WILKINSON

I have arrived at the Alamodome. Wow. These preliminary results are PERPLEXING, to say the least. To say that Finals is going to be a bloodbath is an understatement.

Wilkinson’s Predictions: 1. Flower Mound H.S., TX 2. Avon H.S., IN 3. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 4. Hebron H.S., TX 5. Vandegrift H.S., TX 6. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 7. Marcus H.S., TX 8. Leander H.S., TX 9. The Woodlands H.S., TX 10. James Bowie H.S., TX 11. Round Rock H.S., TX 12. L.D. Bell H.S., TX 13. Hendrickson H.S., TX 14. Keller H.S., TX 15. Winston Churchill H.S., TX ​​​​​​​16. Cedar Park H.S., TX 17. Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 18. Vista Ridge H.S., TX 19. Wakeland H.S., TX 20. Coppell H.S., TX 21. Cypress Fair H.S., TX 22. Keller Central H.S., TX 23. Westwood H.S., TX 24. Pearland H.S., TX 25. Clear Brook H.S., TX 26. Timber Creek H.S., TX 27. James Martin H.S., TX 28. Westlake H.S., TX 29. Dripping Springs H.S., TX 30. Friendswood H.S., TX 31. Aledo H.S., TX 32. Plano East H.S., TX 33. Oak Ridge H.S., TX 34. College Park H.S., TX 35. Rouse H.S., TX 36. Brazoswood H.S., TX 37. Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., TX 38. Lake Travis H.S., TX 39. Southwest H.S., TX 40. James Madison H.S., TX These are my official predictions. I will be at the Finals portion of the SA Super Regional so I will once again give my Prediction for the 14 finalists once all performances have resumed but before the final awards are announced. Can not wait to be at this contest.

WILKINSON’S Predictions: 1. Tarpon Springs H.S., FL 2. Wando H.S., SC 3. Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 4. Haltom H.S., TX 5. Fort Mill H.S., SC 6. Park Vista H.S., FL 7. Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA 8. James F. Byrnes H.S., SC 9. Walton H.S., GA 10. Green Hope H.S., NC Next 5 Out: (In no particular order) Lafayette Euless Trinity Mill Creek Coweta Hillgrove Outstanding Music Performance: Haltom H.S., TX Outstanding Visual Perfromance: Tarpon Springs H.S., FL Outstanding General Effect: Tarpon Springs H.S., FL

The most current, good quality video that I could find of Prosper H.S.

Whoops! I did put ‘NE’ and ‘NM’ the first time, but my page had refreshed and I must’ve forgotten to put them back in there. My apologies everyone.

I saw the Haltom HS band at the Richland vs Haltom football game and was extremely impressed. Their show was beautiful, seems the type of show Marcus would do on a State year. I would also love to see them attend GN but I concur, the Haltom City area in general isn’t as affluent as their suburbian neighbors to the north. Haltom band reminds me of bands of LD Bell, Duncanville, North Shore, etc. Tremendous bands but not so fincancially diverse.

My Prediction for BOA Midland. Good luck to all bands participating! 1. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 2. Timber Creek H.S., TX 3. Bellevue West H.S., TX 4. LV Berkner H.S., TX 5. McNeil H.S., TX 6. Clovis H.S., TX 7. Sherman H.S., TX 8. Lewisville H.S., TX 9. Del Rio H.S., TX 10. Permian H.S., TX 11. Austin Akins H.S., TX 12. Coronado H.S., TX 13. Keller Fossil Ridge H.S., TX 14. Seguin H.S., TX 15. Sugarland Kempner H.S., TX

1. Avon H.S., IN 2. Flower Mound H.S., TX 3. Hebron H.S., TX 4. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 5. Vandegrift H.S., TX 6. The Woodlands H.S., TX 7. Marcus H.S., TX 8. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 9. Leander H.S., TX 10. Round Rock H.S., TX 11. LD Bell H.S., TX 12. James Bowie H.S., TX 13. Hendrickson H.S., TX 14. Keller H.S., TX 15. Cedar Park H.S. TX 16. Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 17. Winston Churchill H.S., TX 18. Vista Ridge H.S., TX 19. Keller Central H.S., TX 20. Coppell H.S., TX 21. Wakeland H.S. TX 22. Westwood H.S., TX 23. Cy-Fair H.S., TX 24. Timber Creek H.S., TX 25. Westlake H.S., TX 26. Clear Brook H.S., TX 27. James Martin H.S., TX 28. Pearland H.S., TX 29. Pflugerville H.S., TX 30. Friendswood H.S., TX 31. Aledo H.S., TX 32. Leander Rouse H.S., TX 33. Plano East H.S., TX 34. Seven Lakes H.S., TX 35. Lake Travis H.S., TX 36. Oak Ridge H.S., TX 37. College Park H.S., TX 38. Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., TX 39. Southwest H.S., TX 40. Judson H.S., TX I know for a fact that my Prediction list will change exponentially within the next few weeks. It was extremely hard to try to predict the Finalists. There will be plenty of great bands left out of Finals, incontrovertibly. I have seen almost every show in the top twenty, the only ones I have not seen yet are Ronald Reagan, and James Bowie. Can not wait to be at this event.

