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Limestone gave IVC the grand champion award

BOA St. Louis Illinois results O’Fallon Township: 85.600 (4th in 4A, 5th overall) Morton: 83.400 (1st in 2A, 10th overall) Prospect: 76.675 (11th in 3A, 27th overall) Collinsville: 72.850 (15th in 3A, 39th overall) Triad: 66.000 (16th in 2A, 47th overall) Waterloo: 65.950 (17th in 2A, 48th overall) Centralia: 65.850 (18th in 2A, 49th overall) Belleville East: 64.700 (12th in 4A, 51st overall) Belleville West: 64.250 (20th in 3A, 53rd overall) University: 64.050 (3rd in 1A, 54th overall) Paris: 62.200 (4th in 1A, 55th overall) Herscher: 62.100 (5th in 1A, 56th overall) Monticello: 61.150 (6th in 1A, 58th overall) Alton: 60.050 (23rd in 2A, 61st overall) Effingham: 59.975 (7th in 1A, 62nd overall) Mater Dei: 58.900 (9th in 1A, 64th overall)

here is the video from ivc’s dunlap performance. The lightning is a nice effect at the end.

I also don't think that the 2 panels of judges help too much for accuracy, either.

Something else to consider is budget. Larger schools generally have a bigger budget to spend on props, techs, staff, instruments, private teachers and all that. I come from a school with a rather small budget and it's always tough seeing bands in class with new drum heads and all silver brass.

Yeah, I fat-fingered the submit button, but yeah, solid runs for both O'Fallon and Morton. While I'm here... https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/09/STL-PRELIMS-RECAP-BOA25.pdf https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/09/STL-FINALS-RECAP-BOA25.pdf

BOA St. Louis FINALS

Finals Schedule 8:15 PM - Archbishop Alter H.S., OH (Class A Exhibition) 8:30 PM - Jenks H.S., OK 8:45 PM - Lincoln H.S., SD 9:00 PM - Germantown H.S., MS 9:15 PM - Blue Springs South H.S., MO 9:30 PM - Morton H.S., IL 9:45 PM - Rosemount H.S., MN 10:00 PM - Bixby H.S., OK 10:15 PM - M.G. Johnson H.S., TX 10:30 PM - Blue Springs H.S., MO 10:45 PM - Owasso H.S., OK 11:00 PM - Edmond Santa Fe H.S., OK 11:15 PM - Bentonville H.S., AR 11:30 PM - O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 11:45 PM - Broken Arrow H.S., OK

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.

This will be a fun show too! 2A is a bloodbath

Ah love to see that! It was a weird situation all around, glad IVC can walk away feeling good and I feel bad for Washington and East Peoria. I was really looking forward to the 5A competition.