Tuesday, October 15, 2024
AZLE — The Azle High School band has been riding high in the polls. A website keeping track of Texas High School football teams, texashsfootball.com, has seen the school’s band, the Marching Green Pride, earn the most votes in two different polls naming the best Texas band in the stands. The first poll ran until Sept. 20 where Azle won 22.2% of the online vote. The top 10 teams, plus any team within 5% of the vote total of the 10th team, then proceeded to the semifinal poll where the MGP handily won 32% of the vote. Azle and the other top three semifinalists moved to a final 10-day poll, Oct. 7. HS Football reports that the final winner will be recognized at an award show at the end of the football season and may also feature on their own episode of the “Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz.” Texas HS Football’s current 2023-2024 official best band is the Melissa Cardinals Mighty Cardinal Band.
Parents, families and fans can vote as frequently as they like. The winner will be announced at the end of the season. Readers can find a link to the poll on the Texas HS Football Facebook page, posted on Monday just after 3 p.m., or by clicking this link online. At time of publishing, the Azle band stands neck and neck with the Katy Tigers for the top spot.
