Best Non-6A Bands in D/FW

[PantherBone]

Why not give appreciation to smaller bands? They work as hard as the big 6As! And with the recent threads about the best bands in cities, let's talk about the best Non-6A Bands in D/FW! My lists (divided by conference but otherwise in no particular order):

 

Conference 5A:

Frisco Wakeland

Frisco Lone Star

Frisco Lebanon Trail

Princeton

Royse City

Forney

Azle

The Colony

 

Conference 4A:

Argyle

Springtown

Melissa

Anna

Farmersville

 

Conference 3A:

Whitesboro

Howe

Van Alstyne

 

What other bands should I add to these lists?

[LostChoirGuy]

Highland Park

Poteet

Centennial

 

(You can interpret that as Frisco or Burleson. Both are good!)

[Guest]

Does Aledo count as Dallas?

[LostChoirGuy]

I would count Aledo and would definitely include it in the list!

[SpartanBandAlum]

Canton?

[NETexasBandFan]

  On 12/4/2018 at 10:24 PM, SpartanMarcher said:

Canton?

Canton is a bit debatable on being in the DFW, but probably more than close enough

[Guest]

How was Highland Park this year? In 2017 they were very impressive for their size, but I felt they focused a bit too much on being as loud as possible for 60 winds rather than making a great sound, but very strong nevertheless. 

[PantherBone]

  On 12/5/2018 at 2:17 AM, NETexasBandFan said:

Canton is a bit debatable on being in the DFW, but probably more than close enough

I didn't include Canton on my original list as I consider Canton to be in East Texas.

[SpartanBandAlum]

  On 12/5/2018 at 12:25 PM, P-town T-Bone said:

 

I didn't include Canton on my original list as I consider Canton to be in East Texas.

I would probably have included them, seeing as they’re in the same area as Melissa, Argyle, Farmersville, and Anna, but I see your point.

[BlackJesus]

  On 12/6/2018 at 2:54 AM, SpartanMarcher said:

 

I would probably have included them, seeing as they’re in the same area as Melissa, Argyle, Farmersville, and Anna, but I see your point.

Canton is actually in a completely different area from those cities lol (Not a sarcastic lol)

[SpartanBandAlum]

Upon reinspection, Canton is much further from Dallas than I remembered. My mistake

[tubaboom44]

I would throw McKinney North in the conversation for 5A, they seem to execute really well visually

[abtwitch]

Wylie East, Colleyville Heritage, Granbury, and Lovejoy all had fantastic seasons this fall and there's also Forney who's always fantastic. 

[Guest]

  On 12/13/2018 at 12:22 AM, abtwitch said:

Wylie East, Colleyville Heritage, Granbury, and Lovejoy all had fantastic seasons this fall and there's also Forney who's always fantastic. 

Granbury has been on a very quick rise lately, which basically happened under the radar. As I recall, in 2015, they didn't make finals at HEB?, but in 2018 they were 5th at a BOA regional. Same goes for Wylie East. For Colleyville Heritage, I remember they actually had a few BOASA finals appearances in the late 2000s? They may not compete in BOA anymore, but when I saw them in 2016 I remember them being very strong. I believe they are 5a? 

[jsantos107]

  On 12/2/2018 at 11:37 PM, P-town T-Bone said:

Why not give appreciation to smaller bands? They work as hard as the big 6As! And with the recent threads about the best bands in cities, let's talk about the best Non-6A Bands in D/FW! My lists (divided by conference but otherwise in no particular order):

 

Conference 5A:

Frisco Wakeland

Frisco Lone Star

Frisco Lebanon Trail

Princeton

Royse City

Forney

Azle

The Colony

 

Conference 4A:

Argyle

Springtown

Melissa

Anna

Farmersville

 

Conference 3A:

Whitesboro

Howe

Van Alstyne

 

What other bands should I add to these lists?

COMMUNITY!!!!

[aspenmoonlight]

Granbury? (Or too far?) They’ve made some big strides the past few years.