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I would say, Redwater for the win. Mineola Silver Atlanta or Howe for Bronze

Oh wow!

Rain rain go away! I took off to go to this contest on Saturday!

I have seen Mineola, Howe, and Whitesboro. I hear Redwater and Atlanta are amazing! I cannot wait for the livestream!

Are you the Farmersville sax soloist?

Farmersville would be my pick over North Lamar as well. (Mostly bc I love their sax soloist and if you couldn’t guess by my handle, I’m a sucker for a good sax player) I would be hesitant to say that it’s a lock that they beat NL. I originally thought Farmersville beat NL at Royce City. Apparently that’s not true. NL was right there with Farmersville with an incomplete show. the other reason I think it’s iffy that NL beats them is because I feel they are a bit inconsistent. But they sound better and there visual is better than Farmersville in my opinion. It’s going to come down to if they can get to the end of the show clean.

Updated predictions based on draw order and latest info and rumors (just for fun don’t get upset I’m not trying to insult anyone or make all of you hard working people feel under valued) Celina: will win overall but come in 2nd after prelims because of draw order but I don’t think they lose after a finals run and they are the best. Sulphur Springs will win prelims. Great draw and a great show played and marched as good or better than anyone. They have experience under pressure. Farmersville will come in maybe 6 or 7 for prelims but will jump to 3rd during finals. This is just a gut feeling. Good show, I don’t think it has legs to beat out the 1st 2 but I think they are a lock for state. Band sound is good, but I don’t think the difficulty is as much as some claim. Except for the sax soloist. North Lamar is probably getting a high rank in prelims but could drop to 4 or 5 in finals unless they put all the pieces together. If that happens who knows. Van Alstyne is my dark horse. This is a very good show played very well. Maybe not as hard as some other shows but they sound and look great. I have them between 5 and 7 in both prelims and finals Canton I think has the hardest show. I don’t think it is as clean as they would like but if it’s close I think they will be, it’s going to be high up in prelims maybe 3-5 and drop to 5-7 in finals. I’m going out on a limb and saying Pleasant Grove gets the 7th and final state spot. I think they will get somewhere between 7 and 10 in prelims and rally for a great finals run. I really love there show and that brass sound carries them across the finish line. In the edge- Paris, Lumberton, Bridge City. All of them have been there and have great competitive bands

It seems like that isnt rewarded at all. China spring would have won the state title last year if that’s the case.

I kinda feel bad for them and Canton. There’s been so much negative on this thread like they are shadows of their former self’s. I didn’t get that impression from the videos that were shared and that I’ve seen. im routing for them and everyone else to have their best performances and I hope it’s a hard decision for the judges. I hope I can get to this contest and watch.

Is NL stronger than last year? Weren’t they the area C winner and a state finalist last year? If that’s true then they could be real good this year. Last time I saw them there show was unfinished so it’s hard to say.

So is my math right: If everyone in region 3 gets a 1 tomorrow then eight bands advance to state?

lol some of you have real hate for Canton and NL. They are not shadows of their former self’s. Those are both really good bands who go to state all the time for a reason. The video of Lumberton was good sure but I don’t think it’s that good.

Did NL have their whole show on?

I’ve seen videos of everyone. The hard thing is that all these bands have grown so much. Im sticking with Celina as the number 1 spot. I’m going out on a limb and saying Farmersville number 2. I keep going back and forth on this one because I see more potential in other shows for development but they were better than North Lamar at Celina. I actually think Canton is going come up and grab number 3. They looked so good at Princeton. I bet the music has come a long ways since then Sulphur and North Lamar are hard for me to say which one is “better” SS should be cleaner but NL has a hard show that was incomplete at region a week ago. I don’t think either of them beats Farmersville or Celina. Maybe Canton but probably not. Van Alstyne is my 6 spot choice. Very good band with a solid show. I think PT is too far away to get in this mix. Maybe Paris, Lumberton, Bridge City.

Who do you think has it then? Sulphur? Farmersville?

I’m going to watch B for finals if I can get off work early enough.

Is anybody going that would be willing to post updates? Lindale is too far from me to go

Indeed congratulations and well earned ist divisions for all! after watching the live stream quick takeaways: PG- Wow! Some really wonderful moments. Great low brass sound! Pine Tree- Cool show. But gotta get cleaned up before area. Really challenging. Sulphur- …… Just amazing! The Solos! The Hits! The Very clean Drill! The Power! Love Love Love it! North Lamar- I’m going to say this is a sleeping Giant. May be wrong, but if I’m not, everyone needs to get nervous Paris- This may be one of my favorite show concepts ever! So cool and entertaining. I think they have a shot at state! Seriously go check it out!

I would agree that Panther Creek is the odds on favorite. But what if numbers and power are rewarded? I don’t think anyone should write off China Spring. I have a friend that says Krum is on the way to being amazing. id be interested to see what Brock and Gatesville bring to the table. Both of them are great programs. I haven’t seen Springtown. That’s another I would watch out for. honestly, this may be the most compelling Area contest in 4A

My predictions. 1-Celina They would often get beat at contests in early season just to come back and beat everyone at state. 2-Sulphur Spring. They are just too good this year and their show is amazing. I love the concept, the music, the sound. They beat Farmersville, North Lamar, and Paris at the RC contest. 3-Canton/Farmersvile/North Lamar this is where it gets tricky for me. Cantons show is easy especially for them. Maybe if it is clean. It’s hard for me to ignore that they are the Canton Band and that they have been in the mix every year for decades. But generally, the show just doesn’t seem very cool. But I also haven’t seen a video in weeks. North Lamar is really good and their show is different. It’s like old school meets new school. I don’t think it’s done. That means they are in trouble. But what’s there I think is better than the other 2. If the end of the show is as good as the rest of it, then I could see them maybe challenging Sulphur Farmersville has great moments and it’s pretty clean but they rely heavily on the solo saxophone. Can they get a better or is this all they have? If they can get real clean they may take down Sulphur, They also beat NL 3 times yesterday so there’s that. On the edge- Paris, Van Alstyn, Lumberton, Bridge City, Pine Tree. All these bands are here for a reason. They are quality bands that you can’t ignore

Farmersville killed it at Aubrey, Canton and Sulphur beat Celinaat Sounds of Fall. And Pine Tree and Community were not competitive at that Contest. North Lamar looks like they are having a really bad time. I don’t know about this area. Has anyone seen a video of Paris? I also haven’t seen Lumberton or Bridge City.

I had a friend livestream a few bands from Melissa. She wasn’t there for the Canton or Celina. But another friend said that Sulphur was better than Canton for sure. NL was great until the very end. I think if they pulled it off they were better than Sulphur. Again second hand, but He told me China and Canton were very dirty. anyone have a clip of Farmersville? They seem to be getting a lot of buzz.

Out of curiosity, how did you hear that?

No way! There’s already nearly 5 minutes of show.

Are your directors feeling confident? I don’t wanna bag on you.