Band Notes · Colorado
Shows / 2026

Douglas County Marching Invitational

Oct 3, 2026 · Castle Rock, Douglas County High School · 17 bands
PrelimsFinals
All1A3A4A5A

Results · All classes · Prelims

General Effect /60Music /20Visual /20
1Fossil Ridge5A · 1st in class
77.800
2Centaurus4A · 1st in class
74.950
3Air Academy4A · 2nd in class
74.900
4Pine Creek5A · 2nd in class
72.550
5Chatfield5A · 3rd in class · −0.10 penalty
69.900
6Legend5A · 4th in class
68.750
7Littleton4A · 3rd in class
68.400
8Castle View5A · 5th in class
67.000
9D'Evelyn3A · 1st in class
66.050
10Liberty4A · 4th in class
65.500
11Smoky Hill5A · 6th in class
62.400
12Heritage5A · 7th in class · −0.20 penalty
62.050
13Highlands Ranch4A · 5th in class
58.800
14Chaparral5A · 8th in class · −0.50 penalty
58.350
15Mountain Vista5A · 9th in class
57.150
16Buena Vista1A · 1st in class · −0.10 penalty
55.900
17Ponderosa4A · 6th in class
55.000
General EffectMusicVisual
Total
1Fossil Ridge
45.90
15.65
16.25
77.800
2Centaurus
44.40
15.30
15.25
74.950
3Air Academy
45.40
14.825
14.675
74.900
4Pine Creek
42.85
14.75
14.95
72.550
5Chatfield−0.10 penalty
41.75
14.20
14.05
69.900
6Legend
41.25
13.10
14.40
68.750
7Littleton
41.15
13.35
13.90
68.400
8Castle View
40.20
13.45
13.35
67.000
9D'Evelyn
40.00
12.35
13.70
66.050
10Liberty
40.00
12.55
12.95
65.500
11Smoky Hill
37.00
12.75
12.65
62.400
12Heritage−0.20 penalty
38.00
12.15
12.10
62.050
13Highlands Ranch
34.80
11.50
12.50
58.800
14Chaparral−0.50 penalty
36.80
10.40
11.65
58.350
15Mountain Vista
35.80
10.75
10.60
57.150
16Buena Vista−0.10 penalty
33.60
10.65
11.75
55.900
17Ponderosa
33.80
10.50
10.70
55.000

Each bar is a percent of that caption's maximum (60, 20, 20), so the three are on equal footing. Bold: best in this group.

Highs & Lows

GE
Music 1GE
Music 2GE
VisualMusic
Ens.Music
Indiv.Visual
Ens.Visual
Indiv.1Fossil Ridge31111112Centaurus22442223Air Academy13233544Pine Creek74324335Chatfield55757686Legend67696457Littleton49885768Castle View9810681079D'Evelyn810511108910Liberty10611109121011Smoky Hill12111471291312Heritage151291211151113Highlands Ranch1116171313111214Chaparral1313121715141515Mountain Vista1614131514161716Buena Vista1417161417131617Ponderosa17151516161714
Strength: 2+ places better than overallCould improve: 2+ places worse

Each number is the band's rank on one judge's sheet within this group. The three General Effect judges score the show's design and impact; Music and Visual each have an Ensemble and an Individual judge.

Score balance

50%50%55%55%60%60%65%65%70%70%75%75%80%80%design aheadexecution aheadMusic + Visual performance (% of 40)General Effect (% of 60)Ponderosa High School17Buena Vista HS16Mountain Vista HS15Chaparral HS14Highlands Ranch HS13Heritage HS12Smoky Hill High School11Liberty HS10D'Evelyn HS9Castle View HS8Littleton HS7Legend HS6Chatfield HS5Pine Creek HS4Air Academy HS3Centaurus HS2Fossil Ridge HS1

General Effect judges the show's design and impact; Music and Visual judge how cleanly it's played and marched. Above the line, the design is ahead of the execution.

10101111121213131414151516161717stronger visuallystronger musicallyMusic performanceVisual performancePonderosa High School17Buena Vista HS16Mountain Vista HS15Chaparral HS14Highlands Ranch HS13Heritage HS12Smoky Hill High School11Liberty HS10D'Evelyn HS9Castle View HS8Littleton HS7Legend HS6Chatfield HS5Pine Creek HS4Air Academy HS3Centaurus HS2Fossil Ridge HS1
  1. 1Fossil Ridge
  2. 2Centaurus
  3. 3Air Academy
  4. 4Pine Creek
  5. 5Chatfield
  6. 6Legend
  7. 7Littleton
  8. 8Castle View
  9. 9D'Evelyn
  10. 10Liberty
  11. 11Smoky Hill
  12. 12Heritage
  13. 13Highlands Ranch
  14. 14Chaparral
  15. 15Mountain Vista
  16. 16Buena Vista
  17. 17Ponderosa