Crown stays hot, top 12 set after DCI Semi Finals
Carolina Crown took first place with a score of 96.775 during the penultimate competition of the 2015 season. "Tonight’s performance was exactly what we wanted and exactly what we needed,” Crown drum major Ross Werner said.
With a win the night before in Prelims, the South Carolina corps edged the Blue Devils for a 0.15-point lead. The Blue Devils took second (96.625), rebounding from their fall to fourth place during the Prelims on Thursday. The corps took first in total visual and third in total music.
Bluecoats (3rd, 95.775) skipped ahead of the Cadets (4th, 95.500). Despite the drop, the Cadets took first in brass and percussion and first in overall music. But with a fourth-place score in General Effect, the corps yielded nearly a full-point advantage to Crown. The corps’ energy and drive continue to stay persistent as the corps heads into the Finals competition.
Santa Clara Vanguard (5th, 93.425) kept a strong lead over Blue Knights (6th, 91.150) by more than two points. The California corps took third in the percussion caption, dropping from first place in Prelims the night before. Phantom Regiment finished in 7th with a score of 89.775, and Madison Scouts (8th, 88.625) kept their hold over the Cavaliers (9th, 88.400) by 0.225 points.
Boston Crusaders (10th, 86.300) held their position from the previous night at Lucas Oil Stadium. Blue Stars (11th, 85.275) and Crossmen (12th, 83.875) rounded out the top-12 corps, who qualified to compete in the World Championship Finals Saturday night.
Troopers (13th, 83.800) kept their lead ahead of Colts (14th, 83.025), but it wasn’t enough to bump the corps into the top 12 for Finals. All scores are available on www.dci.org/scores.
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