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The streams were SO bad! But the WGI percussion one that was going on at the same time looked great. Flo probably doesn't want to lose the WGI contract. TCGC, on the other hand... I was going to comment, but I didn't really see anything today. (Colorful floor, CTJ! I could almost see it through the pixelation!) I can comment on some score surprises. Churchill coming out on top in Scholastic National A at Georgetown makes me happy. I really liked the design of the show when I saw it a few weeks ago, but I didn't think the performance was there yet. Must have improved a lot! On the flip side, Cedar Ridge, another group I liked, might be flatlining a little bit. CTJ just barely edged out the other Johnson, despite losing to the Buda team a week or two ago. 78.9 versus 78.7. Super close scores. We've got a duel! Unfortunately, CTJ won't be at WGI Austin next weekend. Eastlake will, however, and I'm a huge Eastlake fanboy. Hope they're as strong as usual! Haven't seen anything from them yet. Klein Cain's stream had the benefit of being both pixelated AND essentially soundless, AND it didn't start until most of the contest was over. Looking at the scores, this was Woodlands domination. McCullough JH 30 points ahead of the other middle school groups (why, oh why, are they still in that class?), TWHS JV in 1st place in National A by 5 points with a score that would probably put them in the top 10 nationally, and TWHS varsity improving 4 points from last week to an 81 in the world class -- a very evenly balanced score across the captions, too. Looking outside of Texas, Tarpon got an 82 at a Florida contest, so next weekend will hopefully provide some clarity, since both Tarpon and TWHS will be competing in WGI events. My gut says those are the two fighting for 4th and 5th at Dayton, based on what I've seen and the existing scores. (Maybe add Warren Central to that group.) I think Miamisburg's place in the top 3 with Avon and Carmel is probably secure. Avon got nearly an 87 today at WGI Chicago, but rather shockingly, Miamisburg scored OVER an 87 at an Ohio circuit contest (with at least a couple active WGI judges). To put that into perspective, Avon beat Miamisburg by over 5 points at Indianapolis a couple weeks ago. Of course, I'll believe it when I see it happen at a WGI contest, but that improvement is exciting. Maybe we'll actually have a contest near the top this year! Northview is seeing some major improvement in the Indiana circuit. Makes me wonder about Center Grove as well. Northview's show is a lot of fun, and I look forward to seeing it polished up at finals in Dayton. I'll have to find myself a nice white boa to wear as I watch the stream. Arcadia and Norwin both posted scores in the upper 70s at WGI events today. I find that heartening. I think finals at Dayton will actually be a lot stronger from top to bottom than I initially expected.

So annoying! Maybe someone went to the wrong high school?! And we pay for this service. Hopefully they the stream it later. I’m glad BOA went to Box5. 😕

It was an appalling day as far as the FloMarching feed went. Truly appalling! Thank GOD I’ll be attending WGI Austin live next weekend. I have zero faith in the quality of streaming for all future events this season on Flo!