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They might be able to - IIRC they can start playing at any time (don't have to wait for the announcement or anything like that). So they could start early and get the full show completed within the allotted time. I'm pretty sure they did this back when I was a band parent for longer shows, but I could be wrong.

Here is The Woodlands show from after the football game on 10/22. Full show this time. https://youtu.be/bx_l2gPnQTE?t=12683

After seeing DB and Wando on Box5 today, my opinion is that they are better than Wando right now, and have a great shot at taking a finals slot. Wando can come back, but they need lots of cleaning in their show.

I noticed that too. Don't know why....

The HornRank forums have lots of info and many of us grab info from there to share here (and vice versa). Especially for non-Texas programs and contests (but pretty good Texas content too, but with a different tone over there).

It is in the BOA SA thread. But copied here: Official Prelims Schedule as of 10/5 FRIDAY 9:15 - Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., TX 9:30 - New Braunfels H.S., TX 9:45 - Hargrave H.S., TX 10:00 - Pecos H.S., TX 10:15 - Bryon P. Steele II H.S., TX 10:45 - Legacy of Educational Excellence H.S., TX 11:00 - Smithson Valley H.S., TX 11:15 - W. Charles Akins H.S., TX 11:30 - Earl Warren H.S., TX 11:45 - Hutto H.S., TX 12:00 - James Madison H.S., TX 12:15 - Weiss H.S., TX 12:30 - Cuero H.S., TX 12:45 - Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX 1:30 - Waller H.S., TX 1:45 - Lake Travis H.S., TX 2:00 - Rouse H.S., TX 2:15 - Westlake H.S., TX 2:30 - Round Rock H.S., TX 2:45 - Mission Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 3:00 - Tom Glenn H.S., TX 3:15 - William H. Taft H.S., TX 3:30 - John B. Connally H.S., TX 3:45 - Crockett H.S., TX 4:00 - Pflugerville H.S., TX 4:30 - Johnson H.S., TX 4:45 - Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 5:00 - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 5:15 - Keller Central H.S., TX 5:30 - Cedar Park H.S., TX 5:45 - McNeil H.S., TX 6:00 - Winston Churchill H.S., TX 6:15 - Jack C. Hays H.S., TX 6:30 - The Ann Richards School, TX 6:45 - Westwood H.S., TX 7:00 - Churchill Fulshear H.S., TX 7:15 - Vandegrift H.S., TX 7:45 - Leander H.S., TX 8:00 - James Bowie H.S., TX 8:15 - Timber Creek H.S., TX 8:30 - Jourdanton H.S., TX 8:45 - Coppell H.S., TX 9:00 - Hidalgo Early College H.S., TX 9:15 - Douglas MacArthur H.S., TX 9:30 - Keller H.S., TX 9:45 - Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 10:00 - The Woodlands H.S., TX SATURDAY 7:45 - Azle H.S., TX 8:00 - Sachse H.S., TX 8:15 - James E. Taylor H.S., TX 8:30 - Clear Creek H.S., TX 8:45 - Vista Ridge H.S., TX 9:00 - Seven Lakes H.S., TX 9:15 - Pearland H.S., TX 9:45 - Wylie H.S., TX 10:00 - John B. Alexander H.S., TX 10:15 - Dawson H.S., TX 10:30 - Brazoswood H.S., TX 10:45 - Oak Ridge H.S., TX 11:00 - College Park H.S., TX 11:15 - United H.S., TX 11:30 - Friendswood H.S., TX 11:45 - Hebron H.S., TX 12:00 - Cypress Woods H.S., TX 1:00 - Roma H.S., TX 1:15 - Granbury H.S., TX 1:30 - Pioneer H.S., TX 1:45 - Marcus H.S., TX 2:00 - Wylie East H.S., TX 2:15 - Klein Oak H.S., TX 2:30 - Waxahachie H.S., TX 2:45 - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX

Place Band 1 Cypress Woods High School 2 Oak Ridge High School 3 Clear Brook High School 4 College Park High School 5 Klein Oak High School 6 Porter High School Band 7 Klein Cain High School 8 Klein Collins High School 9 Cy-Fair High School 10 North Shore High School Caption Band Outstanding Music Performance Cypress Woods High School Outstanding Visual Performance Cypress Woods High School Outstanding General Effect Cypress Woods High School Outstanding Percussion Unit Cypress Woods High School Outstanding Auxiliary Unit Clear Brook High School

Oh, and they do top half/bottom half just like BOA.

Finalists in performance order: Klein Collins Klein Cain Cy-Fair North Shore Porter Clear Brook College Park Klein Oak Cypress Woods Oak Ridge

I wasn't there to do tabulations this year, so... ?

I keep checking the webpage, but nothing there yet.

