Three of Carroll County’s high school marching bands were among the 19 total that competed at the Huntingdon Marching Invitational on Saturday, October 4.
McKenzie High School’s band competed in Class A, while West Carroll’s and Hollow Rock-Bruceton’s bands competed in Class AA.
West Carroll
The Marching War Eagles took home a number of accolades, including People’s Choice and first place overall in their class.
Drum Major Callie Bryant earned first place field commander in Class AA. The band also claimed first place in their class in the drum line category, as well as second for color guard.
Band Director Emma O’Bryan praised the band following the awards ceremony.
“I am very proud of these students and the phenomenal work they put in day after day,” she said. “We have an incredibly young group, with 13 of our 28 being either 8th grade or 1st year marchers. Today was the 1st competition where they performed the whole show and I believe that, without a doubt, it was their best performance. We’re excited to keep improving, but we are all pleased with the results of today!”
McKenzie
The McKenzie Marching Rebels swept all categories in their class.
During preliminaries, the band earned first place in Drum Major, Color Guard, and Percussion, as well as first overall in Class A.
They were also the only Carroll County band to advance to the finals, where they placed seventh overall in the 19-band cohort.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Central’s Marching Tigers took second overall in Class AA during preliminaries.
Drum Major Isaac Walker took home second for Field Commander, and the band placed first for Color Guard.
