Hancock County Marching Hornets wins first in class

The Hancock County High School Marching Hornets won “first in class” at the Larue County High School Lincoln Invitational Saturday evening, despite the monkey wrench Mother Nature tossed the band. HCHS Band Director Zach Buskill explained.
“We were at the gate about to go onto the field to perform and it started pouring rain,” Buskill said. “We had to rush about 50 yards to get inside Larue County Middle School because a lot of our equipment and instruments can be damaged by heavy rain.”

Buskill said the rain delay lasted about 15 minutes. He said when the band took the field, a light rain was falling, which hurt the band a little bit.
“We ended up having a decent run, but the rain threw off some of our focus,” Buskill said. “We also had four students unable to perform due to sickness or injury.”

He said the band played well given the circumstances, but not having the entire band on the field hurt musically and visually.

In a break from most band competitions, the judges at Larue County only scored the band. The judges did not grade the color guard or the percussion section, something that is not common Buskill said.
This week is Fall Break, so the band does not have rehearsals scheduled, nor does the band have a competition scheduled after Fall Break, which is a break from the past.

By Ralph Dickerson