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Can’t wait to see judges’ sheets for this one. DM me please if you’ve got em.

This was coming off a 2011 season where Hebron didn’t even make finals at San Antonio. None of us expected to be anywhere close to the medal stand at state in 2012. I could see your point if it were present day Vandegrift and Hebron having this interaction, two schools at the height of their powers and in constant competition, but this was an entirely different situation.

They’re definitely doing justice to rocky point, just a little more work around the margins and they’ll be in a great spot. Really fortunate for them that this season is a week longer than usual. Watching the area results come rolling in this weekend is gonna be quite telling. Personally, I’m really giving Marcus a lot of credit based on what bentonville did this past Saturday.

Seconded 👀 or anyone else tbh

How’s Hebron’s closer coming along?

Marcus, Flower Mound, and Hebron obviously have a rivalry that runs deep on the field, but I think the respect that those three schools have for each other is also pretty unique. I remember when Hebron won their first medal at state in 2012, Marcus was walking by the Hebron busses on our way home and they took a moment to celebrate with us and really uplift us. That’s the kind of interschool relationship that makes this activity fun.

Purely from an audience entertainment standpoint, this is gonna be so fun. Worst part is that some genuinely great shows and performers won’t get the chance to show off on finals night. It’s an embarrassment of riches.

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2013 San Antonio finals were a certified Marie czapinski masterclass 😂

I really dig flower mound’s show. It’s approachable on the surface level and still doesn’t feel overly simple or trope-y. To me it feels a lot closer to 15-19 than their post Covid shows have. All of those trademark flower mound musical and visual motifs are super effective this year.

Nicely done Hebron. Beating vista ridge is no small feat. Shoutout basses 🫡

Sounded like the opener is sourced at least in part from Urban Dances by Richard Danielpour. Ironically, given the show title, this year’s music design seems a lot more cohesive than the last few seasons, at least since 2019. Drill is nice and readable as well. Can’t wait to see more.

This is some truly idle speculation, but this season marks the 8th time that Hebron has worn their gray pinstriped unis. Since the school opened in 1999 they've changed their look about every 8 years or so. Wonder if they’ll keep to that schedule, although the current uniforms have become so closely associated with their identity I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t.

It seems like the best run will win tonight, if semifinals were as close as the captions/placements indicated.

I attended Hebron’s send off performance this afternoon with a few of my old band buddies. As I suspected they did have a few visual tweaks left to add which were on display today, including a cool addition to the closer that I’ll leave as a surprise. Everything about the show itself is very effective and they have an extremely high ceiling. HOWEVER, they seem to be stuck in the mud when it comes to achieving the program. Mushiness in the music, unsteadiness in the tempo, and it culminated with a very obvious tear in the closer. No doubt they’ve had better runs but there’s only a week until everything is done and dusted. I’m an alum myself so I’m rooting hard for them to lock in and perform as best they can, but if nothing changes they’re gonna shock some people in Indianapolis, and not in a good way.