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still not as good as the other providers but a significant step up from last year

Results: 1. Bridgeland (State Advance) 2. Cy-Fair (State Advance) 3. Tompkins (State Advance) 4. Cypress Woods (State Advance) 5. Seven Lakes (State Advance) 6. Jordan 7. James E. Taylor 8. Cinco Ranch 9. Katy 10. Cypress Ranch Congratulations to all participants on putting on great shows today!

I've been following Cy-Woods pretty closely this year, and I could see a medal at area this year. Their show is a step up in difficulty compared to past years so I expect it to peak later in the season- could be a good explanation as to why they haven't done as well at this year's competitions as they have in the last 2-3 years.

yes- the old head director retired, all of the remaining directors moved up to fill the roles, and someone new was hired to fill the spot at the bottom

just verified with the recap link posted a minute or two ago: cy woods: 18th (up from 33rd last year) bridgeland: 19th (up from 24th last year) cy fair: 30th (first state appearance since 2018) edit (forgot to add this): cy woods 2022 is now tied with cy fair 2014 for closest cfisd show to making finals (4th out) since langham creek made it in 2006. super impressive with the competition this year.

cy woods and bridgeland were so painfully close to finals! both programs set school records today for their highest non-covid-year placements in state prelims, making some big jumps from last year. although cy-fair's placement today doesn't reflect it, they have had a wonderful comeback year and have been giving established programs a run for their money all season long. congratulations to all three of these bands- with the trajectory these programs are on, i'm expecting some big stuff out of cfisd next year. super super proud of all these kids.

congratulations! i'm sure y'all were excited- i remember that feeling when woods finally made the return to state 3 years ago. i look forward to seeing y'all's run at state!

i’ve been told from friends 1st - cy fair (state) 2nd - seven lakes (state) 3rd - bridgeland (state) 4th - cy woods (state) 5th - j e taylor (state) 6th - katy 7th - cinco ranch 8th - jersey village 9th - tompkins 10th - jordan anyone know what happened with jordan? i wasn’t there so i didn’t see how they did but that result is contrary to what i’ve been hearing about them this season. regardless, congrats to all bands who played today, and i look forward to seeing the top 5 at state!

anyone know if there is a livestream for this contest? i haven't seen anything online for one but i'm really hoping that there is one and i've just missed it so far.

So cool to see the CFISD representation with 5 schools here! I saw a clip from a Cy-Woods rehearsal from a little over a week ago, and they looked nice and sounded very good for where they are in the season. This year's show is definitely quite a bit different from what they've done historically, but it seems like they've adapted to it well. I'm hoping them to have a similar showing here to BOA Conroe last year, where they placed unexpectedly high in both prelims and finals. I haven't seen any of the other schools in the district this year, but Cy-Fair had a good season last year as well, and Cy-Park has been doing very nicely for only being a few years old. I'm interested to see how Ranch and Falls will do- it's been a while since I remember seeing them compete with big name programs. Hopefully it's a sign that they're on an upwards trend as well!

My school doesn't participate in any indoor drumline for this exact reason. Rather than spending more time purely on the marching aspect of band, our percussion focuses on concert band to build more skill in a wider variety of percussion instruments. They put together several high-level pieces for a percussion concert that always happens at the end of the year, which are always incredible.

I heard a rumor that Avon and/or Carmel are gonna try to come down to BOA SA next year. Not sure how credible that rumor is but something to keep in mind for predictions as bands slowly start to enroll.

Pearland and Seven Lakes were truly great this year. It’s a real shame we didn’t have any Houston bands in finals this year, especially with just how close they were. Cypress Woods in 29th feels absurdly low. Like, I understand no finals- there are tons of excellent programs here. But a 29th placement is contrary to everything displayed by the program this year. Jersey Village and Bridgeland felt a little low as well, but not as upsetting as Woods.

Loved everything I've seen today, but man, Woodlands has got to be my favorite of the night. CTJ and Vandy aren't far behind in my eyes, but I just adore the energy they brought in this performance. Personally don't see any way they don't medal tomorrow.

Admittedly I hadn't seen Leander since their first game this year until just now. Even on Box5, I can really feel the power they're putting forward in their sound! I remember hearing early season that this year's Leander isn't at the same quality of years past. Maybe that's true, I wouldn't know- but I've gotta say I'm LOVING the top notch work I'm seeing here.