Judging panel: Dena Anderson Dave Carbone Wayne Downey John Howell Albert Lo Van Mathews Frank Miller Joey Powell Benjamin Pyles Jim Shade

For those that don't know how the panels work - the top 5 scoring bands from each panel advance to finals, then the next 4 highest scoring bands regardless of panel advance to finals. So the judging panel matters as it is a contest within the contest for those 5 spots. In 2019 they did pretty well as 7 bands from each panel advanced.

FYI in case you don't know. Lone Star Preview uses BOA sheets and BOA judges. I worked tabulations 2017-2019 and the judging panel is top notch. The results should give a good indication of where the competing bands are.

Saw this from the "other" forum: Official Prelims Schedule as of 10/5 FRIDAY 9:15 - Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., TX 9:30 - New Braunfels H.S., TX 9:45 - Hargrave H.S., TX 10:00 - Pecos H.S., TX 10:15 - Bryon P. Steele II H.S., TX 10:45 - Legacy of Educational Excellence H.S., TX 11:00 - Smithson Valley H.S., TX 11:15 - W. Charles Akins H.S., TX 11:30 - Earl Warren H.S., TX 11:45 - Hutto H.S., TX 12:00 - James Madison H.S., TX 12:15 - Weiss H.S., TX 12:30 - Cuero H.S., TX 12:45 - Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX 1:30 - Waller H.S., TX 1:45 - Lake Travis H.S., TX 2:00 - Rouse H.S., TX 2:15 - Westlake H.S., TX 2:30 - Round Rock H.S., TX 2:45 - Mission Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 3:00 - Tom Glenn H.S., TX 3:15 - William H. Taft H.S., TX 3:30 - John B. Connally H.S., TX 3:45 - Crockett H.S., TX 4:00 - Pflugerville H.S., TX 4:30 - Johnson H.S., TX 4:45 - Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 5:00 - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 5:15 - Keller Central H.S., TX 5:30 - Cedar Park H.S., TX 5:45 - McNeil H.S., TX 6:00 - Winston Churchill H.S., TX 6:15 - Jack C. Hays H.S., TX 6:30 - The Ann Richards School, TX 6:45 - Westwood H.S., TX 7:00 - Churchill Fulshear H.S., TX 7:15 - Vandegrift H.S., TX 7:45 - Leander H.S., TX 8:00 - James Bowie H.S., TX 8:15 - Timber Creek H.S., TX 8:30 - Jourdanton H.S., TX 8:45 - Coppell H.S., TX 9:00 - Hidalgo Early College H.S., TX 9:15 - Douglas MacArthur H.S., TX 9:30 - Keller H.S., TX 9:45 - Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 10:00 - The Woodlands H.S., TX SATURDAY 7:45 - Azle H.S., TX 8:00 - Sachse H.S., TX 8:15 - James E. Taylor H.S., TX 8:30 - Clear Creek H.S., TX 8:45 - Vista Ridge H.S., TX 9:00 - Seven Lakes H.S., TX 9:15 - Pearland H.S., TX 9:45 - Wylie H.S., TX 10:00 - John B. Alexander H.S., TX 10:15 - Dawson H.S., TX 10:30 - Brazoswood H.S., TX 10:45 - Oak Ridge H.S., TX 11:00 - College Park H.S., TX 11:15 - United H.S., TX 11:30 - Friendswood H.S., TX 11:45 - Hebron H.S., TX 12:00 - Cypress Woods H.S., TX 1:00 - Roma H.S., TX 1:15 - Granbury H.S., TX 1:30 - Pioneer H.S., TX 1:45 - Marcus H.S., TX 2:00 - Wylie East H.S., TX 2:15 - Klein Oak H.S., TX 2:30 - Waxahachie H.S., TX 2:45 - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX

With a little sleuthing, I would say Cypress Woods. According to his profile he lives in Cypress, and the only Cypress school I see on the current list is Cypress Woods. They were outstanding at Conroe, so I think they could be top 20 at SA, and could sneak into finals.

If any of my acquaintances with TWHS would be willing/able to send a link to a private/unlisted video of their performance after LSP finals I would greatly appreciate it! If not, that is ok too. I don't share the links without permission (as a few here know) so it won't go beyond me. Wish I could be there...

Being happy is frivolous? I think not!? Shows about golf or pinball and the like strike me as frivolous, but trying to make people feel good is a good thing and can strike a deep emotional chord. I know on my personal front I find it heartening and certainly refreshing with what I've gone through this year.

Reviewing the video from last week, no, they didn't.

College Park has dropped.

Aaaaand, the streams are gone, only the awards presentations.

I also saw a video of Pasadena Memorial, and they could do quite well here too.

Yep, lots of problems yesterday. They did work around with the YouTube streaming for finals, but still, we paid for the service and it failed miserably.

Just search YT for Box5 Media and go to their channel. Look under the "Videos" tab if they don't show up on the "Home" tab. Nothing super-secret (at least for now).

OK, so my 2 main predictions came true: College Park in Finals, and Klein Oak in top half. I too am surprised by Pearland's placement.