Area B 2018

[Brassy]

I did not see them at the contest and they aren't on the list of scores.  Let me tell you, the field conditions were rough.  I'm sure it made everything more difficult.

[Bandisdope]

So now assuming that only 5 go through, here are my predictions:

 

1. Keller

2. LD Bell

3. Timber Creek

4. Coppell

5. Prosper

6. Waxahachie

7. Haltom

8. Keller Central

9. Richland

10. Duncanville

 

Keller - Pretty much a lock. Always doing well and this year is going even better.

 

LD Bell - Strong band with great players. Cant seem them out of state this year despite maybe not an optimal BOA Dallas finish.

 

Timber Creek - Early lead over Coppell must feel great. Young band with lots of potential to make State Finals.

 

Coppell - When have they not made state finals? Should've definitely placed higher at BOA Dallas, and will be itching with redemption.

 

Prosper - Great band great show. Grand Nationals should set them up for a nice finals approach, and they are looking strong.

[TXWestside]

Let's not forget that BOA and UIL are scored much differently, so if certain bands placed higher than others in BOA competitions this doesn't necessarily mean they will place higher at Area. Waxa, Bell, Coppell, and even Duncanville have historically always done VERY well in the UIL Scoring system. Of course, those scores, particularly the music and visual scores, help us gauge more or less where everyone is at but I would still take them with a grain of salt.

 

Personal predictions:

 

1. Keller

2. Prosper

3. Coppell

4. Bell

5. Waxahachie

6. Timber Creek

7. Duncanville

8. Haltom

9. Plano East

10. Keller Central

[BandFriendzz]

1. Keller

2. Bell

3. Timber

4. Haltom/ prosper

6. Waxahachie

7. Coppell

8. Duncanville

9. Keller central

10. Richland or Plano east .

This is after listening to a few groups

[AbcBand2019]

  On 10/19/2018 at 12:49 AM, Asaiah said:

 

Just looked at the Area B results from 2016. How are Martin and Mansfield doing this year?

[AbcBand2019]

I heard Martin show is really good across the board but I don’t see them doing well. Mansfield is a big underdog in my opinion, I can see them shocking a lot of people.

[eeman0201]

  On 10/19/2018 at 12:49 AM, Asaiah said:

Just looked at the Area B results from 2016. How are Martin and Mansfield doing this year?

I believe they have an equal shot for finals with the bottom 1-3 in most people’s lists.

[simbaroo]

1. Keller 

2. Bell
3. Haltom
4. Timber

5. Waxahachie
6. Prosper
7. Coppell
8. Duncanville 
9. Keller Central 
10. Richland

[jmj]

The only lock is Keller.  Would not be surprised if they have 1st place ordinals across the board.

 

Everything else is up in the air.  And, as usually happens at Area, I imagine we'll see some big changes in placements between prelims and finals.  

[bancl]

Considering that this is a UIL event, groups like Coppell, Duncanville, and Waxahachie need to be taken very seriously.  Great bands that march and play really well are the ones that get rewarded.  Don't be surprised of some of these historically successful groups place higher than some of the up and coming groups like Prosper, Timber Creek, Haltom, or even Keller.

[littlejaw]

  On 10/20/2018 at 3:37 AM, bancl said:

Considering that this is a UIL event, groups like Coppell, Duncanville, and Waxahachie need to be taken very seriously. Great bands that march and play really well are the ones that get rewarded. Don't be surprised of some of these historically successful groups place higher than some of the up and coming groups like Prosper, Timber Creek, Haltom, or even Keller.

Keller does better at UIL than BOA, we’ve seen that year over year.

 

I can’t make any good predictions because I’ve been to three competitions in various weather states and not been able to see most of the bands in this area.

 

But I think Keller is good. Prosper can be very good if the 4 minutes of performance I saw at HEB continues throughout the rest of their show. L.D. Bell is good, just some pacing and design things to work out. I’ve yet to see Timber, Coppell, Richland, Duncanville, Martin, etc.

 

I think this Area will only take 5 bands. And I will hopefully be at the Area competition to enjoy all of the great bands.

[BandFriendzz]

Wait so do we know how many they are taking

[Crown2018]

  On 10/20/2018 at 5:58 PM, BandFriendzz said:

 

Wait so do we know how many they are taking

No because a few of the regions haven’t had UIL yet like 31 is Monday

[meursault]

pretty sure it's 5 max at this point, i believe someone got a 2 earlier.

