2018 6A State

[LM1047]

WOW

[bingogooberman]

wow, vista ridge state champs...whodathunk it? what an incredible achievement for this oft neglected program

[LostChoirGuy]

If you had told me last year that vista Ridge would be the state champion, I might have thought you were crazy. Wow! This is just mind blowing!

[LeanderMomma]

Oh my word, oh my word, oh my word! VISTA RIDGE!

[snares]

Anyone know when the last time a non-Lewisville ISD school won State was? Aka when was the first time Marcus won? 2004?

[Nny14]

  On 11/6/2018 at 11:51 PM, SnareSnare13 said:

Anyone know when the last time a non-Lewisville ISD school won State was? Aka when was the first time Marcus won? 2004?

I think the bigger record is when a non-north Texas band won. Its been awhileeeee.

[bingogooberman]

2004, when Bell won, is the last time a non Lewisville ISD band won it all. 1998, when Westfield won, is the last time a non DFW program won

[BandGuy88]

  On 11/6/2018 at 11:51 PM, SnareSnare13 said:

Anyone know when the last time a non-Lewisville ISD school won State was? Aka when was the first time Marcus won? 2004?

 

 

2004 LD Bell

[gmtb617]

Imagine not making BOA SA finals one year, then winning UIL state the next year.

 

THAT is inspiration.

 

Incredible.

[LKendrick]

That is easily one of my favorite HS band moments ever.  Wow.  

[LeanderMomma]

3 Leander ISD bands in the top 5. And all of us have only been 6A since 2016. What an accomplishment for the LISD of the South!!

[bingogooberman]

if anybody has the sheets please post them now before i have a panic attack 

[gmtb617]

  On 10/28/2018 at 1:19 AM, LeanderMomma said:

Call me crazy but I think Vista Ridge could take gold at State.

Neat

[GeekyBandMom]

This is absolutely beautiful. That show was special from the beginning. Literally no hype and just raw and real. Dang proud moment.

[Mmalpica9]

VISTA!!!!!!!!!!!

[principalagent]

HISTORY TIME!

 

• The Austin Area has not won a top class state marching title since Crockett in the 80s. Thank you VISTA FREAKIN RIDGE for bringing it home!!!!!! This is also Leander ISD's first gold medal (obviously) in the top class. In the modern era, they are the first band since Marcus to win on their first appearance in 5A/6A state finals. They are the first non DFW winner in 20 actual, full on years. Thank you Vista Ridge.
• And congrats to Vandegrift for pulling off a medal!! Now, half of LISD has medaled in the top class (Cedar Park in 2004, and the obvious). Leander almost did in 1996 and 2000, but did not quite get there.
• However, because Leander shot to 5th, LISD-South joins LISD-North as the only other school district to place three schools in the top half of the top class. This is also the largest amount of Austin Area representation in top class state finals in recent history.
• Flower Mound has nothing to be ashamed of. Their show was undoubtedly stellar, and a medal has been kept in Lewisville ISD for 7 cycles now.
• Collectively, Lewisville ISD has had three straight cycles of three bands in finals. I think this will continue for at least another cycle or two. 
• Congrats to Waxahachie and Cedar Ridge for their performances!! Great entrants into the SMBC.

 

Throughout the 80s and 90s, the power center of marching band was in Houston. Duncanville and Bell broke that and it stayed in DFW for two decades. Ever since Bowie started making a run at a state medal and Cedar Park and Vandegrift cleaned up 4A/5A, I knew the power was shifting to Austin. Especially once Leander and Round Rock began their renaissance.

 

But it now finally arrived. I think the power is finally tipping towards Austin. As an Austin Area native, I cannot be more excited. (But maybe I should knock on wood - DFW did get one more band in finals than Austin did)!

[snares]

  On 11/7/2018 at 12:06 AM, principalagent said:

But it now finally arrived. I think the power is finally tipping towards Austin. As an Austin Area native, I cannot be more excited. (But maybe I should knock on wood - DFW did get one more band in finals than Austin did)!

I honestly don’t think this is a power shift to Austin but I do find this to be a good point. I think Austin is gaining a ton more depth, and the entire state as a whole is gaining depth. Yes, quite obviously they did much better in placements in the state cycle this year, but BOA was a completely mixed hand bag of good schools. To clarify, I think that now it’s no longer as clear as which LISD school is going to win and which Houston school is going to win, it’s more of just a giant mosh pit of amazing bands that anyone has a chance to make it their year.

[Danpod]

*deep breath*

Vista.  Ridge.  Ranger.  Band. 

The State Title has been Found.

[moler512]

If Anyone has or finds a video of Vista Ridge getting sandwiched by CTJ and Leander at retreat, please, i beg you to give it to me.

[Samuel Culper]

  On 11/7/2018 at 12:29 AM, Danpod said:

*deep breath*

 

Vista. Ridge. Ranger. Band.

 

The State Title has been Found.

Yeah, baby!

 

VISTA!!!!!

[LeanderMomma]

  On 11/7/2018 at 12:00 AM, Lemondude617 said:

Neat

my prediction wasn't so crazy after all.

[Avisshadow]

  On 11/7/2018 at 12:33 AM, LeanderMomma said:

my prediction wasn't so crazy after all.

[jcbg]

WOW.

[jmj]

Also, with Vista Ridge now the 6A champ and CP the reigning 5A champion, both of the largest class championships are now held by schools in the city of Cedar Park. Major congrats to Vandegrift and Leander for incredible seasons! So proud to be a resident of the Leander ISD community!

[MarchingBandNerd]

Wow! Huge congratulations to Vista Ridge and all the other bands that performed this weekend. Although Cy-Fair didn’t place as high as we’d hoped, there was no better way to end my senior year. We stayed to watch the majority of the finalists, and man, they are just out of this world! I’m so proud of each and every one of them.

Celebrations (somewhat) aside, Vista was completely out of the conversation last year. Is anybody aware of any changes they made to help them jump so high? They were just incredible!