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Saw lots of guards from both sides of the circuit going head to head for the first time this season at WGI New Braunfels yesterday! After yesterday, I can't wait to watch IA and SO at State, but I think SA had the most interesting results of the day! Veterans Memorial and Foster stuck out to me in Round 1 of prelims (unfortunately the only SA round I got to watch), while Tomball Memorial, George Ranch, and Louis D. Brandeis scored quite closely, both in Round 2 and Finals. Seems like TCGC won't be promoting anyone from SA to SNA after this competition, but there's still the possibility after the Austin regional in two weeks. However, I've heard murmurings that Tomball Memorial, George Ranch, and Louis D. Brandeis may be under review to get promoted to SO! If anyone has videos of these guards, I'd love to watch!

I think it's definitely possible that they could move up this year, but that would most likely require strong showings from each of them slightly later in the season, especially since their pre-penalty higher scores than George Ranch (the Nat A guard) on Saturday were primarily due to GE, which can be difficult to gauge this early on without everyone's full show on the floor. I think good opportunities for them to get promoted would be making finals at any of the upcoming WGI regionals, but I'm not sure if they're scheduled for any. Though I hope they are; would love to see more guards getting that recognition!