Weekend Recap: Avon HS, Juxtaposition Excel & LSM Winds Just Keeps Winning
Weekend Recap: Avon HS, Juxtaposition Excel & LSM Winds Just Keeps Winning
Avon HS & Juxtaposition excelled in Indy, LSM Winds just keeps winning, and more takeaways from the Feb 17-18 Winter Guard International competitive weekend
It was an early-season competitive showdown between some of the nation's best Winter Guard ensembles, and fans were treated to excellent displays of pageantry and some interesting storylines. Here's a recap of what you need to know from the February 17-18 weekend:
Avon Color Guard Regional
Many of the activity's top competitors took the floor at Avon High School this weekend in an unreal start to the Winter Guard season. Juxtaposition ended up atop the IW table, outscoring Onyx and Lexis with their show, 'Off the Chain.' Avon HS and Carmel HS battled it out in Scholastic World, with Avon HS ultimately taking home a big win over the ever-competitive SW group.
Revival Winter Guard (IO), Centerville HS (SO), and Onyx A also had big class wins this weekend each outscoring their second-place counterparts by a minimum of one point.
| Independent World | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Juxtaposition | 83.100 | n/a |
| 2 | Onyx | 81.400 | n/a |
| 3 | Lexis | 77.400 | n/a |
| 4 | Elevate | 68.700 | n/a |
| 5 | Eklipse | 64.800 | n/a |
| Scholastic World | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Avon HS | 86.300 | I |
| 2 | Carmel HS | 83.900 | I |
| 3 | Fishers HS | 82.800 | I |
| 4 | Warren Central HS | 80.100 | I |
| 5 | Northview HS | 79.100 | I |
| 5 | Miamisburg HS | 79.100 | I |
| 7 | Center Grove HS | 75.700 | I |
| 8 | Bellbrook HS | 74.700 | II |
| 9 | Milford HS | 69.400 | II |
Check out the detailed breakdown of Finals and Prelims scores from the Avon Color Guard Regional on our results page here.
Dallas Color Guard Regional
While Mirage (IW) and Flower Mound HS (SW) were the lone competitors in their respective classes, brand-new ensemble Ménage had a huge debut weekend in Independent Open, nabbing a victory over ORIGINS Open.
Marcus HS (SO) and Eagle Mountain Independent (IA) found themselves atop the table in their classes, alongside Hebron HS, which was crowned Scholastic A champs out of nearly fifty competitors.
| Independent World | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Mirage | 78.300 | n/a |
| Scholastic World | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Flower Mound HS | 72.700 | II |
| Independent Open | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Ménage | 74.400 | n/a |
| 2 | ORIGINS Open | 73.000 | n/a |
| Scholastic Open | |||
| Score | Division | ||
| 1 | Marcus HS | 78.600 | I |
| 2 | Coppell HS | 74.700 | II |
| 3 | Little Elm HS | 73.600 | II |
| 4 | Timber Creek HS (TX) | 71.500 | II |
| 5 | Ronald Reagan HS | 66.600 | II |
Check out the detailed breakdown of Finals and Prelims scores from the Dallas Color Guard Regional on our results page here.
Indianapolis Winds Regional
Fresh off its promotion to the Independent World Winds class, LSM Winds just keeps winning. The Michigan-based ensemble had a knockout run of its 2024 program titled, 'Venezia,' landing themselves atop the WIW table by a gap of 5.600 points.
Avon HS had another win this weekend, this time in the Scholastic World Winds category. Valhalla Winds took hope first in Independent Open Winds, while Ben Davis HS took home the dub in Scholastic A Winds. Miamisburg HS (WSO) and Kent City Indoor Winds (WIA) were the lone competitors in their classes.
| Independent World Winds | ||
| 1 | LSM Winds | 78.500 |
| 2 | Elevate Winds | 72.900 |
| Scholastic World Winds | ||
| 1 | Avon HS | 83.550 |
| 2 | Westfield HS (IN) | 79.550 |
| 3 | Greenfield Central HS | 77.150 |
| Independent Open Winds | ||
| 1 | Valhalla Winds | 76.950 |
| 2 | Chromium Winds | 70.900 |
Check out the detailed breakdown of Finals and Prelims scores from the Indianapolis Winds Regional on our results page here.
Looking for more results from this weekend? Check out WGI's comprehensive scores and recaps for Color Guard, Percussion, and Winds over on their website.