Houston Area Contests:
Friendswood Marching Contest - First week of October
BOA Conroe - Early to mid October
Lone Star Preview - Second or third week of October
Dickinson Marching Festival - Third or fourth week of October
Sam Houston Marching Festival - Last week of October (usually)
Those are the main ones I know.
Friendswood's show from the Dickinson Marching Contest - not their best performance but was the best show I have ever heard come out of Friendswood. Very well designed and executed.
Every year, BOA San Antonio gets harder. This year, there were 62 bands with about 25-30 strong contenders for 14 spots. I think now is the time to add a semifinal to the competition. This would ensure that the right bands would be picked for finals as it is ridiculous to make the judges cut the competition down to 14 bands from 62 and not make mistakes.
1. Dawson bounced back very well from Lone Star last week. 2. Friendswood is tearing through contest season, winning two weeks in a row. And as usual, it does not look like they will peak until the last contest of the year (BOA).3. Clear Brook and Clear Falls continue to improve, week by week.
Friendswood has improved greatly since BOA Conroe, and they proved it in their win at Lone Star Preview. However, they still have a lot to do to ensure a lock at BOA San Antonio.