INDIANAPOLIS — One of the country's biggest marching band competitions returned to the heart of the Circle City.
The Bands of America Grand National Championships brought over 110 bands to Lucas Oil Stadium for three days of performances, an expo and more events.
The preliminary round of the competition kicked off Thursday morning, Nov. 14, at 7 a.m. and ran through 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.
This year, Avon High School was crowned the winner! They won by just over a point against Carmel High School.
Here a breakdown of the final results:
97.300 — Avon H.S., IN
96.350 — Carmel H.S., IN
96.350 — Broken Arrow H.S., OK
96.000 — Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
93.300 — Cedar Park H.S., TX
92.500 — William Mason H.S., OH
90.850 — Bridgeland H.S., TX
90.700 — American Fork H.S., UT
90.475 — Castle H.S., IN
89.050 — Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN
88.750 — Prosper H.S., TX
88.350 — Leander H.S., TX
Outstanding Music Performance — Avon H.S., IN
Outstanding Visual Performance — Avon H.S., IN
Outstanding General Effect Performance — Avon H.S., IN
Semi-finals results
Class A
1st – Murray H.S., KY
2nd – Bourbon County H.S., KY
3rd – Archbishop Alter H.S., OH
Outstanding Music Performance – Murray H.S., KY
Outstanding Visual Performance – Murray H.S., KY
Outstanding General Effect – Murray H.S., KY
Class AA
1st – Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
2nd – Catawba Ridge H.S., SC
3rd – Norwin H.S., PA
Outstanding Music Performance – Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
Outstanding Visual Performance – Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
Outstanding General Effect – Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
Class AAA
1st – Cedar Park H.S., TX
2nd – Castle H.S., IN
3rd – Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN
Outstanding Music Performance – Cedar Park H.S., TX
Outstanding Visual Performance – Castle H.S., IN
Outstanding General Effect – Cedar Park H.S., TX
Class AAAA
1st – Avon H.S., IN
2nd – Broken Arrow H.S., OK
3rd – Carmel H.S., IN
Outstanding Music Performance – Avon H.S., IN & Carmel H.S., IN
Outstanding Visual Performance – Avon H.S., IN
Outstanding General Effect – Avon H.S., IN
In last year's competition, Avon High School also took home the gold with a score of 97.475, just edging out nearby central Indiana school Carmel by .200.
For a full recap of last year's competition, click here.