2022 BOA Houston (Sept. 24)

[LeanderMomma]

The 2022 Bands of America Houston Regional will be held on Saturday, September 24 at Conroe ISD’s Woodforest Bank Stadium.

Schedule as of 9/1/22:

8:00am - James Earl Rudder H.S., TX
8:15 - Grand Oaks H.S., TX
8:30 - Jordan H.S., TX
8:45 - Dawson H.S., TX
9:00 - Cypress Falls H.S., TX

BREAK

9:45 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville H.S., TX
10:00 - Conroe H.S., TX
10:15 - Clear Brook H.S., TX
10:30 - Skidmore-Tynan H.S., TX
10:45 - Cy-Fair H.S., TX
11:00 - James Martin H.S., TX
11:15 - College Park H.S., TX

BREAK

12:15pm - Oak Ridge H.S., TX
12:30 - Bridgeland H.S., TX
12:45 - Klein Oak H.S., TX
1:00 - Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX
1:15 - Wylie East H.S., TX
1:30 - Obra D. Tompkins H.S., TX

BREAK

2:15 - The Woodlands H.S., TX
2:30 - James E. Taylor H.S., TX
2:45 - Clear Falls H.S., TX
3:00 - Friendswood H.S., TX
3:15 - Clements H.S., TX
3:30 - Magnolia H.S., TX
3:45 - Pearland H.S., TX

Edited September 9, 2022 by LeanderMomma
Added James E Rudder HS

[yayband914]

Swooping in for a quick update.

Confirmed (9):
College Park H.S., TX (AAAA)
Conroe H.S., TX (AAAA)
Cy-Fair H.S., TX (AAAA)
Cypress Woods H.S., TX (AAAA)
Dawson H.S., TX (AAAA)
Foster H.S., TX (AAA)
Friendswood H.S., TX (AAA)
James Martin H.S., TX (AAAA)
Little Cypress-Mauriceville H.S., TX (AA)

[Bad.robot]

Cy Woods has pulled out due to Homecoming conflicts. 

[J-Mike16]

  On 6/23/2022 at 9:38 PM, Bad.robot said:

Cy Woods has pulled out due to Homecoming conflicts. 

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The band was already not on the list since early May.

[Bad.robot]

  On 6/24/2022 at 3:24 AM, J-Mike16 said:

The band was already not on the list since early May.

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Well, that wasn’t reflected in this thread. 

[J-Mike16]

  On 7/21/2022 at 12:52 AM, Bad.robot said:

Well, that wasn’t reflected in this thread. 

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You are correct. I apologize if I sounded rude or anything.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 12/15/2021 at 9:28 PM, LeanderMomma said:

The 2022 Bands of America Houston (I) Regional will be held on Saturday, September 24 tentatively at Conroe ISD’s Woodforest Bank Stadium.

There are 24 confirmed bands as of 7/19/22:
Bridgeland H.S., TX (AAAA)
Clear Brook H.S., TX (AAAA)
Clear Falls H.S., TX (AAAA)
Clements H.S., TX (AAAA)
College Park H.S., TX (AAAA)
Conroe H.S., TX (AAAA)
Cy-Fair H.S., TX (AAAA)
Dawson H.S., TX (AAAA)
Friendswood H.S., TX (AAA)
George Bush H.S., TX (AAAA)
James E. Taylor H.S., TX (AAAA)
James Martin H.S., TX (AAAA)
Jordan H.S., TX (AAAA)
Klein Oak H.S., TX (AAAA)
Little Cypress-Mauriceville H.S., TX (AA)
Magnolia H.S., TX (AAA)
Oak Ridge H.S., TX (AAAA)
Obra D. Tompkins H.S., TX (AAAA)
Pearland H.S., TX (AAAA)
Skidmore-Tynan H.S., TX (A)
Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX (AAA)
The Woodlands H.S., TX (AAAA)
Wylie East H.S., TX (AAAA)

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Participating bands have been added!  

[ChristopherRoden]

This contest seemingly has quite a few bands that typically perform at similar calibers. Does anyone dare rank them?

[Houston213]

  On 8/20/2022 at 12:42 PM, ChristopherRoden said:

This contest seemingly has quite a few bands that typically perform at similar calibers. Does anyone dare rank them?

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It's so hard to rank this contest especially this year . It's such an early season contest it's hard to tell where a band can place if this is their first contest of the season which it usually is. We have to think about new director changes, early season trends, past placements, area results, and word on how they are doing right now. With this in mind the only safe prediction to say is first place goes to the Woodlands, everything else is really up for grabs and the list anyone predicts is probably going to be super flawed no matter what cause this contest is so up in the air. But i'm also curious to see how people rank them

[ChristopherRoden]

  On 8/20/2022 at 1:06 PM, Houston213 said:

It's so hard to rank this contest especially this year . It's such an early season contest it's hard to tell where a band can place if this is their first contest of the season which it usually is. We have to think about new director changes, early season trends, past placements, area results, and word on how they are doing right now. With this in mind the only safe prediction to say is first place goes to the Woodlands, everything else is really up for grabs and the list anyone predicts is probably going to be super flawed no matter what cause this contest is so up in the air. But i'm also curious to see how people rank them

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I totally agree, speaking of director changes, I know the Woodlands just had a director change, on that list do you know of who else? There has been a lot of shuffling in the wave of COVID so I’m sure TWHS isn’t the only one 

[yayband914]

  On 8/20/2022 at 12:42 PM, ChristopherRoden said:

This contest seemingly has quite a few bands that typically perform at similar calibers. Does anyone dare rank them?

