Recap: BOA Central Ohio Regional
Recap: BOA Central Ohio Regional
For the second year in a row, Kiski Area (PA) took home a victory in the Buckeye state, topping 17 bands by a commanding margin at BOA Central Ohio.
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For the second year in a row, Kiski Area (PA) took home a regional victory in the Buckeye state, topping a field of 17 bands by a commanding margin at Saturday’s BOA Central Ohio Regional Championship in Obetz.
Finals Results
| Placement | Band | Score |
| 1 | Kiski Area (PA) | 77.450 |
| 2 | Lakota East (OH) | 74.375 |
| 3 | Pickerington North (OH) | 73.700 |
| 4 | Moon Area (PA) | 71.875 |
| 5 | Milford (OH) | 70.750 |
| 6 | Dublin Coffman (OH) | 70.050 |
| 7 | Oakville (MO) | 69.650 |
| 8 | Worthington Kilbourne (OH) | 69.500 |
| 9 | Westland (OH) | 64.050 |
| 10 | Bellbrook (OH) | 63.150 |
Kiski Area’s 77.450 set them apart from the rest of the groups; the second and third spots went to Lakota East (second, 74.375) and Pickerington North (third, 73.700). Another two points separated the top three from fourth-place Moon Area, which scored 71.8750. Along with Kiski Area, Moon Area made it two Pennsylvania bands in the top five at Saturday’s event.
Kiski Area was also marked as the event’s AA champion, while Lakota East topped the AAAA class and Pickerington North won the AAA title.
The event’s fifth- through eighth-place bands were very tight, as Milford finished atop the grouping, rounding out the top five with a score of 70.750. Dublin Coffman (sixth, 70.050), Oakville (seventh, 69.650) — the event’s lone Missouri representative — and Worthington Kilbourne (85th, 69.500) were all close behind the top five in Saturday night’s Finals.
In Finals, Westland (ninth, 64.050) and Bellbrook (10th, 63.150) rounded out finalist bands.
Those two bands’ spots in the top 10 didn’t come easily, though, as Bellbrook’s 63.625 in Prelims placed them just 0.225 points ahead of 11th-place South Point — the event’s "A" class champion — which scored 63.400. Bellbrook earned very strong scores in visual performance to make up for South Point's excellence in both of the other two major captions. Walter E. Stebbins wasn’t far from a finalist position either, scoring 62.600 in 12th.
Class Awards
| Class A | |
| 1 | South Point (OH) |
| 2 | Logan Elm (OH) |
| 3 | North East (PA) |
| Outstanding Music Performance | South Point (OH) |
| Outstanding Visual Performance | South Point (OH) |
| Outstanding General Effect | South Point (OH) |
| Class AA | |
| 1 | Kiski Area (PA) |
| 2 | Moon Area (PA) |
| 3 | Worthington Kilbourne (PA) |
| Outstanding Music Performance | Kiski Area (PA) |
| Outstanding Visual Performance | Kiski Area (PA) |
| Outstanding General Effect | Kiski Area (PA) |
| Class AAA | |
| 1 | Pickerington North (OH) |
| 2 | Dublin Coffman (OH) |
| 3 | Milford (OH) |
| Outstanding Music Performance | Dublin Coffman (OH) |
| Outstanding Visual Performance | Milford (OH) and Oakville (MO) |
| Outstanding General Effect | Pickerington North (OH) |
| Class AAAA | |
| 1 | Lakota East (OH) |
| Outstanding Music Performance | Lakota East (OH) |
| Outstanding Visual Performance | Lakota East (OH) |
| Outstanding General Effect | Lakota East (OH) |
The event’s other two Pennsylvania bands both earned spots in the top 15: Mt. Lebanon finished in 13th with a final tally of 61.400, while North East tied Logan Elm (OH) for 14th with a 57.200. The two tied in visual performance, while music performance went to North East and Logan Elm took general effect.
Rounding out the Ohio Regional standings were Newark (16th, 55.700) and Firestone (17th, 53.750).