 3:15 - Nixa H.S., MO 3:30 - West H.S., TN 3:45 - Cass H.S., GA 4:00 - Elizabethton H.S., TN 4:15 - Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 4:30 - EXH. ETSU Marching Bucs CLASS A: Bath County H.S., VA CLASS AA: Cass H.S., GA Elizabethton H.S., TN Enka H.S., NC Franklin H.S., TN George Rogers Clark H.S., KY Lake Hamilton H.S., AR Pope H.S., GA Seymour H.S., TN West H.S., TN Whitewater H.S., GA CLASS AAA: Bearden H.S., TN Cary H.S., NC Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN Farragut H.S., TN Hardin Valley Academy, TN Hillgrove H.S., GA Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA Lafayette H.S., KY Mauldin H.S., SC Nixa H.S., MO Panther Creek H.S., NC Patrick Henry H.S., VA Ravenwood H.S., TN Spartanburg H.S., SC CLASS AAAA: Fayetteville H.S., AR Show now starts at 9:00. Hillgrove is a drop.
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Post by zappak on Sept 8, 2023 21:45:40 GMT -6
Lafayette is pretty decent! Great for it being so early although I’m not sure how they pace their season usually. The opening hit was kinda long and the drill seemed very centered on the 50 for such a large group(not a huge issue if they aren’t going to Indy), but could be more interesting if they add body. They sound solid Lafayettes tarp is in. Video on YouTube. They gotta figure out how to keep it down though. If not, they're gonna have some broken ankles soon...
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Post by dbalash on Sept 13, 2023 11:00:52 GMT -6
Pope listed as 3A, Panther Creek listed as 4A on Competition Suite.
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Post by kywildcat77 on Sept 24, 2023 18:43:29 GMT -6
Here's my early prediction.
1. Lafayette H.S., KY 2. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 5. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 6. Elizabethton H.S., TN 7. Cass H.S., GA 8. Nixa H.S., MO 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Hardin Valley Academy, TN 11. Panther Creek H.S., NC 12. George Rogers Clark, KY
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 24, 2023 22:03:49 GMT -6
Here's my early prediction. 1. Lafayette H.S., KY 2. Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 3. Franklin H.S., TN 4. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 5. Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 6. Elizabethton H.S., TN 7. Cass H.S., GA 8. Nixa H.S., MO 9. Fayetteville H.S., AR 10. Hardin Valley Academy, TN 11. Panther Creek H.S., NC 12. George Rogers Clark, KY I would be shocked if PC was that low.
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Post by fanofboa on Sept 26, 2023 11:02:51 GMT -6
1. Lafayette 2. Dobyns Bennett 3. Kennesaw Mountain 4. Franklin 5. Lake Hamilton 6. Elizabethton 7. Panther Creek 8. Whitewater 9. Mauldin 10. Seymour 11. Ravenwood 12. Pope
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Post by clusterhoney on Sept 28, 2023 19:44:14 GMT -6
Lafayette has part of their closer on! Its pretty good, just some small kinks that wont be too hard to fix. I'm also liking their uniforms now that I can see them a bit better, its cool to see how they are going for a more BOA-type look with the capes.
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