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I do wanna give my full thoughts from all the finalists from last year on how they did last year and what I think they should do moving forward. Keep in mind that these are NOT my predictions for next year, but instead in the same order of how results fell. Feel free to disagree with me but I'ma share my thoughts. 1. Sachse, the Area champ from last year. I'm not the only one to not see Sachse winning area this year, but it shows that anything could happen. I feel like what Sachse just needs to build a strong show like they did last year and keep up with what's happening around them. I know they are many peoples dark horse riding into the season, all they have to do in my opinion is not fall off (which I don't expect them to do) 2. Waxahachie, the silver medalist from last year. I didn't get to see Wax's full show last year, but when I heard them before going on to perform last year they did feel a little off. And then they went off to be one away from making state finals. Waxahachie has proven itself to be a powerhouse when it comes to band, and is definetly in the connversation for Area C champs. 3. Forney, the bronze medalist from last year. I think Forney just needs to utilize the fact that they are 6A. Obviously it was their first year being 6A and I don't think they looked as strong as they did the year prior. They're gonna be in contention to make state, but they really need to zone in on deep cleaning their show. Yes they are gonna be a band powerhouse, but I think they really need to focus on areas 6A bands deep clean on. 4. Duncanville, the fourth place medalist from last year. I really enjoyed Duncanville's show last year. It was fun with popular music and the sounded pretty good. Considering that last year was their first time in Area C I do think they played it a little safe. What Duncanville needs to do is to realize that they can't play it safe in an Area like this one. Having a fun and clean show is one thing, but having a great and clean show is something Duncanville needs to focus on if they wanna stay in the top 4 for Area. 5. Rockwall, the fifth place band from last year. Listen, yes I'm gonna be a little bit biased with my band, but I well and truly believe we had a shot at making state last year. That was hands down the best show in our bands history and we well and truly got robbed of making state because of UIL rules. What we need to do as a band is clean up our music areas now that we are doing harder and more challenging movement and really clean any small visual descreptances. I feel like we have a strong chance at making state we just have to make a show better than last year. 6. JJ Pearce, the sixth place band from last year. I think from last year it's pretty clear Pearce is good at one thing: Visuals. Pearce needs to really combine their visual talent with musical expertise and they got themselves a solid show. And yes, they did have a show last year that needed strong visuals, but I don't think they will drop just because their changing their show next year. 7. Berkner, the seventh place band from last year. I only got to see Berkner twice last season, but they looked pretty solid last time I saw them. Obviously, it's not easy going from a state qualifying band to becoming seventh at Area, but their not the only good band who did that least year (Refering to LD Bell) They just need to catch up with the rest of the people in this Area and show that they're still worthy of a top Area spot. 8. Lake Highlands, the eigth place band from last year. I didn't get to see their show this year but they looked pretty good. Overall they just need to get up with the other two Richardson schools sitting at sixth and seventh. 9. Richardson, the ninth place band from last year. They're also in the same situation with LA, but something I did enjoy when rewatching their show was they used the same opener as Rockwall 2022, just with different instruments. 10. Rockwall Heath, the tenth place band from last year. Our brother to the south, I was extremely happy for Rockwall Heath on making finals last year. They just need to keep building up their program and they could rise up the ranks. Some other honorable mentions that could make finals into the future are Royce City, North Forny, and Garland. But i'm excited to see what comes next for this area.