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LETS GOOOOO TEXAM TEXAS!!!! AND AMERICAN FORK!!! 12/12 on finalist baby, but my goodness I’m so unbelievably happy right now, almost started crying for Leander Propser and Bridglenad, my heart was RACING!! Happy to see BA in 2nd in 4A, tonight is going to be insane. Bit surprised Marian wasn’t top 3 in 1A, no surprises in 2 or 3A (don’t know how I knew castle was gonna was gonna win visual), Carmel tying for music is no shocker, definitely there biggest strength, was just hoping I’d be with BA. Can’t wait for tonight!! See ya’ll in a couple hours!!

Love the uniforms Leander, way to represent your schools history!!

Okay so with that post here's my thoughts. I think 1-4 could be in any order, it's all gonna come down to performance tonight. I could see CP over Mason, and my top 9 are my only locks. I'd love to say Prosper is but with how deep of a filed the bubble is, they could possibly get left out, though so could many other groups, and some will. I could see O'Fallon and Jenks making finals, but other than that I think it'll be pretty close to this, could honestly see DB out, though I'm to scared to leave them out, plus they did do very well today, results will be scary to say the least

Great stuff from all the class rep bands!! Very nice music and visual moments from all 5 groups, will be fun to see how A shakes out. Anyways, now that everything is done and said, here's my predictions for top 12, next few out and class awards (prepare for these to be terribly wrong): top 12 per semis performance: 1. Broken Arrow 2. Avon 3. Carmel 4. Tarpon Springs 5. William Mason 6. Cedar Park 7. Bridgeland 8. Leander 9. Castle 10. Dobyns-Bennett 11. Prosper 12. American Fork --- 13. O'Fallon Township 14. Jenks 15. Brownsburg 16. Homestead 17. Fishers Class Awards A: 1st. Murry-sweep 2nd. Marian Catholic 3. Bourbon County AA 1st. Tapon Springs-sweep 2. Catawba Ridge 3. Jenison (hoping this is Argyle) AAA 1st. Cedar Park (music/ge) 2nd. Leadner 3rd. Castle (visual) AAAA 1st. Broken Arrow (music/ge) 2nd. Avon (visual) 3rd. Carmel (could see taking music)

Holy Moly Castle!!! Wow what a show, first time seeing it in a minute, but I see why they're having such a fantastic season because that show is insane!! Great job sax soloist going into the Caves intro, love it so so much!! Love the Writings on the Wall Ballad, that Sprano and C-net were going off, and the ensemble sound is so mature, but my goodness they are loud this year. Great closer as well, really brings it all together nicely. Musically just wowed, but also visually. Absolutely nailing those dots, and those uniforms add so much nice effect, would be shocked if we don't see them tonight, amazing job Castle!!

Nope, same thing! They did great though, see why they placed in top 22, great performance all around!

Really strong showing from Jenks!! Much improved since seeing them at Prosper, I see why they did so well at OBA because what a way they've come!! Musically such a strong sound, that brass really brought it in the opener. Great work WW small ensemble, and great job to the guard soloist. Love that ballad a lot, low brass choir was just amazing, and a super strong closer as well. All around soloists were great, guard was really good as well, a couple drops but nothing major, and visually fairly clean, will definitely be close to finals, but they're for sure in that bubble, amazing job Jenks!!

What a fun show from William Mason!!! First time seeing the whole thing and yeah, its a GE monster for sure!! Really amazing sounds from the ensemble, that brass has really stepped up their game recently!! Love the CP 15 music, WW's killed it, loved the Sources apprentice, great use with the band doing some crazy visuals. Loved that ballad so much, great job soloists, and the William Tell was just the cherry on top. Visual GE everywhere, so much individual demand yet so well executed, and that guard was ON FIRE!! I think them and CP will be battling it out tonight, I think CP was cleaner, but Mason has stronger GE, but it'll all come down to the judges tonight for that 5th spot. Love this show a ton, can't wait to see that again tonigth, amazing job Mason!!

