Unfortunately, Ly Wilder, Brennan Wilder, and Eric Hayes will not be able to make it.
Judges:
Michael Winslow
Lennie Machado
Bobby Matteau
Jeff Prescott (Band)
Prediction(based off of last year):
Single-Gender:
GC-Shepherd Hill
1st runner- Back to Bass-ics
2nd runner- NBT
Mixed:
GC- Shepherd Hill
1st Runner- Daniel Hand
2nd Runner- Waltham
3rd Runner- Andover
4th Runner- Panache
Honestly with the new season, it's any ones game! I'm personally excited to see what Waltham brings this year! I also think that Grand Champ is gonna either go to Daniel Hand or Fantasy.. but you never know! I'm not going to place a bet on best choreo or vocals because I haven't seen all of the shows. I think that is what is great about a new season, because even though the stats from last year might help us predict, there really is no way to know! I am not sure if the middle schools are being judged? If ya'll know, let me know! SO exciting!
GC: Shepherd Hill Fantasy (BV, BC, BB)
1RU: Daniel Hand VIBE
2RU: Waltham Music Unlimited
3RU: Oliver Ames Panache
4RU: Andover FSTF
Definitely a hugeee question mark with this though. As always with first competitions, it's difficult to get a good idea of what to expect. I do think Fantasy will have another very successful year, although VIBE could pull out a Grand Championship here too! Waltham is on an upward climb and continues to get better, cleaner, and stronger. Panache is a wildcard, as they got a whole new director AND a new band director! So the top 4 are pretty close in my opinion. Andover is a solid group too, and they have made great strides in the past few years, so they may place higher than 5th. I am very confident with these groups being the top 5 though. Can't wait to find out!
GC: Shepherd Hill (BV, BC)
1RU: Daniel Hand (BB)
2RU: Andover
3RU: Oliver Ames
4RU: Waltham
I agree with what Dominick said about how its hard to get an idea of what to expect since its only the first competition of the year. But I do think we can get a pretty good idea from prior years. I also have a strong feeling that this season is shaping up to be one of the most competitive years yet. Best of luck to all groups this weekend! Can't wait to hear about the results!
