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I hate to take anything away from any band, so I won’t say anything negative about any band specifically. I have to admit that I’m not seeing what some of the judges see. A couple of the bands in the top 4 had some pretty sloppy marching, and the “jump around and create chaos” style that hides all the sloppiness thing does nothing for me, but I’m not judging. …and musically, Boyd was easily the cleanest and most dynamic sound (maybe not the loudest). Nelson’s drill was very dialed in, I’m not sure why they didn’t land higher. unfortunately, for sports and events that are “subjectively judged”, it ultimately is up to the judges that day. i think area realignment is in order. The top 9 bands in this area could easily be sent to state from most areas in the state. We’re fortunate to have so many well run and supported programs in North Texas. Lots of hard working and talented kids.

I heard a different list.

Posted above.

It was random draw order, yes.

Flower Mound Wylie East Rockwall McKinney McKinney Boyd Hebron Byron Nelson Rock Hill Wylie Lakeview Marcus Prosper

Drum Majors on the field. We’ll know shortly.

Does this list reflect your ranking of the bands this far as as well?

1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. Flower Mound 4. Prosper 5. McKinney Boyd 6. Wylie This is my best guess. I don’t see Rock Hill the way some do, but I could be missing something. All the bands that make finals are amazing, it cuts super thin.

Great Night! Congrats all. Though I don’t know how this is judge, because I don’t know how to judge this.

Drill in the closer was rough, but was probably just learned. Clean that up, and it’s a strong show.

It’s wild how different the rankings were from what was predicted.

Thank you both!

How many bands make finals at BOA?

GE Dept?