Schools

WDHS Marching Band Makes It Six Straight

West Deptford won Chapter 1 Sunday night, and heads to the Atlantic Coast Championships as the top seed in Group 3 Open.

The Marching Eagles' sense of deja vu has a sense of deja vu.

For the sixth straight season, West Deptford won the Chapter 1 title, taking Group 3 Open at Clearview Sunday evening with a score of 94.45, beating out Toms River North to take the title.

The win inches them closer to a repeat of last year's effort, which saw the Eagles take Group 3 Open at the Atlantic Coast Championships (ACCs).

Find out what's happening in West Deptfordwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

They'll be hard to beat, with their score this week locking up the No. 1 seed for ACCs, which step off next Sunday at Hersheypark Stadium. West Deptford will be looking for the repeat, after last year's band , scoring a school-record 96.95 with their show, "Dynasty: Reflections of China."

This will be the 10th straight year West Deptford has qualified for ACCs. A complete schedule for Group 3 Open hadn't been released as of Sunday night, but the competition is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Oct. 30.

Find out what's happening in West Deptfordwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Band Group Divison Score Pitman 1 Open 88.15 Pemberton 1 Open 82.70 Triton Regional 1 A 91.20 Cumberland Regional 1 A 89.60 Gateway Regional 1 A 86.85 Schalick 1 A 81.20 Gloucester City HS 1 Festival Silver Southern Regional 2 Open 95.85 Deptford 2 Open 95.00 Clearview Regional 2 Open 91.20 Timber Creek Regional 2 A 93.05 Eastern Regional 2 A 90.35 Collingswood 2 A 90.15 Haddonfield Memorial 2 A 86.10 Barnegat 2 A 82.70 Lindenwold 2 A 82.55 Woodbury 2 A 80.95 West Deptford 3 Open 94.45 Toms River North 3 Open 83.10 Pennsauken 3 A 93.85


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here