Central High School band members react after receiving the Silver Division Award from Hanceville Band Director Steven Porter. / Heather Mann
HANCEVILLE – Saturday saw the 26th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival at Hanceville High School, kicked off by a performance of the National Anthem by members of the Rocketeers Drum & Bugle Corps from Huntsville. The festival hosted a total of 19 bands from around the state, with a special exhibition performance by the Hanceville Bulldog Band at the end of the night.
Each band was judged on its drum major, majorettes, dance line, color guard, percussion section and overall band performance, with each section receiving a score from 0-100, being placed into five ranks: I – Superior (90-100), II – Excellent (80-89), III – Good (70-79), IV – Fair (60-69), and V – Poor (below 60). The numerical scores are then used to determine Best in Class and Best in Division awards.
The following is a list of scores and special awards for each band, divided into classes with bands increasing in size:
Silver Division Class A*
Curry High School
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Excellent
Silver Division Class AA
East Lawrence High School
Drum Major: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Deshler High School
Drum Major: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Percussion
Central High School
Drum Major: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Band; Best in Silver Division Band
Lawrence County High School
Drum Major: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Cold Springs High School
Drum Major: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Excellent
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Drum Major and Color Guard
Hayden High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Excellent
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Majorettes and Dance Line
Gold Division Class AAA
Cordova High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Good Hope High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Dance Line
Dora High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Excellent
Overall Band: Excellent
West Morgan High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Drum Major, Color Guard, Percussion and Band
Fairview High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Majorettes
Lexington High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Color Guard: Excellent
Percussion: Excellent
Overall Band: Excellent
Gold Division Class AAAA
Rogers High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Athens High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Scottsboro High School
Drum Major: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Jasper High School
Drum Major: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Percussion
Calera High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Helena High School
Drum Major: Superior
Majorettes: Superior
Dance Line: Superior
Color Guard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall Band: Superior
Special Awards: Best in Class Drum Major, Majorettes, Dance Line, Color Guard, and Band; Best in Gold Division Band; Vanessa Watts Memorial Award; Tam Easterwood Memorial Award
The Vanessa Watts Memorial Award is given to the band with the highest drum major score in the competition, and the Tam Easterwood Memorial Award is given to the band with the highest color guard score in the competition. Both awards are given without regard to band size or classification.
The night ended with a bang as Steven Porter, director of the Hanceville High School marching band, set off a firework display to celebrate the bands’ hard work and achievements.
*Curry High School did not qualify for any Best in Class awards as it was the only band in Class A.
See videos of all the bands' performances at www.facebook.com/mudcreekmarching.
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