Turner Ashby Marching Knights...entering the field before the game Friday night against Robert E. Lee High School.
It was a night of absolutely gorgeous fall weather, a great crowd, lots of enthusiasm and an exciting game. Kelly and I held hands, cheered our heads off, and had such a fun time. It came down to the wire. We intercepted at their end zone with only 12 seconds left on the clock to hold our 28-24 lead. Just right before, we had scored a touchdown with less than 2 minutes on the clock.
Woo-Hoo!
The band performed beautifully. Their formations were crisp, the sound full and together, and the transitions were fast and seemingly flawless. I thought they improved quite a bit from the last home game two weeks ago. Of course, it was raining quite heavy then, so I'm sure it was tough. Their performance is based on the art of M.C. Escher and the art department had done three magnificent props of his more famous works.
The band was lined up on the track at the end of the game, and after the exciting interception, they played the fight song, and then they marched off, with the drums doing the cadence. They were all so excited about the game, the drums started improvising and kind of went crazy on the drums. Terrific. Josh said he had a blast doing that.
This morning they were back at the high school at 8:00 am. for a dress rehearsal for competition. Then boarded the buses and left for Herndon, VA (northern Virginia) for the USSBA NOVA Regional. There were 35 marching bands competing from what I read. They got back to TA about 7:00 tonight. Josh said they earned second place in their District.....and also won Best Music and Best Percussion. Yay for Josh and the Turner Ashby Marching Knights!
2 comments:
Incredible picture. Super writeup, but I don't miss that part of parenthood.
Josh looks great.
what a great picture! My little brother is so handsome! (even if he wears the strap over his lip... what's up with that?)
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