peshbandkid

1. Vandegrift 2. Marcus 3. Hebron 4. The Woodlands 5. Vista Ridge 6. Flower Mound 7. Ronald Reagan 8. Pearland 9. Bridgeland 10. Coppell Next 5: L.D Bell, Cy-Fair, Round Rock, Waxahachie, Keller While I'm at it, here are some caption awards Favorite Opener: Vista Ridge Favorite Ballad: Marcus Favorite Closer: The Woodlands Favorite Overall: The Woodlands

WOW.

Since Vandegrift moved to 6A in the 2016 realignment phase they have- -2 UIL SMBC Titles (2022, 2023) -4 UIL SMBC Medals (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) -1 BOA San Antonio Championship (2023) -4 BOA San Antonio Medal (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) -1 BOA Grand Nationals Championship (2019) This program is easily a gold standard in the entire country!

L. D. Bell is BACK!!!

DFW for the win 😁

VERY shocking results, but congratulations to both Cy-Fair and Bridgeland for both getting to finals!

I can’t tell if this is serious or not, but in case it is, Bell was defeated by Coppell at BOA Dallas and objectively is behind the LISD trio and several Austin and Houston schools

Once again, the most impossible-to-predict Area returns! Here's how I see it as of now 1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. Flower Mound --- 4. Prosper 5. McKinney Boyd 6. Wylie 7. Wylie East 8. Rock Hill --- 9. Rockwall 10. Braswell --- 11. Lewisville 12. Sachse 13. Plano East 14. McKinney 15. Rockwall Heath I'd say the LISD trio is somewhat safe in the top three, but I think Prosper could sneak past Flower Mound depending on how much Flower Mound has cleaned in the last few weeks. I think Prosper and Boyd are safe to advance, so that last spot between Wylie, Wylie East, and Rock Hill will be fun to watch. I feel very confident that Rockwall and Braswell are in finals, with the potential that jump into the top 8. Then we get to the mess of the finals bubble. Lewisville and PESH were separated by 2 rank points at MMI. McKinney High placed higher than Sachse at BOA Prosper, but Sachse seems to do better at UIL contests than BOA ones.

From what I see, PESH dropped this contest and is now going to BOA Waco

We'll see all 7 bands advance to the semifinals, and I think all will either be in finals or all top 16 Based on the results from yesterday and the 7th, I would have Hebron, TWHS, Pearland, and Round Rock as safe finalists. CTJ and Keller both had surprising finishes at Katy and Prosper respectively, but I think they'll clean enough over the next few weeks to get in. Dripping Springs and James Bowie should also both get in, but if they don't, it will be by a close margin

I'd be in tears if PESH went to state

I am incredibly surprised by these results! From what I am seeing - Keller in the bottom half (!!!) - No Hendrickson, Rockwall, Sachse, or Duncanville - Azle a finalist (!!!!!!!) - KC a in the top half - L.D. Bell sweeping captions Band-tober never disappoints!

ROUSE!!! What a showing!

As a former high school marcher, there is disappointment when you can't break the top. However, I don't think the reasosn you listed are applicable in a lot of cases. Money will separate all high school activities, judging inconsistency happens, yet there tends to be some reasoning for why. It is extremely important for bands and their students to make small, attainable goals in order to build a stronger program. In my senior year of high school, our major goal was to make Area finals in Area C. When we heard we made it, the energy we felt was unmatched. Did we go to state? No. Did our band get significantly better this season? Yes!

Vista Ridge Cedar Ridge Waxahachie Ronald Reagan Round Rock CTJ Vandegrift The Woodlands Hebron Coppell Flower Mound Marcus Keller Pearland Vista grew on me BIG TIME this season! Musically superb (and it reflected in the scores,) and CEDAR-FREAKING-RIDGE!!! In a way, LISD North was definetely not the same as last year (at least for me.) Penstriped, Dr. Seuss, and The Missing Piece were all just phenomenal to watch! While I didn't hate any of their shows this year, I found it more difficult to really engage and love them this year.