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Results for 70th Annual Pigskin Competition
Posted: 10.20.2012 at 11:41 PM
Action 4 News Staff

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Action 4 News teamed up with the McAllen ISD and San Benito CISD for a historic on-line event on Saturday.

Thousands tuned in for LIVE VIDEO stream of 70th Annual Pigskin Jubilee.

Rio Grande Valley schools were divided into two locations: one in San Benito and the other in McAllen.

Some 15 out of 23 marching bands at the San Benito Pigskin Jubilee got the "Division 1" ranking to go on to the next round:

• Santa Rosa
• Rio Hondo
• La Feria
• Port Isabel
• Harlingen South
• Weslaco East
• Donna
• Brownsville Veterans
• Lopez
• San Benito
• Hanna
• Weslaco
• Rivera
• Harlingen
• Los Fresnos

Some 17 out of 22 marching bands at the event in McAllen got the "Division 1" ranking to go to the next round:

• La Grulla
• Hidalgo
• Roma
• Rio Grande City
• Sharyland
• McAllen Memorial
• PSJA Memorial
• PSJA
• Edinburg North
• Palmview
• Edinburg Vela
• Economedes
• McAllen
• La Joya
• PSJA North
• Rowe
• Edinburg

Congrats to all teams who participated!

Buying a DVD Copy

Those wishing to buy a DVD copy of the entire competition can do so through the McAllen ISD order form and the San Benito CISD order form.

All 5A and 3A bands who earn a Division One rating will advance to the Area Marching Band Competition in Laredo on October 27th.

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