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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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Bangs

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