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Looking at the attendance list, these are my predictions of finalists, which will likely change as we get closer. Alphabetically listed: Cedar Park Cedar Ridge Coppell Flower Mound Hebron Leander Marcus Pearland Ronald Reagan Rouse The Woodlands Vandegrift Vista Ridge Waxahachie Like people have said before, this contest has so many talented bands performing, so some are definitely going to get left out. That does not make them any less talented. As fans of these competitions, it’s great to be excited by predictions and scores and we can agree there are bands that generally stand out above the rest, but it’s important to remember that all of these bands deserve our praise and applause.

Hebron and Marcus are on a 4 year rotation schedule, so you won't see Hebron until 2027 (they just went this year) and Marcus until 2025 (last time in 2021).

Top half is probably correct, bottom half I have no idea really haha

It's so unreal how much they've improved in just one year.

The show is focused on the art of pointillism, combining Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and Stephen Sondheim's musical, Sunday in the Park with George.

I think it's safe to say this is a comeback year... I'm so so happy for them!

Holy moly. Bell TOP HALF????

Great run from them. Definitely will be a strong contender for one of the last few spots. Either way, I'm really proud of how well they did this year!

They are not disqualified

This is gonna be a repeat of 2011...

I can't even imagine how heartbreaking it must be for those students to give a solid performance and find out they got disqualified for being a few seconds over. UIL needs to definitely be more lenient!

I was watching Bell through NFHS, and despite the stream being a little lacking, I thought they had a really great run and I'm so proud of them as an alumni. Very likely in the finalist bubble.

Congratulations to all the Area B finalist bands and the top 7 moving on to State! I think every band should be proud of the amount of hard work and talent that they put on the field. The only lock I have for State finals is Coppell, but any of the top 7 could make it depending on how strong their runs are. It’s just going to be super competitive, but with Cedar Ridge not advancing to State, that frees up a spot.

I’m a Bell alumni. If you want to hear my take, Coppell has consistently improved in recent years to become one of the best bands in the state. Not to say that Bell isn’t, they’re a legendary program, but they aren’t currently at the level that Coppell is, which is why I believe that they are still one of the frontrunners to be the area champion. Am I upset that Bell isn’t the best? No. Why would I be? Even if Bell isn’t the best marching band in the state, which is a subjective title by the way, they are definitely back on track to the level of success they experienced in 2019. And I’m more than pleased with that.

I personally don't see Keller that low; in my eyes, they're still very likely to be in the top 3-4. I do agree with Wakeland being the slight favorite to win here. L.D. Bell and Timber Creek switched placements at BOA Bedford (7th and 8th place), so I have a feeling they'll be neck and neck at this competition and for the rest of the season. Bell has a relatively short show this year and might have more time to clean stuff in the next few weeks. Both are in my list of finalist bubble bands for San Antonio, but I see TC having better chances of making it in. I could be dead wrong though.

Here are my early, probably wrong, predictions: 1. Keller (Music) 2. Wakeland (Visual) 3. L. D. Bell (GE) 4. Waxahachie 5. Timber Creek 6. Prosper 7. Southlake Carroll 8. Hendrickson 9. Keller Central 10. Duncanville 11. Rock Hill 12. Wylie East

These are some bold predictions haha. I personally don’t see Bell at the top, but I will say they are likely to be in the top 3-4. I do agree they will have a stronger season compared to recent years.

If you want to see all of the potential finalist bands (with this contest, the majority of them are finalist-worthy) you pretty much have to watch every block, which might suck with the heat. But it's October, so who knows what Texas weather will be like lol

L. D. Bell High School (6A) - "It All Begins With A Dot." The show is based on Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Musical selections haven't been publicly revealed yet I believe, but I've been to one of their night rehearsals and they are back to their standard size (a little over 120 brass and woodwinds on the field) and sound a lot better than last year for early season. They do have a new percussion director after Ben Maughmer retired. I look forward to seeing how successful they are this season!

L. D. Bell is confirmed to be attending, according to their band calendar.

L. D. Bell is confirmed to be attending, according to their band calendar.

This post will probably get deleted. https://recaps.competitionsuite.com/4968ab72-0c9c-4159-bf74-3b8e7befedaf.htm

22nd

It's probably down because everyone is trying to access it lol

Disappointed that we didn't see a new record, but still happy for all the finalist bands! Congratulations to Hebron on their second win in a row! They are, without a doubt, one of the best high school marching bands in the country, and probably the world.