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I posted mine in the HornRank forums a few weeks ago, with some minor updates here.

Even though The Woodlands had two director changes for this upcoming year, I have no doubt this show is theirs to lose. Places 2-4 could really go either way. Klein Oak had a phenomenal season last year and seem to be on the rise, along with Wylie East, who narrowly outscored the former at San Antonio, and also has a mostly new design team. Pearland has also been through some director changes, and took 11th at this very contest last year after being 3rd in music and 15th in visual for prelims, before shooting up to 3rd at Katy the following week after cleaning some things. A fluke? Perhaps. While early season trends do come into play, I still can't see them placing out of the top 5 here, barring another bad run.

The rest really is a crapshoot from there. We could definitely see bands like Obra D. Tompkins, Clear Brook and Bridgeland make finals here, too. 

1. The Woodlands H.S., TX
2. Klein Oak H.S., TX
3. Wylie East H.S., TX
4. Pearland H.S., TX
5. James E. Taylor H.S., TX
6. Oak Ridge H.S., TX
7. Cy-Fair H.S., TX
8. James Martin H.S., TX
9. Dawson H.S., TX
10. College Park H.S., TX
11. Friendswood H.S., TX
12. Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX

[BaritoneBallah]

  On 8/22/2022 at 4:41 AM, yayband914 said:

I posted mine in the HornRank forums a few weeks ago, with some minor updates here.

Even though The Woodlands had two director changes for this upcoming year, I have no doubt this show is theirs to lose. Places 2-4 could really go either way. Klein Oak had a phenomenal season last year and seem to be on the rise, along with Wylie East, who narrowly outscored the former at San Antonio, and also has a mostly new design team. Pearland has also been through some director changes, and took 11th at this very contest last year after being 3rd in music and 15th in visual for prelims, before shooting up to 3rd at Katy the following week after cleaning some things. A fluke? Perhaps. While early season trends do come into play, I still can't see them placing out of the top 5 here, barring another bad run.

The rest really is a crapshoot from there. We could definitely see bands like Obra D. Tompkins, Clear Brook and Bridgeland make finals here, too. 

1. The Woodlands H.S., TX
2. Klein Oak H.S., TX
3. Wylie East H.S., TX
4. Pearland H.S., TX
5. James E. Taylor H.S., TX
6. Oak Ridge H.S., TX
7. Cy-Fair H.S., TX
8. James Martin H.S., TX
9. Dawson H.S., TX
10. College Park H.S., TX
11. Friendswood H.S., TX
12. Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX

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i agree for the most part but personally, i'd put pearland and friendswood a little higher.

[Samuel Culper]

  On 8/23/2022 at 7:32 PM, BaritoneBallah said:

i agree for the most part but personally, i'd put pearland and friendswood a little higher.

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I'm detecting a geographical theme to your references. 😉

[BaritoneBallah]

  On 8/23/2022 at 8:26 PM, Samuel Culper said:

I'm detecting a geographical theme to your references. 😉

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i"m from austinl! 😲

[LeanderMomma]

  On 8/23/2022 at 7:32 PM, BaritoneBallah said:

i agree for the most part but personally, i'd put pearland and friendswood a little higher.

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I agree. And I’d probably even put Pearland in second!

[aer06]

A schedule has been released for this event!

8:15-Grand Oaks H.S., TX

8:30-Jordan H.S., TX

8:45-Dawson H.S., TX

9:00-Cypress Falls H.S., TX

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9:45-Little Cypress-Mauriceville H.S., TX

10:00-Conroe H.S., TX

10:15-Clear Brook H.S., TX

10:30-Skidmore-Tynan H.S., TX

10:45-Cy-Fair H.S., TX

11:00-James Martin H.S., TX

11:15-College Park H.S., TX

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12:15-Oak Ridge H.S., TX

12:30-Bridgeland H.S., TX

12:45-Klein Oak H.S., TX

1:00-Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX

1:15-Wylie East H.S., TX

1:30-Obra D. Tompkins H.S., TX

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2:15-The Woodlands H.S., TX

2:30-James E. Taylor H.S., TX

2:45-Clear Falls H.S., TX

3:00-Friendswood H.S., TX

3:15-Clements H.S., TX

3:30-Magnolia H.S., TX

3:45-Pearland H.S., TX

[takigan]

  On 8/24/2022 at 3:47 PM, BaritoneBallah said:

i"m from austinl! 😲

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😲😲😲😲😲

I love this emoji 😂

[BaritoneBallah]

  On 8/25/2022 at 4:06 AM, takigan said:

😲😲😲😲😲

I love this emoji 😂

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me too! 😲😲

[LeanderMomma]

  On 12/15/2021 at 9:28 PM, LeanderMomma said:

The 2022 Bands of America Houston Regional will be held on Saturday, September 24 at Conroe ISD’s Woodforest Bank Stadium.

