Plano East Marching Invitational

[Xenon]

Alright people, I've decided to do something that really classifies me as a band freak.

 

I will be going to two! Count 'em, two! competitions this Saturday.

 

I will be at Birdville for Prelims and Plano East for Finals.

 

I've decided to do this because I have already seen 90% of the bands at Birdville, but I want to see how they are progressing, and there are some bands at PESH that I really want to see (most notably Allen and Berkner) but haven't yet.

 

As far as reviews go, I'll be doing random thoughts and updates for some of the bands at Birdville in addition to a Full Review of PESH Finals.

 

 

Here is the schedule for PESH:

 

http://www.peshband.com/PlanoEastSchedule06.doc

[thatwylieband]

while you are at PESH look out for that wylie band. id love to hear what you have to say about our show. Berkner and Allen are looking pretty good this year.

[Xenon]

Prelims

 

2A:

Winds: Tom Bean

Percussion: Tom Bean

Marching: Pottsboro

GE: Pottsboro

Guard: Pottsboro

Drum Major: Pottsboro

 

1. Pottsboro

2. Tom Bean

3. Whitewright

 

3A:

Winds: Whitesboro

Percussion: Celina

Marching: Princeton

GE: Whitesboro

Guard: Princeton

Drum Major: Robinson

 

1. Whitesboro

2. Princeton

3. Robinson

 

4A:

Winds: Poteet

Percussion: Poteet

Marching: Poteet

GE: Poteet

Guard: Poteet

Drum Major: Poteet

 

1. Poteet

2. The Colony

3. Lake Hamilton (Arkansas)

 

5A:

Winds: Berkner

Percussion: Allen

Marching: Berkner

GE: Allen

Guard: Wylie

Drum Major: Berkner

 

1. Berkner

2. Allen

3. Wylie

 

Finals

 

Music: Berkner

Visual: Poteet

John Davies Memorial: Poteet

 

1. Berkner

2. Poteet

3. Wylie

4. Allen

5. Plano

6. The Colony

7. Sherman

8. Mesquite

9. Lake Hamilton (Arkansas)

10. Frisco

[itsstephenyo]

Based just on the bands attending, it seems that the Plano East competition caters a bit towards the more UIL style bands as opposed to the BOA bands? I mean, most of the bands I see on that list do VERY well at Area and State competitions, while they don't really participate in BOA. Could this be a valid statement?

[Xenon]

I don't think I've ever seen a serious BOA band attend the PESH competition.

[itsstephenyo]

  Xenon said:

I don't think I've ever seen a serious BOA band attend the PESH competition.

Ah, I see. Anyways, the results are a bit interesting. Looks like The Colony is heading back uphill. 12th at Arlington last week and now 6th over Sherman, who placed at State last year, I believe. Way to go, The Colony!

[jayzala]

And 2nd place is Mesquite high school.........oh wait pardon me, POTEET HS

[itsstephenyo]

Wow, that was one of the most unclassy, uncalled for posts I've ever seen. Way to represent your band.

[jayzala]

  jayzala said:

And 2nd place is Mesquite high school.........oh wait pardon me, POTEET HS

I was referring to the mistake the announcer made, as a joke. He announced mesquite for 2nd place as a mistake, then said Poteet after that.

[Xenon]

  itsstephenyo said:

Wow, that was one of the most unclassy, uncalled for posts I've ever seen. Way to represent your band.

Actually, that was just a quote from the competition.

 

The announcer was crazy. He was messing things up all night.

 

He had gotten through all the announcements except 2nd and 1st (and Mesquite had already been announced 8th) and he says:

 

"And in 2nd Place........ The Mesquite HS Band!!!"

 

*ENTIRE STADIUM ABSOLUTELY QUITE*

 

"Oops! I mean the Poteet HS Band from Mesquite TX!!!"

[itsstephenyo]

  jayzala said:

I was referring to the mistake the announcer made, as a joke. He announced mesquite for 2nd place as a mistake, then said Poteet after that.

Oh, then I do apologize for that. Completely my mistake.

[thatwylieband]

also...there was a mistake in the prelims results.

 

PRELIMS

1. Berkner

2. Wylie

3. Allen

[GuitarJoe]

Was it Poteet HS that was announced wrong at UIL State last year?

[whitewing09]

  itsstephenyo said:

Wow, that was one of the most unclassy, uncalled for posts I've ever seen. Way to represent your band.

haha im like reviving this thread...

 

 

 

anyway you cant say that a bands image is reflected from one persons actions.

[borchnork]

i was shocked at fhs' results. it took them 100 years, but they finally placed at a major competition...

 

wow, sorry that was really low.

 

anyways, it's interesting to see the Duncanville marching invitational placed against the PE marching competition. Berkner and Poteet only ended up 4th and 5th at duncanville.

[the terminator]

No worries, that's probably true considering the past few years they have not been that great. I shall know since I went their last year and you guys rightfully kicked our butts. Although I got to admit the dance in the show was cool

[borchnork]

uhm, I'm sorry, but dance in what show?

 

If you're talking about fhs' show from last year, I only saw it from behind a giant tuba player, so I missed most of it. And I couldn't really hear at all because they were facing away from us 98% of the time... I really was interested in seeing it though.

[aaron067]

  borchnork said:

Berkner and Poteet only ended up 4th and 5th at duncanville.

Berkner ranked 2nd and Poteet 4th.

[borchnork]

  aaron067 said:

Berkner ranked 2nd and Poteet 4th.

actually, no, 4th and 5th were right.

[Xenon]

  borchnork said:

actually, no, 4th and 5th were right.

Here are the actual results off of the DMI website.

 

http://www.duncanville.k12.tx.us/band/DMI06Finals.htm

 

1. Coppell

2. Berkner

3. Summit

4. Poteet

[whitewing09]

pwnd haha jk

[borchnork]

oooops, my bad.

 

I could have sworn they were 4 and 5 though, just because they bottom 5 or 6 bands were all 4A.

[whitewing09]

give it up already. jk