Cunningham, TN – On Saturday, September 15th, 14 area High School Marching Bands made their way to Montgomery Central High School Stadium for the 2nd Annual Indian Nation Marching Invitational. The weather was perfect as the bands strutted their stuff in front of the filled stadium.
“There was a lot of work done by our Band Boosters to prepare a quality competition.” stated Montgomery Central High School Principal Christy R. Houston. “We hope everyone enjoyed the experience.”
The competition was broken down into three groups; Small Class, Medium Class and Large Class. The band score is based on the average of the three band judges’ scores. The scoring for Grand Champion was 70% Band Score, 15% Percussion Score, 10% Color Guard Score and 5% Field Commander Score.After the competing bands were done, Montgomery Central’s Marching Indians put on an exhibition for the crowd. The evening was capped off by Austin Peay State University’s Governors Own Marching Band.
The Grand Champion of the 2nd Annual Indian Nation Marching Invitational with a score of 88.6 was the Clarksville High School Marching Wildcats. The results by class and other awards are listed below.
Competing Bands in Order of Appearance
- Scotts Hill High School
- Northwest High School
- Stewart County High School
- Kenwood High School
- Sycamore High School
- Northeast High School
- Lebanon High School
- West Creek High School
- Rossview High School
- Creekwood High School
- Clarksville High School
Judges for the Competition
Judges | |
Music | Gary Merrits |
Visual | Jeff Beckman |
General Effect | LaVar Jernigan |
Percussion | Bart Dixon |
Color Guard | Kara Smith |
Field Commander | Kelly Medford |
Critique | Tom Tapscott |
Critique | John Schnettler |
2012 Indian Nation Marching Invitational Results
Small Class | ||||
# | Band | Band Score | Rating | Overall Score |
1 | Northwest | 63.0 | (2) Excellent | 65.950 |
2 | Scotts Hill | 64.7 | (2) Excellent | 64.650 |
Medium Class | ||||
# | Band | Band Score | Rating | Overall Score |
1 | Sycamore | 90.0 | (1) Superior | 87.150 |
2 | Stewart County | 86.0 | (1) Superior | 82.350 |
3 | Northeast | 84.3 | (2) Excellent | 80.700 |
4 | Kenwood | 80.7 | (2) Excellent | 77.950 |
Large Class | ||||
# | Band | Band Score | Rating | Overall Score |
1 | Clarksville | 91.7 | (1) Superior | 88.600 |
2 | Lebanon | 87.2 | (1) Superior | 87.925 |
3 | Creekwood | 85.3 | (1) Superior | 84.550 |
4 | Rossview | 83.5 | (2) Excellent | 82.175 |
5 | West Creek | 76.7 | (2) Exellent | 75.150 |
Awards
Awards | |
Best percussion Small Class | Northwest |
Best percussion Medium Class | Sycamore |
Best percussion Large Class | Lebanon |
Best color guard Small Class | Northwest |
Best color guard Medium Class | Sycamore |
Best color guard Large Class | Lebanon |
Best field commander Small Class | Northwest |
Best field commander Medium Class | Kenwood |
Best field commander Large Class | Rossview |
Overall Percussion | Lebanon |
Overall Color Guard | Lebanon |
Overall Field Commander | Rossview |
Photo Gallery
Scotts Hill High School
Northwest High School
Stewart County High School
Kenwood High School
Sycamore High School
Northeast High School
Lebanon High School
West Creek High School
Rossview High School
Creekwood High School
Clarksville High School