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St. Louis Predictions: 1. Broken Arrow, OK 2. Blue Springs, MO 3. Bentonville, AR 4. Moe & Gene Johnson, TX 5. Jenks, OK 6. O'Fallon Township, IL 7. Rosemount, MN 8. Owasso, OK 9. Morton, IL 10. Bixby, OK 11. Lincoln, SD 12. Blue Springs South, MO 13. Millard West, NE 14. Prospect, IL MUSIC: Blue Springs, MO VISUAL: Blue Springs, MO G.E.: Broken Arrow, OK Morton should win 2A and sweep captions. The thing to watch for me, is whether Morton can finally get past 10th in finals. They just can't seem to get over that hump, even with weaker fields in past years. This year's competition seems tougher/deeper than usual, but I believe they can do it. Also throwing Prospect in there because why not. Only a little IL bias haha.

Truth be told, as a small school band director, I often point to the Marians and Morton's of the world when speaking with Admin, Coaches, and other stakeholders in the band program as the "goal for what we do". Don't get me wrong, competition is important, but the music education the kiddos receive through the activity is importanter. I have no problem competing against those groups (Morton is easily double our size and the same size HS just about) - and if I do, I'll find a show that will work for us.