2026 AIA South Competition Results: Winter Guard (Saturday, March 28th)

The annual competition took place at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC and attracted 72 entrants from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

Photo Credit / HSU Staff Photographer

2026 WINTER GUARD RESULTS

Colorguard Elementary School

1. Holly Springs Lil Hawks — 80.980

Colorguard Independent A

1. Carolina Visual Productions — 82.310

2. Carteret Collective Winter Guard — 81.010

3. Awaken Independent — 80.240

4. High Point Independent — 75.310

5. NCSU PackGuard — 74.800

6. Campbell University — 74.330

7. Cumberland Independent — 70.810

Colorguard Independent Open

1. First Flight — 93.100

Colorguard Independent Regional A

1. Elon University Winter Guard — 72.680

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Photos Courtesy of Mick Stewart Photography

Photos for all participating schools and groups are available here

Click here to view the AIA South Winter Guard competition photos by school name

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Colorguard Independent Senior

1. AssemblyLine Winterguard — 70.490

Colorguard Independent World

1. Assembly Line Senior World — 60.100

Colorguard Middle School

1. Holly Springs Jr Hawks — 93.320

2. Cleveland Arts Middle School Guard — 92.550

3. Harnett Central Middle School Guard — 86.480

Colorguard Scholastic A1

1. Cleveland Arts Guard — 91.330

2. Havelock High School “Panache” — 88.130

3. Northwest Guilford Varsity Winter Guard — 85.080

4. Green Hope Varsity Winter Guard — 84.040

5. Apex Friendship Red — 79.890

6. Smithfield-Selma High School Varsity Winter Guard — 79.610

7. Corinth Holders High School Winter Guard — 78.540

8. West Johnston HS Varsity — 77.630

9. Green Level High School Varsity Winter Guard — 75.020

10. Cary High School Varsity Guard — 72.660

Colorguard Scholastic A2

1. Panther Creek Varsity Winter Guard — 78.880

2. Holly Springs Purple — 76.210

3. Roanoke Rapids HS Winterguard — 75.490

4. Middle Creek HS Varsity — 74.660

5. Cape Fear Gold — 73.270

Colorguard Scholastic A3

1. Bassett High School Winterguard — 78.400

2. Orange High School (NC) Winter Guard — 77.220

3. Athens Drive HS Winterguard — 77.210

4. Magna Vista HS Winterguard — 75.930

5. Carolina Forest High School Varsity Winterguard — 74.060

6. Clayton HS Winterguard — 73.740

7. Chapel Hill High School Winterguard — 73.150

8. St. James Varsity Winterguard — 71.340

9. Heritage High School Winterguard (NC) — 70.310

10. Broughton HS Winter Guard — 70.060

11. West Craven Winter Guard — 69.320

12. Enloe Magnet HS Winterguard — 68.460

13. Lee County High School Winterguard — 67.760

14. Fuquay-Varina HS Winterguard — 66.150

15. Topsail High School Winter Guard — 66.050

Colorguard Scholastic Open

1. Holly Springs Gold — 87.600

Colorguard Scholastic Regional A1

1. Apex Friendship Blue — 84.430

2. Millbrook Winterguard (NC) — 84.000

3. Sanderson High School Winter Guard — 83.680

4. Chatham County Combined Schools Winterguard — 78.040

5. Middle Creek HS Red — 76.900

6. Wake Forest HS Winter Guard — 75.960

7. Franklin County (NC) Combined Schools Winterguard — 75.900

8. Willow Spring Winterguard — 75.190

9. West Johnston HS JV — 74.830

10. Green Level High School Junior Varsity Winter Guard — 72.580

Colorguard Scholastic Regional A2

1. Felton Grove Combined Winter Guard — 82.960

2. Panther Creek JV Winterguard — 79.830

3. Green Hope JV Winter Guard — 77.040

4. South Garner High School Winterguard — 76.730

5. New Bern High School Winter Guard — 75.780

6. Carolina Forest JV Winterguard — 73.440

7. Pitt County Combined “Allure” Winter Guard — 72.950

8. South Johnston HS Winter Guard — 71.190

9. Harnett Central High School Winterguard — 70.500

10. Wheatmore High School Winterguard — 67.530

11. Gray’s Creek High School Winterguard — 67.060

12. Clayton HS JV WG — 64.760

13. Terry Sanford HS Winterguard — 64.640

14. Green Level Cadet Guard — 64.380

15. Dixon High School Winter Guard — 62.660

16. St. James JV Winterguard — 62.020