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As a former VR Band member you are absolutely right. Let’s not kick people when they’re down (don’t forget we didn’t start consistently making SR finals until 2018) I think it’s awesome that both bands got the nickname achieving great results as underdogs and it just shows how quickly a new band can burst on to the scene and make some noise. Congrats to both bands on great seasons!

I disagree, in '18 Vista had come off missing BOA SA finals the previous years and missing state finals in '16 by a lot and then beating a well established, strong Flowermound band. For this year we all knew how great Vandy and Hebron were, it was expected that one of them two would be champions. Anyways, congrats to Vandy!! Proud of all 14 bands tonight.

The fight for the medal positions, especially 3rd is going to be very close tomorrow.

I would like to join in on the recaps train

I third this

Overall I agree with the results but Flowermound 7th?!?!??

This isn’t really a prediction of results but the ranking of the shows by my enjoyment of them. They were all fantastic and this is one of the better San Antonio Finals I’ve seen recently. Great Job to all the performers and staff that worked hard for this moment! Hebron Flowermound Woodlands Vandegrift Vista CTJ Ronald Reagan Coppell Cedar Park Round Rock Pearland Cedar Ridge Keller Marcus

Hebron Sweep Hebron Sweep

Honestly everyone in the top 25

Bro still hasn’t gotten over State 2018

It is a crime not to be seeing Hebron at GNats this year

Ya'll down astronomically for those recaps

Wow!! This was such a fun finals to watch!! Lot's of surprises too! I'll give my takes on tonight's performances Bowie: I really liked the opener and especially the ballad, lot's of great sounds! Though I didn't really understand the theme, it was a great show to open the finals contest. Kudos to the soloists too! Westwood: BATB is one of my all time favorite movies so I was very happy to hear this was the theme! The pre-show made me really nostalgic with the narration. I loved the rendition of "Belle" and "Be Our Guest" was just so fun to watch! Lot's of power too! Very very happy with this show and personally think it should have placed higher. Leander: Leander never fails to entertain. The minivan prop is really fun to watch drive around the field. The sax and trumpet ensemble was great and gave a lot of groove and flare to the show. The clari ensemble was also very pretty. Big fan of the ballad, love those chords. Though its scale is smaller than their recent shows, still a blast to watch. Westlake: Saxophone solo = so freaking good, you go man! Opener was very pretty.The brass and woodwind features were both very good. I was also a very big fan of the flags used by the guard. Solid show. Round Rock: Ever since I was a freshman, I've envied those unis, they look so great under the lights. The opening hit is very very powerful I love it! The ballad was also a highlight. Weiss: This was my first time watching Weiss perform and it was awesome. Uniforms caught me off guard at first but I think they make a nice color palette along with the guard (which looked great btw). Oboe solo was pretty. The choreo section with the fans was a very cool moment too. I don't quite get the theme/concept though. They have a bright future. Rouse: 3rd place what!!!?? So happy for them! I was a huge fan of the saxophone soloist along with the ww trio. They bring a lot of power for a band of their size. Very clean for September too! Really liked the color guard here too. Excited to see how their season goes. Vandegrift: Is there anything that can be said that already hasn't been said? Vandy not only knows how to play loud, but they do it with such elegance that I'm just awestruck every time I hear them. Percussion top notch as always. The choreo and drill were also very impressive. Also, those guard costumes were probably my favorites of the night. Ballad was beautiful and the guard really helped elevate that moment for me. Just shows why this band won Nationals. CTJ: Wow...just wow. That has to be one of my favorite shows of all time. The production just screams fun fun fun and it looks like the performers are just having a blast out there. The piano duo was awesome, as were the ensembles, especially the saxes. They were the loudest band out there tonight and they were always in the groove (and this show is VERY groovy). The costumes looked great as always and the props also helped elevate the show to another level. Big kudos to the singer as well, she sounded fantastic! I cannot wait to see the final product in November! This is a must see show. Cedar Park: I'm happy to see Cedar Park is making a comeback! Big fan of the opener and that ballad was great! Soloists were on point too. Also huge fan of their guard tonight. Their eye prop is also cool. Overall solid show. Cedar Ridge: Definitely a highlight from tonight. The opener was sick, jazzy, groovy, and I loved it. The quartet was very nice. They also made very good use of those ladders haha. The last section was also awesome. Groovy, groovy, groovy. Super fun show to watch, I'm excited to see it again later in the season. (Also the purple unis are sweet). Vista Ridge: Very, ambitious show again! The opening hit along with its choreo is so good. The soloists did their thing, especially the soprano! The big blue props are also a very nice sight to see, they add a lot of color to the field. CG costumes were also very cool. Lot's of great sounds too, though I think they can definitely be louder The Katy Perry voice overs are a bit distracting though, they don't really match well with what is going on on the field. This show has a lot of potential and with some cleaning, could be their best show yet! Personal Rankings: CTJ Vandegrift Cedar Ridge/Vista Ridge Leander Westwood/Rouse Westlake Round Rock Cedar Park Weiss Bowie

Pretty stacked finals round!!! Super excited to watch them live!

Wow! First time coming on here since the 2019 season.I haven't watched any of the shows this year so Austin finals is going to be my first exposure to everyone this year. First time being off the field so this is going to be an interesting experience for sure!