King City High School Mustang Marching Band performs Friday afternoon during the annual Homecoming Parade. (Ivan Garcia)

KING CITY — King City High School Mustang Marching Band performed last Friday afternoon during the annual Homecoming Parade.

The young musicians were marching — and not riding on a flatbed — for the first time in six years, according to new Music Director David Bakken.

“Kudos to these marvelous students for taking a leap of faith with (me),” Bakken said.

The Oct. 6 parade traveled along a new route that included Bassett Street this year due to construction on Broadway.

In addition to the Marching Band, members of the 2023 Homecoming Court joined Mustang football players, cheerleaders and other students in the parade, with many riding on decorated floats, classic vehicles and fire engines.

The Mustangs ultimately lost to North Salinas, 46-6, in the Homecoming varsity football game later that night.

View more Homecoming 2023 photos by Ivan Garcia at this link.

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Ryan Cronk is the managing editor for King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune, a unified publication of Greenfield News, Soledad Bee and Gonzales Tribune. He covers general news for South Monterey County and the surrounding communities.

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