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The 7 judge panel will make things interesting. I also think people underestimate the bands that come out of area B(east) Panther Creek is scary good. Don’t write off Canton. They will be there at the end. Having seen Area C, I’m kind of pumped to see how they fare. The top three were upper echelon for sure. Sulphur has a real slick production, Paris was solid and clean, and NL was just electric from front to back. They might be the only thing I’ve seen that can really hang with Anna/Celina I still haven’t seen China Spring since Melissa but you know it’s gonna be cool. I have heard that everyone needs to watch out for Alvarado. i don’t know if I’m buying the area A bands but hopefully will find a video soon.

Great lineup this year! I saw area C. Paris, N Lamar, and Sulphur were much closer to each other than the ordinals say. Having said that, I agree with the results. I can’t wait to see China Spring again. Celina and Anna are WOW! Anybody see Area A and E bands? How are they compared to last year?

I haven’t seen lumberton or Bridge City this year. Has anybody seen them and how are they next to Sulphur Springs, North Lamar, and Paris?

Anna Panther Creek Celina Canton.

What do you mean by not scoring higher? The too 4A band shows are much more elaborate, difficult, and better executed than any of the shows 4-5 years ago. 2022 Celina and Anna would beat anything I’ve seen 4A ever. and the early results would back up an opinion that they are still the ones to beat. And now everyone is elevating and evolving. It is indeed too early to call. Watch out for Panther Creek. Canton looks like they will continue being Canton. Sulphur Springs is a legitimate contender. China Spring is great, and so is North Lamar. I haven’t seen any of the rest of the regular players but let’s expect them to be better than last year.

I think that concept of content as it relates to scores is misunderstood. A high level of difficulty does not and should not score as well as something slightly less demanding but clean. A lot of “crowd favorites” being listed here are extremely dirty right now. If they clean up, they will score better. If they don’t, then credit for their difficulty cannot be rewarded. It’s as simple as that. Also, there is a fundamental understanding among most good judges that marching while playing demanding music is more difficult than playing with choreo. So the risk/reward game being played by a lot of these bands should make for some interesting results bottom line, 4A has never been this competitive or high level. Get your popcorn ready.

Anna is definitely the clear favorite for me. I wouldn’t be surprised if Celina upsets again. After that the bronze is up for grabs. CS is dangerous with those numbers and have great directors. Canton can’t ever be counted out. North Lamar had a strong early showing.