SHC excitement builds with parade, Battle of the Bands
Drum majors with the Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band perform during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Members of the Dynamic Angels dance team wind their way through the crowd to their starting position before the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis-area Shriners entertain the crowd with their automotive antics during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Members of Tennessee State's Aristocrat of Bands perform during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept.14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kids scramble for candy during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tennessee State University Tigers cheerleaders perform during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kids scramble for candy during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Drum majors with Tennessee State's Aristocrat of Bands perform during the Southern Heritage Classic Parade on Park Avenue in Orange Mound on Sept. 14, 2019. The annual parade, presented by the Orange Mound Community Parade Committee (OMCPC), marks the 30th anniversary of the SHC football game with marching bands, majorettes, fancy cars and lots of tossed candy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Southern Heritage Classic weekend continued Saturday with the Orange Mound Community Parade and Battle of the Bands taking place prior to the evening's football game.
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