This website provides analysis and comparison of high school marching band field show scores within the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA), division 2A, in the 2024 season. This page may be useful for those involved in marching band, whether you are a band director, coach, coordinator, color guard member, or play an instrument. Unfortunately, the original scoresheets from CompetitionSuite that this dataset was pulled from have been deleted, as SCSBOA deletes past scoresheets yearly after every season. Please note that the dates under "Last Competition" are from the 2024 season.
- Overall
- The school's overall score that takes into account multiple factors, such as music performance, general effect, and visual performance. Auxiliary does not affect this score.
- Auxiliary
- Any accompanying performers that do not play a musical instrument, such as baton twirlers or color guard. Auxiliary score does not contribute to the overall score.
- Percussion
- Performers who play percussive instruments, specifically the battery and the pit. Battery instruments include snare drum, bass drum, etc. and they march with the band. Pit instruments typically include the marimba, vibraphone, gong, etc. and they play separately from the band, usually on the front line.
- Penalties
- Points docked for rule breakage or timing violations, such as walking onto the field before instructed or taking too long to set up.
- General Effect
- A scoring category that judges how well the overall design, music, and visuals create an impactful show.
Scores
Figure 1 is the full dataset of scores for all schools who participated in the 2A division, based on the score of their last competition. Schools that participated early on but switched divisions later have been removed from the set.
| School | Overall | Auxiliary | Percussion | Last Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia HS | 87.400 | 89.00 | 84.50 | Nov 23 |
| El Camino Real HS Royal Regiment | 83.550 | 84.50 | 83.50 | Nov 23 |
| Moorpark HS Marching Musketeers | 82.800 | 90.50 | 86.00 | Nov 23 |
| Redlands East Valley HS Marching Wildcats | 81.600 | 88.50 | 76.50 | Nov 23 |
| Patriot HS Cardinal Regiment | 81.050 | 84.00 | 90.00 | Nov 23 |
| Dos Pueblos High School Marching Chargers | 80.400 | 80.00 | 71.50 | Nov 23 |
| Murrieta Valley HS | 80.050 | 80.50 | 80.00 | Nov 23 |
| Oak Park HS Eagle Brigade | 79.500 | 70.00 | 74.50 | Nov 23 |
| Covina HS Marching Band and Color Guard | 78.450 | 85.00 | 82.00 | Nov 23 |
| San Marcos HS (Santa Barbara) Marching Band & Guard | 76.950 | 69.50 | 75.50 | Nov 23 |
| Mark Keppel HS Aztec Band and Color Guard | 75.950 | 73.00 | 79.50 | Nov 23 |
| Ontario High School Entertainment Corps | 75.600 | 76.50 | 73.50 | Nov 23 |
| Aliso Niguel HS Marching Band | 78.600 | 80.25 | 82.50 | Nov 14 |
| John F. Kennedy (Granada Hills) | 75.850 | 67.50 | 61.00 | Nov 16 |
| Canyon Hills HS Crimson Regiment | 75.400 | 81.00 | 85.00 | Nov 16 |
| Canyon HS Gold Star Brigade | 75.150 | 79.25 | 66.00 | Nov 16 |
| Yorba Linda HS | 73.850 | 80.00 | 67.50 | Nov 16 |
| Venice HS | 72.750 | 73.50 | 73.00 | Nov 16 |
| San Pedro High School Golden Pirate Regiment | 72.250 | 62.50 | 70.50 | Nov 16 |
| Shadow Hills HS Regiment of the Realm | 71.700 | 82.00 | 73.50 | Nov 16 |
| West Covina HS Bulldog Band & Colorguard | 71.600 | 74.00 | 72.00 | Nov 16 |
| Western High School | 71.350 | 66.50 | 67.50 | Nov 9 |
| Taft Charter High School Marching Toreadors | 69.900 | 72.00 | 65.00 | Nov 16 |
| Tustin HS Marching Band | 68.850 | 76.00 | 61.50 | Nov 16 |
| Buena Park High School Coyote Corps | 68.700 | 64.50 | 74.50 | Nov 16 |
| Palisades Charter HS | 68.700 | 77.50 | 64.50 | Nov 16 |
| Ramona HS (Ramona) Royal Alliance Marching Band | 68.250 | 69.50 | 60.00 | Nov 16 |
| Azusa HS Regiment & Pageantry Corps | 68.100 | 63.00 | 61.50 | Nov 8 |
| Jurupa Hills HS | 66.450 | 64.25 | 68.50 | Nov 16 |
| Patrick Henry High School Marching Patriots | 66.100 | 68.00 | 61.00 | Nov 16 |
| Otay Ranch HS Mustang Entertainment Corps | 65.900 | 60.00 | 64.00 | Nov 16 |
| Arroyo Grande High School Marching Band | 63.500 | 70.50 | 63.00 | Nov 9 |
| Ventura HS | 60.400 | 53.00 | 54.00 | Nov 9 |
| Colton HS | 59.700 | 50.00 | 62.00 | Nov 16 |
| Littlerock HS Marching Lobos | 59.100 | 65.00 | 62.00 | Nov 14 |
| Hoover HS | 56.600 | 0.00 | 62.50 | Nov 9 |
| Oceanside HS | 55.200 | 59.50 | 55.50 | Nov 2 |
| Maywood Academy HS Marching Nighthawks | 47.900 | 55.00 | 49.75 | Oct 19 |
| Calexico HS | 44.100 | 57.00 | 52.00 | Nov 2 |
Sample Data Analysis - Nov 16
| School | Overall | Auxiliary | Percussion | Last Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona HS (Ramona) Royal Alliance Marching Band | 64.200 | 67.00 | 57.00 | Nov 9 |
| Yorba Linda HS | 73.300 | 73.50 | 65.50 | Nov 14 |
| Venice HS | 68.000 | 70.00 | 68.00 | Nov 9 |
| Oak Park HS Eagle Brigade | 70.200 | 71.50 | 65.50 | Nov 2 |
| Redlands East Valley HS Marching Wildcats | 77.300 | 79.00 | 67.00 | Nov 14 |
| Valencia HS | 80.000 | 88.00 | 79.00 | Nov 9 |
Figure 2 is the lineup from the November 16 preliminary competition, organized by chronological order of performance. Let's focus on Yorba Linda HS, highlighted in yellow. Yorba Linda HS and Redlands East Valley have performed the most recently, on November 14. However, although YL has a higher score than Oak Park, the latter has not competed since November 2 and the deficit is only by 3 points. Thus, it would make sense that Oak Park ends up with a higher score in the end even though their score was lower to begin with, as they had more time to improve since their last performance. YL's score is also higher than that of Ramona and Venice, who have competed more recently. Valencia's score is extremely high and we have a low chance of challenging them.
So how does this apply to the greater competition in the division? By looking at this lineup and who we (Yorba Linda) are up against, we can predict that at the end of the competition, we will likely be above Ramona, but definitely below Valencia and likely Redlands. However, our position relative to Venice and Oak Park is difficult to say; although their scores are slightly below us prior to the competition, they both have had time to improve since then and the gap is very small.
After the November 16 competition, we can see the 12 schools who advanced to final championships on November 23 in Figure 1. As predicted, Valencia HS had a much higher score--in fact, they won first place. Redlands East Valley and Oak Park also made it to finals, with Redlands again outscoring Oak Park. Venice and Ramona both scored below us and did not make it.
Thus, during a real season as scores are collected in real time, one can see and even predict school placement by watching how scores change over time. As I (a former color guard member) was usually compiling these spreadsheets during field and winterguard season for my team, I noticed that certain schools tended to come out on top often and let my team know who to look out for in show lineups.