Actually our finals performance was about 50 times better than prelims. We did suck it up in prelims but finals was one of the best shows we have had, topping the show that we won the USBAA competition in Hendrickson with. Perhaps the drop in rank was due to the fact that Leander requested to go first in finals because it was the night of our homecoming dance? I havent seen the judges sheets so i dont know for sure what the reason is for the low score.
We did not "brand ourself" anything. Cedar Park and Leander are rivals in everything you can possibly imagine, including band, ever since Cedar Park High School first opened its doors. There is nothing to have to earn. Keep your mouth shut unless you know what your talking about I always say.