The Allen County-Scottsville High School
Patriot Band took part in the South-Central Kentucky Marching Band Classic last
Saturday at Glasgow High School. The event featured bands from Hart County, Barren
County, and Greenwood.
AC-S placed first in Class 3A and second
overall after scoring a 61.6 in the competition. Barren County---a Class 4A
band—took top honors with a score of 66.2. Hart County (2A) obtained a score of
56.8 with Greenwood (4A) receiving a 55.7. The Patriots were second overall in
guard with a score of 56 and fourth overall in percussion (69).
This Saturday, AC-S is scheduled to welcome
15 bands from across Kentucky at the Patriot Marching Invitational.
The afternoon
festival will start with performances by four class A1 bands. Lyon County will
take the field at 3:45 followed by Edmonson County, Campbellsville, and
Cumberland County. Four class A2 bands will follow starting at 4:45---Owensboro
Catholic, Hart County, Hopkins County Central, and Warren East. The bands are
scheduled to perform at 15-minute intervals.
Following a
break at 5:45, class AA band Nelson County performs at 6 followed by class AAA
bands Owensboro, Glasgow, and Breckenridge County. Class AAAA bands from
McCracken County, Southwestern, and Butler County will round out the
competition. The host Patriot band will perform at 7:45 with the awards program
scheduled to start at 8 at the stadium.
The Patriot
Marching Invitational marks the first time in over 20 years that the high
school campus has hosted a regular season band festival. Admission will be $7 per person.