Rockwall High's Walk The Line Wins ICHSA Southwest Quarterfinal, Advances

Walk the Line, the a cappella ensemble from Rockwall High School, took first place at the ICHSA Southwest Quarterfinal held at Rockwall Performing Arts Center on February 7, 2026, scoring 422 points on VarsityVocals’ official results page. VarsityVocals lists Rockwall directors Leia Browning and Donny Behne among the leadership for Walk the Line and reports the win advances the group toward the regional semifinal.

VarsityVocals’ special awards listing named Dylan Decker Outstanding Soloist for his rendition of “Livin’ on a Prayer” and Diego de la Torre Outstanding Vocal Percussion for the entire set; those attributions also appear in Rockwall ISD and social posts. Flovoice’s roundup and some other outlets offered different award attributions — for example, Flovoice credited Josh Etley with Outstanding Vocal Percussion and said Walk The Line took Outstanding Choreography — creating conflicting reports on a few honors. VarsityVocals is the event organizer’s results page and is treated as the primary listing for scores and awards.

Quarterfinal placements on the VarsityVocals results page show Infiniti from Rockwall-Heath High School finishing second with 384 points and A&M Consolidated posting 372 points in the same round; Flovoice’s coverage separately identified Fusion (Marcus High School) and Madison Avenue (Madison High School) among noteworthy scorers in the Southwest region, citing scores such as 411 for Fusion and 336 for Madison Avenue. Flovoice and VarsityVocals both note that the top three finishers from each quarterfinal advance to the ICHSA Southwest semifinal.

Rockwall ISD celebrated the result, writing, “The Rockwall High School Walk the Line a cappella choir is heading to New York City! Walk the Line won first place this weekend at the International Championship for High School A Cappella (ICHSA). It is one of seven schools competing at the ICHSA finals in NYC this April. This is its fourth trip to the finals since 2016! Congratulations!” Rockwall ISD also provided translation assistance contact Maritza Bekdash at Maritza.bekdash@rockwallisd.org and (972) 772-2073.

Regional context: Flovoice and VarsityVocals list the ICHSA Southwest semifinal as taking place March 24 at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, where the top finishers will vie for a berth to the national finals in New York City in April. National finals venue reporting varies across outlets, with some references to Town Hall Theater and others to Lincoln Center; event organizers’ final announcements should confirm the April site.

Walk The Line’s February 7 victory continues a strong local run: Flovoice notes the group was a 2017 ICHSA finalist, and Rockwall ISD counts this as the choir’s fourth trip to nationals since 2016. With a 422-point quarterfinal tally, an Outstanding Soloist award for Dylan Decker, and a path to the March semifinal at Marcus High School, Walk The Line now shifts rehearsal and travel planning toward the next round of ICHSA competition.