COLUMBIA — The whistle blew from the drum majors, signaling it was time to start. Shoulders back, feet together at a perfect 45-degree angle, instruments held out squarely away from their bodies — it was their first time playing the memorized notes while roll-stepping heel-toe, heel-toe in sync formation.
Junior high marching bands play in Providence Bowl
Saturday, September 27, 2008 | 5:24 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:38 a.m. CDT, Monday, September 29, 2008
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