Early High School hosted the annual Heart of Texas Marching Festival on Saturday with a record 21 bands performing this year. Bands from Bronte, Eldorado, Coleman, Mason, Goldthwaite, Menard, Eden, Seymour, Winters, Miles, Rising Star, Wall, Christoval, Comanche, Breckenridge, Cisco, Bangs, San Saba, Sonora, Brownwood and Early all participated. Howard Payne University played an exhibition performance to close out this year’s festival.
Early High School’s band won Overall Champion in the competition for the second year in a row. They also won awards for Fan Favorite band and Outstanding Percussion. Brownwood secured the Outstanding Drum Majors award for the second year in a row as well as Outstanding 3A band. Bangs was awarded Outstanding Brass. All three Brown County schools also received a Division I rating. See full results from the competition below.
Pictured above are Early drum majors standing with their awards.
Full competition results
Division I Ratings:
Coleman
Mason
Menard
Seymour
Rising Star
Wall
Ballinger
Sonora
Breckenridge
Cisco
Bangs
Brownwood
Early
San Saba
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Outstanding Brass: Bangs
Outstanding Woodwinds: San Saba
Outstanding Percussion: Early
Outstanding Colorguard: Wall
Outstanding Drum Majors: Brownwood
Outstanding 1A Band: San Saba (second year in a row)
Outstanding 2A Band: Wall
Fan Favorite: Early
Heart of Texas Marching Festival Overall Champion: Early
Click the photo slideshows below for pictures of Bangs, Early, Brownwood and Howard Payne performances.
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