At their first competition of the season, the Westfield High School Marching Band tied for 1st place with John P. Stevens High School to receive the highest score of the 12 performing bands. The Marching Blue Devils also earned the highest scores for Best Visual and Best Effects for the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association (NJMBDA) competition in Piscataway on October 7.
This year's marching band is under the leadership of drum majors Sarah Lincoln, Maggie Crooks, and Nick Regas. On October 21, they will travel to the NJMBDA contest in East Brunswick, followed by the Bands of America Regional at Rutgers University and the NJMBDA State Championships held at The College of New Jersey on the last weekend of October.