I had Martinsburg above Poca. I would have given choreography to Martinsburg as well.
The real shocker for me were the middle school results. Sure, I thought Horace Mann was great for their first time out, but better than Dunbar? Not so much.
I'll give more thoughts later...but congratulations to Hurricane on a well deserved win. I also thought Poca raised their game BIG TIME for this one...I loved their performance. Putnam County back on top of things like it should be
Grand Champion- Hurricane
1st RU- Poca
2nd RU- Martinsburg
3rd RU- Nitro
4th RU- St. Albans
Best Choral Sound- Hurricane
Best Choreography- Hurricane
Best Instrumental Ensemble-Martinsburg
Best Male Soloist- Casey Edwards, Hurricane
Best Female Soloist- Rachel :last name here:, Hurricane
Best Instrumental Soloist- Mike :Last Name",Martinsburg
Superior Ratings- Hurricane, Poca,Martinsburg
Festival
1st-South Harrison
2nd-North Marion
Middle School
Grand Champion- Horace Man
1st RU- Dunbar
2nd RU- South Harrison
Best Choral Sound- Horace Man
Best Choreography- Dunbar
Best Male Soloist-Tie between two people who I didn't get the names of, from schools she never
botherd to say
Best Female Solist- Last name was Legg...again from who knows where because it wasn't said
Best Instrumental Ensemble- Dunbar
Superior Ratings- Dunbar, Horace Man, South Harrison
I'm very anxious to see how this competition plays out! Hurricane and Nitro will be close. Both groups have done really well so far this year. Nitro has surprised a lot of people already, and I think they have a lot of potential to surprise more tomorrow! Poca is having a good season too. Good Luck everyone!
Good luck to everyone competing! I am so sad that my show choir doesn't do states but from what I hear it is alot of pressure and I guess its good that we aren't doing it.
Final Predictions
GC:Hurricane Red Hot
1st Nitro Show Cats/Poca
2nd Poca Visual Volume/Nitro
3rd Martingburg
4th St. Albans
1st and 2nd place are going to be close. SO PLEASE DO NOT BE OFENDED! The reason is because I think it will be a close call between Poca and Nitro. But I am rooting for both. Im excited to see everyone tomorrow! Its going to be an interesting turn out.
Middle School Predictions. Horce Manns show choir is pretty good for a first year show choir! Dunbar is great as usual!
Good luck to everyone on Saturday...any seniors that are having their final competitive performance enjoy it and give it your all, because I promised you that you'll miss it even more than you think you will.
I just now realized this and I thought I'd give everyone a heads up. Saturday is also the day of the Championship games of the boys high school basketball tournament. The AA championship is first at 12, so anyone thinking about getting there after that time might want to show a little early if you are going to park at the Civic Center...the upper seeded teams this year are fairly close to Charleston and normally bring big crowds with them. The A game is at 2:30. Things will be over before the AAA championship that night