Solid run from Fishers!! Tbh, I do see why they've been having a bit of an off season, not really digging the design of this one, but again not in the kids control at all. Some good musical moments throughout, that drum break was really cool, though not a huge fan of the narration, kind of takes away the focus for me. Visually super good, loved the big rotating circle, and they had some other good rotating forms. Musically felt it lacked in dynamic, kind of felt like the same on dynamic all show, and the guard was fantastic, really building off their last WGI season, great job Fishers!

LEANDER!! Wow, they really followed that run from CP so well!! 100% think we'll be seeing them again, wonder if they can snag that 3rd spot in AAA DB, because wow what a run. Great job trumpet soloists going into that massive opening hit, wow brass. Lovely work from the trumpet quartet, some extremely hard stuff that they made look so easy, WW's as well. Gosh that ballad is just so gorgeous, Flugelhorn, top tier, guard adding so much effect as well. Great jam out session and love the closer calling back to the start. Just such an amazing performance, they definitely did not want to break their streak as well, amazing job Leander!!

CEDAR PARK!!!! Wow, what a run!! My goodness they've cleaned up a ton since last weekend, beyond impressed. It's just such a super well-designed show, but their execution is what takes it to the level it it's at now. Just a Huge sound in that opener, great job Flute in the second movement, and ofc love the big knife set at the end, so effective. Amazing job Trombone, an incredible sound, and that ballad is just so so beautiful, love the time change. Great job by the brass in the Barber section, my favorite part of the symphony, and that closer is just massive, love the company front, just a wall of sound. Visually very clean as well, would love to see this top 5, but it's not gonna be easy to pass Mason, but it maybe it'll happen. Fantastic job Timberwolf band!!

Great performance from Dobyns-Bennett! I really love the theme of this show, tons of GE. The big cages are such a great effect, and I love what they have the guard doing in there. Musically very strong, especially those WW's, my goodness. A couple minor things in the brass, but it's not anything huge. Visually very clean, the visuals are sick, and I love those uniforms, look great against the colorful guard ones. I'm sorry for ever doubting ya'll, do think we'll be seeing them again tonight and hopefully with a stronger run, amazing job DB!!

WOW Carmel!! They really just came in and said "hey, were still here", and still among the best in the country!! Music was the highlight for me, those Mellos can Play, and they've got a massive sound but it's never too much. Some of my favorite source music, but they're playing at such a high level. Soloists great all around, percussion was also fantastic, but I'm just blown away by their sheer, raw power, could see them challenging BA for music tonight maybe. Visually as clean as ever, those box forms were tight. GE is the biggest thing for me, I personally think the other big 3 have them beat there, but the judges may think otherwise. Either way amazing performance Carmel!!

Great performance from Jenison! Super strong opener had some headphones issues but got it fixed in time for the Requiem section and wow they're playing with such power! Love the crown 15 ballad, and an awesome effect with the big tarp, great job having no timing/tempo issues while I presume, they couldn't, see, great job guard rifle front and center, there whole line was very strong. Great closing as well, just really impressed by their sound, AA results are going to be really close, everyone's been having great runs today, and Jenison was no exception, great job ya'll!

Yeah, I’ve got the two interchangeable, just playing it a little safe but fs could see the two swapping

Alirght so here's my rankings for the first two blocks, bound to be extremely wrong, not even gonna try to do captions, will do class preds after all of it as well: 1. Broken Arrow 2. Avon 3. Tarpon Springs 4. Bridgeland 5. Prosper 6. American Fork 7. O'Fallon Township (hoping they don't get super penalized for the mic issues) 8. Brownsburg 9. Homestead 10. Catawba Ridge 11. Union 12. Bartlett 13. Friendswood 14. Rosemount 15. Argyle 16. Norwin 17. Deer Creek 18. Franklin 19. Walled Lake

So ummmm, I may have spoken a little to early about 1st because OMH BROKEN ARROW!!! I'm actually speechless right now. For sure taking music tonight me thinks, but if they have that same type of run, I think they're gonna take it all. Still way to early to call, but I think they'll at least win semis unless Carmel has some insane run. I mean WOW, fantastic job BA!!

