BOA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (2000-2009)

[@AirplaneSlave]

Best years of BOA right here. This decade was probably the most innovative and progressive time for BOA-style performance. I'm glad to have been a part of it

[@andrewthepokerchamp]

Lassiter and L.D Bell's are my favorite.

[@BOBO-wt7yi]

Well dang my brothers go to trinity and I will too and 1 of them are in the band(trinity and LD bell and trinity are rivals-ish the only 2 high schools in my school district)

[@byrdquest1]

Lassiter's Woodwinds were insane and the drill has incredible velocity!

[@antwandawson3275]

Omg 😱 why did they skip Caramel H.S “Suspended Cymbals” 05 😢

[@SamuelLee-gw6wr]

Winning scores: Mariam Catholic 2000 - 95.95 Lawrence Central 2001 - 96.40 Lassiter 2002 - 95.55 Westfield 2003 - 94.35 (94.55 w/0.2 pen) How they got a pen? Lawrence Central 2004 - 94.70 Carmel 2005 - 97.10 Broken Arrow 2006 - 96.75 LD Bell 2007 - 96.10 Avon 2008 - 97.75 Avon 2009 - 96.60

[@JW-vt9bd]

Avon 2008 held the record for highest GN Finals score until 2021, and the highest all time score until 2015! They also got a perfect score in Visual Ensemble 😁

[@danieldo6432]

That hit at 11:25 🥰🥰🥰

[@LangBuildsMc]

nah bro 15:46

[@MrHidan30]

Thank you so much for this!

[@erickleos3203]

I’m in the broken arrow pride right now

[@MrPhillipABurns]

as a band director of 32 years in Oklahoma I salute you and your fellow students. I have many friends, (mother of my kids), and my internship was done at Broken Arrow. The comment right before your post was not welcome in my book. "Guess that happens when new schools open" ? Broken Arrow schools have been open for more than a century, at least to my knowledge.

[@chrisl83]

Only a couple of these are consistently near the top still, not including Carmel. Guess that happens when new schools open?

[@eXcommunicate1979]

Bring back white pants.

[@glynnhebert7573]

White pants and shoes accentuate mistakes.

[@eXcommunicate1979]

@@glynnhebert7573 on the contrary, they highlight excellence.

[@iainoam2565]

@@eXcommunicate1979 exactly why I loved our uniforms in 2021

[@AllStater09]

...2005?

[@donnix768]

Marian Catholic was, is, and will always be the standard of excellence for high school band

[@agentpebble1094]

I mean, they used to be. Not so much anymore. Which is sad because I like their program a lot

[@donnix768]

Agent Pebble they were in finals at boa gn for 30 plus years. The symphonic band played at the first ever concert festival. I don’t know how many nationals they won but I doubt it will be touched.

[@RishiJalukar]

Yup. My school PCEP won three grand national championships in the 90s and we have 27 flight 1 state championships, but we seem to be in a downward spiral, with us scoring a measly 20th in grand nationals this year, and not winning a state championship since 2016. I hear Marian Catholic is facing the same fate, with them getting only 19th in grand nats 2019.

[@johnnychikko3800]

Even at Avon’s apex they couldn’t stand a chance against Lassiter 2002, Westfield 2003 and Lawrence Central 2004! Aside from visual it is no wonder they have become irrelevant against the Texas assault in the late 2010’s. BOA executives and the overly visual heavy adjudication have kept them relevant only because BOA adjudicate visual as king. No way Avon plays or sound like the Elites of today. Brass Music books have been watered down so as to put focus on the visuals and guards. I miss the early Midwestern bands of 2000’s.

[@l15t3nr]

There's always that one critical elitist in the high school marching band comment section.

[@thedude9001]

Something is wrong with your ears. Avon's brassline at its peak was far superior to the shows you mentioned.

[@iainoam2565]

@@l15t3nr if you look at other comments he has put on videos from this channel it is clear that he has a huge bias for Texas. Texas bands are absolutely wonderful but he still holds a huge bias, so I’d just say ignore the comment.

[@aidenrose8590]

2009 is wrong, Columbus north won with “the heist”

[@curtisoltmann152]

Aiden Rose I haven't even gotten that far yet, and I can tell you Avon won in 2009