Buccaneer Marching Band Festival 2026 Results

Second Place

Class 3A

Rank Total 8

First Place

Class 4A

Rank Total 4

Third Place

Class 3A

Rank Total 8

Rankings are based on Music Ensemble, Visual Ensemble and General Effect adjudication. Lower rank totals indicate higher overall placement.

2026 Buccaneer Marching Band Festival final standings
Place	Ensemble	Class	Music	Visual	General Effect	Rank Total
1	La Grange	4A	1	1	2	4
2	Academy	3A	2	5	1	8 *
3	Hempstead HS	3A	3	2	3	8 *
4	Caldwell	3A	4	3	6	13 *
5	Connally	4A	5	4	4	13 *
6	Cuero	4A	6	6	5	17

Ties in rank total were broken by Music Ensemble score.

View Detailed Adjudication Scores

Detailed scores from each adjudication category are provided below.

Jim Van Zandt

Ensemble	Ensemble Performance	WW Performance	Brass Performance	Percussion Performance	Content	Total	Rank
La Grange	160	140	138	135	150	723	1
Academy	150	135	135	134	150	704	2
Hempstead HS	88	95	98	90	90	461	3
Caldwell	85	88	90	85	100	448	4
Connally	84	85	85	70	70	394	5
Cuero	48	48	50	50	60	256	6

Chris Magonigal

Ensemble	Individual Movement	Ensemble Movement	Content – Drill	Total	Rank
La Grange	220	300	210	730	1
Academy	185	190	175	550	5
Hempstead HS	210	280	230	720	2
Caldwell	210	300	200	710	3
Connally	190	200	185	575	4
Cuero	190	215	119	524	6

Eric Eaks

Ensemble	Visual Content	Musical Content	Achievement GE	Total	Rank
La Grange	170	165	510	845	2
Academy	169	175	521	865	1
Hempstead HS	135	135	420	690	3
Caldwell	128	125	400	653	6
Connally	131	124	410	665	4
Cuero	135	125	400	660	5

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