[principalagent]

If I'm not mistaking the standing number was 30 going into this weekend. One band would bust it.

[LostChoirGuy]

Opinions based on what I have seen (now that I got to see Richland and Trinity perform).  I still haven't seen Haltom, Mansfield, or Plano East.

 

1. Keller

2. LD Bell

3. Coppell

4. Waxahachie

5. Timber Creek

6. Prosper

7. Duncanville

8. Richland

9. Haltom

10. Keller Central

11. Plano East

12. Trinity

13. Martin

14. Mansfield

15. Carroll

 

I could go on, but I think top 15 is probably good enough.  That 5th/6th spot was really tough to decide.  Timber Creek has looked very good this year but I also haven't seen either show for several weeks and it would not surprise me to see Prosper pass up Timber Creek in UIL.

[BandFriendzz]

  On 10/20/2018 at 6:20 PM, LostChoirGuy said:

Opinions based on what I have seen (now that I got to see Richland and Trinity perform). I still haven't seen Haltom, Mansfield, or Plano East.

 

1. Keller

2. LD Bell

3. Coppell

4. Waxahachie

5. Timber Creek

6. Prosper

7. Duncanville

8. Richland

9. Haltom

10. Keller Central

11. Plano East

12. Trinity

13. Martin

14. Mansfield

15. Carroll

 

I could go on, but I think top 15 is probably good enough. That 5th/6th spot was really tough to decide. Timber Creek has looked very good this year but I also haven't seen either show for several weeks and it would not surprise me to see Prosper pass up Timber Creek in UIL.

Just found a video of haltom from the game last night on Facebook if your interested . If you look up haltom football broadcast on Facebook the band plays at 1 hour and 21 minutes . They have the football dad talking over a lot but it was still nice to watch and see how they are doing .

[littlejaw]

  On 10/20/2018 at 6:38 PM, BandFriendzz said:

Just found a video of haltom from the game last night on Facebook if your interested . If you look up haltom football broadcast on Facebook the band plays at 1 hour and 21 minutes . They have the football dad talking over a lot but it was still nice to watch and see how they are doing .

They look a lot better than early season, but I’m not sure it’s enough to qualify for state. Though it was hard to tell a lot about the music with it being muffled and talked over some.

[BandFriendzz]

  On 10/20/2018 at 7:11 PM, littlejaw said:

They look a lot better than early season, but I’m not sure it’s enough to qualify for state. Though it was hard to tell a lot about the music with it being muffled and talked over some.

Yeah I really couldn’t hear much. I just kinda watched the movement lol . But I mean I’m going Monday to watch region 31. To watch all those groups so I’ll see whats happening with everyone

[Jacob2017]

  On 9/4/2018 at 3:01 PM, Cityscapes said:

1: Haltom

2: Keller

3: Waxahachie

4: LD bell

5: Coppell

6: Prosper

7: Keller Central

8: Plano East

9: Richland

10: Duncanville

11: Timber Creek

12: Mansfield

13: Lake Ridge

14: Martin

15: Summitt

16: Fossil Ridge

17: Trinity

South Grand Prairie beat Fossil Ridge at a contest tonight. What could that mean for them?

[Guest]

  On 10/21/2018 at 5:42 AM, Jacob2017 said:

 

South Grand Prairie bet Fossil Ridge at a contest tonight. What could that mean for them?

This prediction was soley based off of 2017 results. Im sure South Grand Prairie will have a great showing at area.

[LostChoirGuy]

South Grand Prarie has had at least one other good result this season. They look like a solid band, though this area is too tough for them to have a likely shot at making finals. I put them in the relative quality range of Lake Ridge, Summit, Fossil Ridge, and DeSoto fighting for a top 20 spot at this area. Wow. Thats crazy to even think about how deep this area is.

[theotterarjun]

I'd like to know if y'all's thoughts on the results from BOA Indy and if they change any predictions of Richland and Trinity for Area B, or if they have any weight at all due to the different judging systems used.

[Anthony V]

I think Trinity has a better shot at area finals than I previously thought. Richland is a moving target right now, so ask me again in a week when the area results are posted and I'll update my predictions.

[Brassy]

Waxahachie was on fire tonight at DMI. We band parents always love our kid’s shows, but most of the audience gave them a standing ovation. Let Area B commence...