Mardi Gras Field Show and Parade Band Results

The 23rd annual "Mardi Gras" Field Show and Parade contest was held on Saturday, October 31 at Pinckneyville Community High School. The Belleville West "Marching Maroons" won the Emily Pfau grand champion trophy and $500 donated by the Ladies Auxiliary of the DuQuoin VFW.

Fourteen bands performed in the Field Show Contest and 15 bands performed in the Parade Contest.

Placements in the Field Show contest were:

Class A Schools

1st Place - Nashville High School, Nashville, Illinois

2nd Place - Puxico High School, Puxico, Missouri

3rd Place - Okaw Valley High School, Bethany, Illinois

Outstanding Percussion - Nashville High School, Nashville, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - Nashville High School, Nashville, Illinois

Outstanding Drum Major - Johnston City High School, Johnston City, Illinois

Class AA Schools

1st Place - Potosi High School, Potosi, Missouri

2nd Place - Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, Illinois

3rd Place - Warrenton High School, Warrenton, Missouri

Outstanding Percussion - Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - Mascoutah High School, Mascoutah, Illinois

Outstanding Drum Major - Tie - Mascoutah High School, Mascoutah, Illinois & Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, Illinois

Class AAA Schools

1st Place - Mehlville High School, Mehlville, Missouri

2nd Place - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

3rd Place - Hazelwood Central High School, Ferguson, Missouri

Outstanding Percussion - Mehlville High School, Mehlville, Missouri

Outstanding Colorguard - Mehlville High School, Mehlville, Missouri

Outstanding Drum Major - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

Parade Winners

Junior High Schools

1st Place - DuQuoin Middle School, DuQuoin, Illinois

Outstanding Percussion - DuQuoin Middle School, DuQuoin, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - DuQuoin Middle School, DuQuoin, Illinois

Class A Schools

1st Place - Elsberry High School, Elsberry, Missouri

2nd Place - Okawvalley High School, Bethany, Illinois

3rd Place - Trico High School, Campbell Hill, Illinois

Outstanding Percussion - Tie - Puxico High School, Puxico, Missouri, Okaw Valley High School, Bethany, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - Puxico High School, Puxico, Missouri

Outstanding Drum Major - Elsberry High School, Elsberry, Missouri

Class AA Schools

1st Place - Columbia High School, Columbia, Illinois

2nd Place - Mascoutah High School, Mascoutah, Illinois

3rd Place - Potosi High School, Potosi, Missouri

Outstanding Percussion - Columbia High School, Columbia, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - Potosi High School, Potosi, Missouri

Outstanding Drum Major - Warrenton High School, Warrenton, Missouri

Class AAA Schools

1st Place - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

2nd Place - Hazelwood Central High School, Hazelwood, Missouri

Outstanding Percussion - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

Outstanding Colorguard - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

Outstanding Drum Major - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

The top three bands in the parade earned additional prize money:

1st - Belleville West High School, Belleville, Illinois

2nd - Columbia High School, Columbia, Illinois

3rd - Mascoutah High School, Mascoutah, Illinois

The Pinckneyville "Junior Marching Panthers" and "Marching Panthers" performed in exhibition as the host bands for the event.

Trophies for the event were sponsored by:

American Legion Post #2504 - Pinckneyville

First National Bank in Pinckneyville

Murphy-Wall State Bank - Pinckneyville

Shivelbines Music Company - Cape Girardeau, Missouri & Marion, Illinois