By A.J. Prentice and Justin Ternet, Fort Wayne contributors
This last weekend demonstrated exactly how volatile show choir can be. Carroll featured some upsets and rematches of its own amongst tight competitors, complete with switch ups no one saw coming.
Placements
Small Unisex:
GC: Columbia City “City Lights” (BV/BC)
1RU: Norwell “Knight Stars”
2RU: East Noble “Premiere Edition”
3RU: Wawasee “Warrior Soundscapes”
Large Unisex:
GC: New Castle “Dynamiques” (BV)
1RU: Homestead “Elite” (BC)
2RU: Northrop “Allure”
Small Mixed:
GC: Columbia City “City Heat” (BC)
1RU: Churubusco “New Era” (BV)
2RU: Norwell “Knight Moves”
3RU: East Noble “Knight Rhythms”
4RU: Bishop Luers “Minstrels”
Large Mixed:
GC: Lafayette Jefferson “First Edition” (BV/BC)
1RU: Northrop “Charisma”
2RU: Homestead “Class Royale”
3RU: New Castle “Red Hot Blues”
Upsets
Northrop “Charisma”
Northrop, who hasn’t been able to beat Homestead since 2018, managed to beat both Homestead and New Castle. Andrew Budd joined Northrop from Columbus East at the beginning of last season, and it seems like Charisma has finally outgrown the awkward phase that comes with getting a new director.
New Castle “Dynamiques”
Being the newest choir in competition and the smallest in their division, both Fort Wayne writers predicted them to finish last in large unisex. However, these girls shocked everyone, snagging Best Vocals and Grand Champion from what seemed like an easy Homestead sweep.
Columbia City “City Heat”
Despite their performance at Northrop the previous week, Columbia City came back with a strong win, stealing Grand Champion and Best Choreography from what otherwise might've been an easy win for Churubusco
Writer’s Reflection
Justin’s Predictions
Large Mixed
Grand Champion: Homestead “Class Royale” (BV/BC)
1RU: Lafayette Jefferson “First Edition”
2RU: New Castle “Red Hot Blues”
3RU: Northrop “Charisma”
“Lafayette Jefferson really impressed me, the same with Northrop. These two groups really made a name for themselves on both of their first comps out. I’m very excited to see where these groups land throughout the season.”
Large Univoice
Grand Champion: Homestead “Elite” (BV/BC)
1RU: Northrop “Allure”
2RU: New Castle “Dynamiques”
“So many congratulations to New Castle. This win is an amazing thing happen during their season and I’m really excited to see how they do against some Indy competitors.”
Small Mixed
Grand Champion: Churubusco “New Era” (BV/BC)
1 RU: Norwell “Knight Moves”
2 RU: Columbia City “City Heat”
“Scoring error aside, all of these three groups were phenomenal. A split caption is always something to watch out for because it just shows how close things were.”
Small Univoice
Grand Champion: Norwell “Knight Stars” (BV)
1 RU: Columbia City “City Lights” (BC)
2 RU: East Noble “Premiere Edition”
3 RU: Wawasee “Warrior Songscapes”
“Columbia City really brought their A-Game to this competition. They were phenomenal and I was very impressed. I really enjoyed their show and I love to see their success.”
AJ’s Predictions
Large Mixed
Grand Champion: Lafayette Jefferson “First Edition” (BV/BC)
1ru: New Castle “Red Hot Blues”
2ru: Homestead “Class Royale”
3ru: Northrop “Charisma”
“I did not expect Northrop to come back like that. I absolutely loved their show! I was a little disappointed by New Castle, however.”
Large Unisex
Grand Champion: Homestead “Elite”
1ru: Northrop “Allure”
2ru: New Castle “Dynamiques”
“I’d like to apologize to New Castle’s girls. I was NOT familiar with your game.”
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