I have no words for Avon other than Wow. They're show is so different from Tarpons, but I think they've got them at least in semis. Unreal sounds, and they're marching is just out of this world. Also, that battery is massive, my goodness. Oh, and that guard is still the best around, flawless from start to finish. I really don't see any reason they won't win tonight, maybe not music but it's not going to easy for them to lose, fantastic job Avon, wow

Great stuff from Union!! I was a bit surprised they were top 22 after how they did at St. Louis but wow they've improved so much since them!! Great musical selections, and they're execution is very high, great opening statement. Very effective ballad, soloists were great and that closer really does the job. Visually very strong as well, some great drill writing, great job Union!

Wow Catawba Ridge, just wow! Super cool opening with the member running from behind the backfield props and then it’s just such a great sound. Lovely use of Metamorphosis, great sounds from the Woodwinds in those passages. Such a gorgeous ballad, those soloists just killing it, great use. Dance break was super cool, guard was going insane and an amazing closer, and that outro really got me emotional, and those parents were really brining the energy, lovely job yall!!

Came away very impressed with Bartlett! Young persons guide to orchestra is some of my favorite source music, and boy did the play it well! Very reminiscent of Union 19’s opener and closer, but they’ve add their own things to make it sound unique. Supper pretty ballad, and the jam out feature was so sick, loved whatever effect they were creating with the dots on the big stage prop. Just a really mature and big sound from this group, very much earned their spot here in semis, amazing job!

Not much to say about Tarpon other than wow. Feels like I’m watching Blue Devils at time with the stuff their doing, especially visually. Guard was and is just out of this world, WOW! The GE in this show is just off the charts, did feel like a little less energetic than some of their other runs this season, but I know that they will bring it finals tonight!! That Soprano sax is just top notch, and I loved the low brass feature so so much, could definitely see the 10 year anniversary win happen tonight, as well as taking vis and GE, amazing job Tarpon Springs!!

Prosper with a FANTASTIC run!! Love this show a lot, and while it might be a "basic" show design, they are performing the show on such a high level. Great job Flute and C-net going into that huge opening hit, brass with such a rich, mature sound. WW's nailing those technical runs, so many notes, and great job brass reciprocating. Great job with the Barber ballad, a popular one as well all know but again just performing it so well, Oboe with such a great tone. Love that ending so much, the 3/4 part is just super sick. Visually clean like they've been all year, should definitely be seeing them again, amazing job Prosper!!

American Fork just threw down!! First off, great work from the guard in the preshow, my goodness. Great job brass with the backfield playing going into the opening hit. Some more string instruments, great work, brass doing a nice job being integrated but no overplaying the strings. The singer in the ballad, insane talent, Wow! Lovely flute solo to go along side and the ensemble part is wonderful. Great jam feature, Trombone was on fire, and I really appreciate how they spread the low brass out through each section to make sure there's a nice blend, and a great closer. Visually really clean as well, tons of GE, I really do think we'll be seeing them again tonight, stellar job American Fork!!

What a performance from O'Fallon Township!! One of my favorites from them by far, it's just such a well-designed show and their execution is insane! Love that preshow so much, the bodywork is so so cool and then they just bring the sound. Some very dark and mysterious sounds in the second movement, really creating that darkness that fits the show. Lovely ballad, though some really unfortunate micing issues with the singer, as well as in the closer. There was like 5 second gap of almost silence. I hope that doesn't end up what takes them out of finals, because the rest of the show was so so good. The visual aspect just blew me away, they are literally jazz running while doing coreo on the run, beyond impressive, fantastic job O'Fallon!!