Daphne takes top honors at A-Town Invitational
Daphne High School’s band earned overall grand champion honors, after its drum major, color guard, percussion and band earned best in class honors in the 2015 A-Town Invitational Saturday.
Twenty-five bands competed in the 10th annual competition, and Andalusia’s Sound Tradition performed in exhibition.
• Drum major best in class honors went to: Escambia, Fla. (5A), Daphne (4A), W.S. Neal (3A), Opp (2A), and Florala (1A).
• Majorette best in class awards went to: Escambia, Fla. (5A), Wetumpka (4A), W.S. Neal (3A), Opp (2A), and Florala (1A).
• Color Guard best in class went to Escambia, Fla. (5A), Daphne (4A), W.S. Neal (3A), Opp (2A), and Kinston (1A).
• Dance line best in class went to: Escambia, Fla. (5A), None (4A), Elba (3A), Straughn (2A), and Kinston (1A).
• Percussion best in class went to: Escambia, Fla. (5A), Daphne (4A), Rehobeth (3A), Jay, Fla. (2A), and Red Level (1A).
• Band best in class awards went to: Escambia, Fla. (5A), Daphne (4A), Rehobeth (3A), Jay, Fla. (2A), and Kinston (1A).
Individual band ratings follow.
• Kinston (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, dance line – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Red Level (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 2, 1, 2 for an overall 2.
• Goshen (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 2, color guard – 2, percussion – 2, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Florala (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 2, band – 2, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Georgiana (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 2, color guard – 2, percussion – 1, B\band – 2, 2, 2 for an overall 2.
• Brantley (1A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 2, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 2, 2, 2 for an overall 2.
• Headland (2A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 2, dance line – 1, percussion – 1, band – 2, 2, 2 for an overall 2.
• Escambia, Ala. (2A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 2, percussion – 1, band – 2, 2, 2 for an overall 2.
• Opp (2A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Jay, Fla. (2A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Straughn (2A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 2, dance line – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Baker, Fla. (2A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Flomaton (2A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Reeltown (2A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Charles Henderson (2A) – drum major – 1, , color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Holmes County (2A) – drum major – 1, , color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Luverne (3A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, dance line – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Elba (3A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, dance line, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• W.S. Neal (3A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Gulf Shores (3A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Rehobeth (3A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Wetumpka (4A) – drum major – 1, majorettes – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Gulf Breeze (4A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Daphne (4A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.
• Escambia, Fla. (5A) – drum major – 1, color guard – 1, percussion – 1, band – 1, 1, 1 for an overall 1.