Schedule as of 8/24/22:

8:15am - Grand Oaks H.S., TX
8:30 - Jordan H.S., TX
8:45 - Cypress Falls H.S., TX
9:00 - Dawson H.S., TX

BREAK

9:45 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville H.S., TX
10:00 - Conroe H.S., TX
10:15 - Clear Brook H.S., TX
10:30 - Skidmore-Tynan H.S., TX
10:45 - Cy-Fair H.S., TX
11:00 - James Martin H.S., TX
11:15 - College Park H.S., TX

BREAK

12:15pm - Oak Ridge H.S., TX
12:30 - Bridgeland H.S., TX
12:45 - Klein Oak H.S., TX
1:00 - Wylie East H.S., TX
1:15 - Obra D. Tompkins H.S., TX

BREAK

2:15 - The Woodlands H.S., TX
2:30 - James E. Taylor H.S., TX
2:45 - Clear Falls H.S., TX
3:00 - Friendswood H.S., TX
3:15 - Clements H.S., TX
3:30 - Magnolia H.S., TX
3:45 - Pearland H.S., TX

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Like BOA Austin, I have edited the first post of this thread to include the schedule for competition day for easy reference.

You can also find more schedules on our HornRank Instagram and Facebook pages and in the forums. 

[Origin]

The Woodlands is about where I would expect them to be post major director changes. The show so far feels like a continuation of the themes they’ve had since 2019, which I appreciate. Definitely some struggle in the winds, but TWHS is never known for being clean early. There are great moments in there too where you can hear that classic Woodlands sound. Guard is still crazyyyy good. Some of the drill is…interesting. Lots of blocks moving across the field. 

[packwick]

  On 8/26/2022 at 7:23 PM, Origin said:

The Woodlands is about where I would expect them to be post major director changes. The show so far feels like a continuation of the themes they’ve had since 2019, which I appreciate. Definitely some struggle in the winds, but TWHS is never known for being clean early. There are great moments in there too where you can hear that classic Woodlands sound. Guard is still crazyyyy good. Some of the drill is…interesting. Lots of blocks moving across the field. 

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agreeeed. both winds and percussion need some major polishing. winds need better blending, fewer heroes, and need to be more dynamic. design is.... i'll wait to see if all the fancy add ons help with the slow moving blockiness. hahahaha. def the show has character waiting to be unleashed.

guard looks like they've even improved over last year, tosses at least seem consistently higher and trickier, but they aren't staged as effectively. not their fault.

i hope they all make it work. it's very very very early. got my fingers crossed...

[Rubisco]

You guys had me rushing over to YouTube for these Leander and TWHS videos. Just when I think I can go without videos this early in the season... 

Honestly, even when the Blue Devils did Tank!, it sounded a little plodding and "left-right-left-right," to quote you. But yeah, there are some apparent blending and tuning issues, and the music isn't as dynamic as it could be. They've set the bar for themselves very high, which is stressful, but I believe they have what it takes to eventually get there. Guard is once again outstanding and will have no competition in Texas, and barely any outside of the state as well, although they won't encounter those groups this marching season.

[lost]

  On 8/26/2022 at 8:03 PM, packwick said:

agreeeed. both winds and percussion need some major polishing. winds need better blending, fewer heroes, and need to be more dynamic. design is.... i'll wait to see if all the fancy add ons help with the slow moving blockiness. hahahaha. def the show has character waiting to be unleashed.

guard looks like they've even improved over last year, tosses at least seem consistently higher and trickier, but they aren't staged as effectively. not their fault.

i hope they all make it work. it's very very very early. got my fingers crossed...

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I imagine The Woodlands is in a very similar position to Marcus in 2018, while they may not place as high as usual they’re definitely going to bounce back eventually

[takigan]

I'd even go a step further to say The Woodlands probably won't lose much steam at all.  Their program leadership has always been very decentralized compared to most schools.  From 2009 to 2010 TWHS lost head director Brett Johnson and assistant Chris Allen in the same year, and they went from 3rd at San Antonio in '09 to 4th in '10.  To be fair Joni's promotion was an internal one and that *can* make a difference.  Usually when you ask a head director with a more top-down approach what their secret to success is, they'll start delving into their daily procedure and go into meticulous detail about creating characteristic sounds player by player or talk about their personal relationship with the students and how they get the students to respond to their teaching etc.  I've seen many a program led by that "Herman Boone" type figure (from "Remember the Titans") where they have the larger than life persona that moves students towards a purpose.  And when that teacher ultimately leaves, the program crumbles.  Both Brett Johnson and Joni Perez have gone on record as basically saying something along the lines of "picking strong lesson teachers, strong marching staff, and cultivating strong student leadership" when asked the secret of The Woodlands's success.  

[Houston213]

yall Klein Oak has a video out of their 2022 show and they sound fantastic omg!!