Lallelo

I'm surprised you would say that there wasn't much difficulty in Waxahachie's show. The music difficulty is crazy and they play it with such ease and a beautiful, blended sound. Not to mention they have solid marching and great staging througout the entire show. However, you are entitled to your own opinion.

(In order) Area B: Lake Ridge, Newman Smith, Wakeland, Southwest Area C: Waxahachie, Sherman, Wylie, Poteet, Forney Area D: Vista Ridge, Cedar Park, Vandegrift, Conally

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However, I havent been able to find very good videos of Friendswood or Poteet this year so any links would be appreciated.

Don't count out area C and area F. They have consistently sent at least two each to state finals in the last few runs. Friendswood, Dawson, Waxahachie, Poteet and Sherman have all been recent state finalists. Poteet, Friendswood, and Waxahachie have also recently been 4A honor bands with great sounds on and off the field. Don't count any of them out just yet.

@bancl - I totally skipped over Friendswood. You are correct, there is no doubt they are a medal contender and therefore that would be 8 of my predictions for state finals. Area D is indeed very strong this year, but I'm excited to see some what the non-area D finalists will pull off. In my opinion DS and CP are not as strong as they were in 2011, but Vandy and VR improved tremendously.

I think Poteet will have no problem getting out of area, but they are not as strong as they used to be. It'll be interesting to see where they end up. Frisco Centennial's 2011 show was amazing, but their last year and this year shows don't match up to that last state performance. I predict these 7 bands will be in state finals for sure. (Cedar Park, Vandegrift, Frisco Wakeland, Waxahachie, Dawson, Vista Ridge and Dripping Springs). I think Poteet, Frisco Centennial, Sherman and Forney will be battling for the other spots from what I've seen this year so far.