1. Coppell 2. Keller Timber Creek 3. Keller Central 4. Frisco Wakeland 5. Prosper 6. Aledo 7. Boswell 8. Allen 9. Grapevine 10. Keller Fossil Ridge

1. Dripping Springs H.S. 2. Roma H.S. 3. Sharyland Pioneer H.S. 4. Brownsville Hanna H.S. 5. Edinburg North H.S. 6. La Joya Juarez-Lincoln H.S. 7. Laredo Alexander H.S. 8. Del Rio H.S. 9. Sharyland H.S. 10. Edinburg H.S. 11. San Antonio MacArthur H.S. 12. Edinburg Vela H.S. 13. Valley View H.S. 14. Hidalgo H.S. 15. Rio Grande City H.S. 16. San Benito H.S. 17. San Antonio Lee H.S. 18. Harlingen South H.S. 19. Grulla H.S. 20. Brownsville Lopez H.S. 21. Palmview H.S. 22. San Antonio Madison H.S. 23. McAllen Memorial H.S. 24. McAllen H.S. 25. McAllen Rowe H.S. 26. Weslaco East H.S. 27. Santa Rosa H.S.

1. Hebron H.S. 2. Flower Mound H.S. 3. Marcus H.S. 4. LD Bell H.S. 5. Keller H.S. 6. Vista Ridge H.S. 7. Keller Central H.S. 8. Waxahachie H.S. 9. Wakeland H.S. 10. Timber Creek H.S. 11. Coppell H.S. 12. Pflugerville H.S. 13. James Martin H.S. 14. Aledo H.S. 15. Birdville H.S. 16. Plano East H.S. 17. Duncanville H.S. 18. Frisco Liberty H.S. 19. McKinney H.S. 20. Mansfield Summit H.S. 21. Frisco Independence H.S. 22. Fort Worth Southwest H.S. 23. Saginaw Chisholm Trail H.S. 24. McKinney Boyd H.S. 25. Trophy Club Nelson H.S. 26. Frisco Lone Star H.S.

Last 3 on my list are interchangeable for me, actually.

1. Flower Mound / Hebron 2. Flower Mound / Hebron 3. Marcus 4. LD Bell 5. Keller 6. Coppell 7. Vista Ridge 8. Keller Timber Creek 9. Waxahachie 10. Frisco Wakeland 11. Keller Central I know that I more than likely WAY off with my placements but this is my personal ranking after witnessing tonight’s finalist performances. I cannot decide between Flower Mound or Hebron. In my opinion, i think LD Bell edges Keller by just decimals. I personally loved Coppell’s show. Hands down the funnest one I saw all night. Timber Creek impressed me tonight, although I was totally expecting this from them. Vista Ridge...poor kids...what a crazy week they’ve been through. Their musicality had me totally engrossed. Waxahachie, very interesting show. Every band that performed tonight and from throughout the day deserves a standing ovation.

WOW. HEBRON AND FLOWER MOUND. WOW.

How strict is BOA on video recordings done on phone? If I were to record my son’s performance would there be a severe comeuppance?

Never mind. I saw the official list. Thanks!

I’ll be attending the Finals portion of the contest only, but I’ve got a question, did Marcus elect to not perform in Finals?

Finalists: Laredo Alexander H.S. Del Rio H.S. Brownsville Hanna H.S. Edinburg H.S. La Joya Juarez-Lincoln H.S. Edinburg North H.S. Sharyland H.S. Dripping Springs H.S. Sharyland Pioneer H.S. Roma H.S.

