Green Canyon wins 5A Open state marching band title with day's top score
Green Canyon scored 91.275 at the Utah Music Educators Association state championships in St. George, highest of 43 bands.
NORTH LOGAN - Green Canyon High School's marching band won the 5A Open division at the Utah Music Educators Association's Red Rocks State Marching Band Championships on Friday, Nov. 6, at Utah Tech University's Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, according to the official recap.
Green Canyon scored 91.275, the highest total among the 43 bands listed in the recap across all classes. American Fork, the 6A Open winner, was next at 91.263.
Green Canyon placed first in the 5A Open division in every caption: music, visual, percussion and color guard. Maple Mountain was second in the division at 88.088, Alta third at 85.050 and Salem Hills fourth at 82.438.
Other Cache County bands
In 4A Open, Mountain Crest finished fourth with 79.100 and Sky View fifth with 75.600.
Why this matters
The Red Rocks event is the state's season-ending marching band championship on the Utah Music Educators Association calendar, and Friday's results put Green Canyon atop its division and the full field.
Source: UMEA Red Rocks State Marching Band Championships official recap (CompetitionSuite); event schedule.