Several Montgomery County high schools earned top finishes at the 2026 Maryland Marching Band Association (MMBA) State Championships, highlighted by Thomas S. Wootton High School winning the Open-Small division and Quince Orchard High School finishing second in the Show Band division.
Wootton earned a score of 93.6 to capture the Open-Small state championship, finishing ahead of Annapolis Area Christian School (89.975) and Governor Thomas Johnson High School (89.75). Wootton also swept all five special awards in its division, earning Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Best Visual Performance, Best Music Performance, and Best Overall Effect.
Quince Orchard High School finished second in the Show Band division with a score of 79.15, narrowly behind Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, which won the division with a score of 79.9. Quince Orchard also earned the Best Percussion award.
Other Montgomery County schools competing in the championships included Magruder High School, which finished fourth in the 2A division with a score of 85.825, Montgomery Blair High School, which placed sixth in the 1A division with a score of 80.23, and Rockville High School, which finished seventh in the 4A division with a score of 82.155.
Across the state, Broadneck High School earned the highest score of the championships with a 94.2 in the Open-Large division, followed by Wootton’s 93.6 in Open-Small and Oakdale High School’s 92.6 in 4A.
The seven division champions were Patapsco (Show Band), Middletown (1A), Westminster (2A), Old Mill (3A), Oakdale (4A), Wootton (Open-Small), and Broadneck (Open-Large).
The Maryland Marching Band Association organizes competitive marching band events throughout the state, providing opportunities for high school programs to showcase their musical and visual performances.
The complete results from the 2026 MMBA State Championships are listed below.