Prelims Results: 4A Music - Homer Hanna H.S. 4A Visual - Edinburg North H.S. 4A GE - Edinburg North H.S. 3A Music - Dripping Springs H.S. 3A Visual - Dripping Springs H.S. 3A GE - Dripping Springs H.S. 2A Music - Roma H.S./Pioneer H.S. 2A Visual - Roma H.S. 2A GE - Roma H.S. 1A Music - Santa Rosa H.S. 1A Visual - Santa Rosa H.S. 1A GE - Santa Rosa H.S. —————————————— 1A Champ: Santa Rosa H.S. 2A Champ: Roma H.S. 2A 2nd: Sharyland Pioneer H.S. 2A 3rd: Sharyland H.S. 3A Champ: Dripping Springs H.S. 3A 2nd: La Joya Juarez-Lincoln H.S. 3A 3rd: Edinburg H.S. 4A Champ: Brownsville Hanna H.S. 4A 2nd: Edinburg North H.S. 4A 3rd: Laredo Alexander H.S.

Really wish Haltom and Richland were attending this Regional. Got the chance to see Haltom’s halftime performance show at their game vs Richland and was extremely impressed. I fell in love with their opener. Could’ve seen them grab that 4th spot had they attended this year.

I would definitely say that Sharyland Pioneer would be the main contender to purloin the contest from Dripping Springs. I’ll even be bold enough to state that I could potentially see these two bands meeting once again in November at the State Finals. At the BOA Austin Regional, Dripping Springs placed 14th and Sharyland Pioneer came in not too far behind at 17th. Granted, Pioneer was the very first band to perform and was perhaps the band that had to travel the farthest to get to the contest. I’m sure that was a huge factor. At BOA McAllen Regional, it’ll be the same for Dripping Springs, they’ll be traveling the farthest but fortunately they don’t have a horrible time-slot. They’ll be the very last band to perform so that gives them enough time to unwind and prepare, which was definitely not the case for Pioneer. Beside Pioneer, I reckon Del Rio, James Madison, and Brownsville Hanna have the highest chances of snatching the contest. I don’t think it’ll happen but stranger things have happened before...especially at a BOA contest. Del Rio has been on the uprise these past few years and seem to be getting better every year. I’m excited to see where they land. Definitely a medalist contender. Brownsville Hanna is a perennial State qualifier, when was the last time this band didn’t advance to the SMC? They always have a good sound, great percussion and the size of this band is behemoth compared to other 6A valley bands. I am not too familiar with James Madison but I’ve seen a couple of their performances and could see them getting as high as 4th, maybe even third. Good ensemble sound. After that, the rest is up for grabs for the finals spots. This is a State year for Roma and I certainly am sure that they’ll have a great production out in the field. This year’s Area G 5A contest crown will go to either Roma or Sharyland Pioneer. Edinburg Vela, Edinburg North, Brownsville Lopez, and SA Lee have good bids for finals.

Definitely did not. MacArthur, Rio Grande City, San Benito, and maybe even Grulla could easily crack into the Top 15.

I’m extremely excited to attend this contest. It will be my very first BOA that I have been to in the DFW metroplex. Lots of great bands here and I am trying to mentally prepare myself. Here are my predictions; 1. Flower Mound H.S., TX 2. Hebron H.S., TX 3. Marcus H.S., TX 4. LD Bell H.S., TX 5. Keller H.S., TX 6. Coppell H.S., TX 7. Vista Ridge H.S., TX 8. Wakeland H.S., TX 9. Duncanville H.S., TX 10. Keller Timber Creek H.S., TX ——————————————— 11. James Martin H.S., TX 12. Keller Central H.S., TX 13. Waxahachie H.S. TX 14. Pflugerville H.S., TX 15. Plano East H.S., TX

I will also be at BOA Southlake but hopefully someone upload’s Pioneer’s performance somewhere. I really want to see their show this year. My predictions for this contest haven’t changed much. They’re as follows. 1. Drippings Springs H.S., TX 2. Sharyland Pioneer H.S., TX 3. Del Rio H.S., TX 4. James Madison H.S., TX 5. Homer Hanna H.S., TX 6. Robert Vela H.S., TX 7. Edinburg North H.S., TX 8. Roma H.S., TX 9. Lopez H.S., TX 10. Robert E. Lee H.S., TX ———————————— 11. Hidalgo H.S., TX 12. Sharyland H.S., TX 13. Edinburg H.S., TX 14. Harlingen South H.S., TX 15. Juarez-Lincoln H.S., TX

Didn’t do too bad, finalists were kind of predictable.