They came oh so close.
Nacogdoches High School’s Golden Dragon Marching Band missed the finals of the UIL State Military Marching Band Contest by a scant two points Wednesday afternoon. Nacogdoches finished sixth in the preliminaries, two points behind fifth place Crosby High School.
The state contest took place at McLane Stadium on the campus of Baylor University.
The Golden Dragon Marching Band will be back in action twice more in the coming week. On Friday, the band will perform at halftime of the NHS football game in Mount Pleasant before the Nov. 8 home finale at Dragon Stadium against Texas High.