Bartlett wins first Memphis Regional, usual suspects win elsewhere


Oct 9, 2023 at 10:53 a.m. CT

Bartlett wins first Memphis Regional, usual suspects win elsewhere in week 4

By Jeremiah Wooten

Bartlett won the band's first-ever regional champion title at the first-ever BOA Memphis Regional this weekend. Other champions in this crazy, five-show weekend include Hebron, American Fork, The Woodlands, and Jenison.


Bartlett performs at the Memphis Regional on Oct. 7, 2023, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The band won their first regional champion title.
Photo by Jeremiah Wooten for HornRank
The brand new Memphis regional did not disappoint. The event drew 24 bands, including many new BOA participants, from 8 different states. Local groups dominated the competition with Memphis-area bands winning all of the top 3 spots in finals and 5 of the top 6 spots overall.

Bartlett took the top spot, winning caption awards for best music and general effect. Hernando took second place and won class AA in prelims. Third place went to Collierville, which also won the award for best visual performance.

Full ordinal recaps from the regional are available on the Memphis Regional Page.


In Dallas, Hebron won a decisive victory, sweeping caption awards in finals. Fellow Lewsiville ISD schools Marcus and Flower Mound won second and third place, respectively.

Full ordinal recaps from the regional are available on the Bedford Regional Page.

American Fork won the Flagstaff Regional, sweeping captions with more than a 2.5 point margin over second place. Vista Murrieta and Clovis finished second and third, separated by just over a tenth of a point.

Full ordinal recaps from the regional are available on the Flagstaff Regional Page.

In Houston, The Woodlands took the top spot, sweeping captions for best music, visual, and general effect in finals. Ronald Reagan was about 1 point behind, and took the general effect caption award in prelims. Third place went to Cy-Fair, the group that won the first Houston regional in Shenandoah last weekend.

Full ordinal recaps from the regional are available on the Katy Regional Page.

Jenison won a second consecutive Toledo Regional, narrowly beating Centerville, Rockford, and Norwin in that order. This was the tighest competition this weekend, with less than 1 point separating the top four groups, all of which received a first place ordinal from at least 1 of the judges in finals.

Full ordinal recaps from the regional are available on the Toledo Regional Page.