The Mathews High School Marching Blue Devils traveled to Hermitage High School to participate in a very tough Class 2A competition on Saturday. After a traffic delay and assembling instruments under tarps in the rain, the band put on a great show, and placed sixth out of the seven bands in their class, said MHS band, choir and orchestra director Mark Givens. The band will be back in action at 6 p.m. Friday at the school’s Ken Brown Field, featuring a side-by-side performance with the Future of the Marching Blue Devils. The following Saturday, Oct. 11, the MHS band will take part in the Bands Along the Bay competition at Gloucester High School....