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It’s so satisfying seeing The Woodlands be so dominant and be rewarded for all the work they’ve put in this year and the last few years leading to this moment. Also so nice seeing a new champion after 10 years of only Avon, Carmel, or Tarpon Springs winning.

TWHS very solidly in first going into Dayton! Flanagan in 2nd over Carmel, but Carmel did score a bit higher in their local circuit yesterday.

Glad the judges came around on Pearland!

Thought TWHS was fantastic as always. I’ve seen like 5 different runs from them this season, and they are just so consistent! That unison 10 saber toss towards the end that they always nail just shows that they’re on a different level. The whole SO group was so so so impressive. Little Elm definitely locked in the win here, everything about that show is perfectly thought out and executed. Emerson doesn’t have the most difficult content but the commitment to character and design choices are incredibly effective. How do they get the flags to unfurl perfectly on those tosses like that?! I’m glad so many of Texas’ best guards are going to Dayton this year!

Arcadia is reallllly cleaning up, but the show doesn’t seem to be connecting as much with the audience.

TWHS with exactly a 90! Deserved!

Big score for Flanagan 😳

Trying to catch up with SO. Such a strong group! Little Elm and Emerson are my favorites so far. Insane that Emerson started in A class this year, that show is completely enthralling and performed beautifully.

Noblesville with an 88.1 in open class. Promotion incoming?

Went back to watch some of A class. Thought TWHS was the best!

Not super surprised Warren beat Carmel. Rough run from Carmel, plus a noticeable hole in their weapon line, but I really like Carmel’s show. I hope they beef up the ending though, could do something cooler with the props maybe.

Waaaay better run from Bridgeland than prelims.

Hebron’s Rocky Point section is maybe one of the best things they’ve ever played.

TWHS show is perfectionnnn. So excited to see what the world guard does this season.

Once again Marcus has one of my favorite shows. It’s the total package!

Love Pearland this year. Nice to see a Cartwright show without a bunch of giant props. That guard is starting to approach BA and Mason levels of epic flag work.

Amazing run from Vandegrift. I greatly respect their commitment to the fundamentals of the activity.

I love how unassuming Vista’s show starts lol. Then it just melts your face off for like 7 minutes.

Finals has been amazing so far (despite NFHS being awful 🙃). I feel like I say it every time, but Cedar Ridge just knows how to get ever single person to PERFORM when they’re on that field. Shout out to that phenomenal guard rifle soloist. Coppell is always the full package. Always interesting musically and visually. They’ve really mastered bringing classical themes in a modern way. Round Rock seems to be carving a bit of a niche for themselves, I’m excited to see where they continue to go. Can’t go wrong with those SCV callbacks. Seven Lakes kinda blew me away. Lost a of simultaneous demand, but it was always full of energy and very clean. Always felt like a matter of time before they reached these heights. Bridgeland is a visual powerhouse. I can’t get over how good that guard is, especially those flags! Can’t wait to see them 3 times this weekend! Love how Reagan uses sound design and how kinda weird their arrangements are. Super demanding show, but they make it look easy. The clarity in Keller’s music performance kinda blew me away today. Still obsessed with the Godspeed closer!

Kindof insane how good Vista ridge sounds….

Dare I say this TWHS show is kinda underrated?

Waxahachie was great. Love the saxes in the closer. Kinda felt like the brass was overplaying most of the time. Needs more nuance!

Bridgeland is STUNNING visually. Love all that clean flag work. The percussion book elevates the show so much too.

Not true lol

Marcus’ show has grown on me sooo much since just a few weeks ago. It’s the total package. They could win this I think. Fantastic run from Keller! Hopefully they make finals so I can hear that Godspeed closer again.