Fusion Takes 1st NE Class A Regional

Waterloo, NY - The Brigadier's Pageant of Drums and the first ever NE Class A Regional Championship. Class A awards: Brass - Fusion, Percussion - Grenadiers, Visual - Fusion, GE - Fusion, Color Guard - Fusion

1. 75.550 Fusion
2. 73.775 White Sabers
3. 73.075 Grenadiers
4. 70.900 Carolina Gold (.3 penalty)

In Open Class, Brigadiers took Best Color Guard while Brass, Percussion, Visual, GE went to Rochester's Empire Statesmen

1. 88.463 Empire Statesmen
2. 85.852 The Brigadiers
3. 81.825 Rochester Crusaders

A capacity crowd watched in this new venue at Tom Coughlin Stadium. Turned out to be a beautiful night for a show with no rain but lightning all around - everywhere but there. Must have been an omen of success.