UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2024 (Nov. 4-5)

[LostChoirGuy]

Did anyone else see Argyle's entire band ripple salute when the drum majors saluted?  That was awesome.

[PercDad4Life]

UIL 5A State Finals Results

Another Leander ISD sweep.

1. Cedar Park

2. Rouse

3. Leander

4. Wakeland

5. Aledo

6. Lone Star

7. Argyle

8. Hendrickson 

9. Burleson Centennial 

10. McKinney North

11. Friendswood 

12. Roma

[cheeto2401]

LEANDER WITH THE BRONZE 🥉

[natertater21000]

40 minutes ago, natertater21000 said:

My best guess from judging all captions through the NFHS high cam (read with a grain of salt)

1.Cedar Park (it's REALLY close, like 6A 2022 close)
2.Rouse
3.Leander
4.Wakeland
5.Aledo
6.Lone Star
7.Argyle
8.Hendrickson
9.Burleson Centennial 
10.Roma
11.McKinney North
12.Friendswood
 

Had 10-12 in a different order but I'll take 1-9 correct.

[Tubalord11]

Congratulations to Cedar Park on their 8th championship and 6th in a row!! They are now tied for the most gold medalist with Argyle!! Could see them taking the lead next year. Congratulations again to everyone!! 

[rnoodles]

7 minutes ago, PercDad4Life said:

UIL 5A State Finals Results

Another Leander ISD sweep.

1. Cedar Park

2. Rouse

3. Leander

4. Wakeland

5. Aledo

6. Lone Star

7. Argyle

8. Hendrickson 

9. Burleson Centennial 

10. McKinney North

11. Friendswood 

12. Roma

LEANDER BRONZE WOOOOOO

[cheeto2401]

[natertater21000]

Incredible performances from everyone these past 2 days, "Texcellence" is alive and well. Crazy that this is only the beginning of the end for the competitive season, the next two weeks are going to be special!

[rnoodles]

15 minutes ago, natertater21000 said:

Incredible performances from everyone these past 2 days, "Texcellence" is alive and well. Crazy that this is only the beginning of the end for the competitive season, the next two weeks are going to be special!

agree. will not be surprised at all if cedar park medals at grand nats

[Band-tober mom]

Congrats to all!!  Interesting to view the breakdown of scores. I believe MNHS should have been 8 or 9… 

[RouseMegaFan]

I LOVE YOU ROUSE!!! In all seriousness I saw some rouse kids upset about their placements, and just wanted to say that what everyone has achieved tonight is nothing short of excellence so wear that badge with pride! Every band should go home knowing they achieved something that seems unreachable for most and again should be extremely proud of. 
 

[WanderingTraveler]

What a wild contest! Congratulations to every band in the contest, as well as the finalist, and the champion Cedar Park!!! Excited to see these bands in the later contests and next year! 

[clarinote]

Does anyone have the extended scoresheet?

[Fienfienfien]

1 hour ago, DrumLine said:

Is there any update on the friendswood band member who passed out on the field at end of show and was carted  off on one of the prop wagons? Was a scary moment

He’s alright, he’s back at home now and fine. 

[11BandMan11]

Bravo to all the RIDICULOUSLY good performances for prelims and finals! I remember going to my first UIL State Marching contest a couple decades ago, and seeing where the activity and groups have gone since then. PURE! EXCELLENCE! 
Band kids, parents, and directors are truly amazing people!
#TheFutureIsBright 

[Atssbsax1]

Dang. Not too shabby for Argyle's first 5a appearance. They're improving super fast. Let's see how long it takes them to dethrone Cedar Park if they stay in the same classification.

[Samuel Culper]

Just now, Atssbsax1 said:

Dang. Not too shabby for Argyle's first 5a appearance. They're improving super fast. Let's see how long it takes them to dethrone Cedar Park if they stay in the same classification.

Good luck with that. 😁

[Atssbsax1]

19 minutes ago, Samuel Culper said:

Good luck with that. 😁

Argyle would be the band to do it. They would have made 5a state the very first year they were a 5a but it wasn't a state year that time. The next year they were in a state spot prelims but unfortunately dropped down. This year they kept their spot from prelims to finals. Essentially, since Argyle has been a 5a only one run hasn't been state worthy which is unheard of. Also 4a to 5a is the biggest jump a band can make and Argyle made it look like it was nothing. Argyle will dethrone Cedar Park eventually.

[utee94]

Just got back from SA, what an amazing afternoon/evening.  Congrats to all the finalists, and to the Leander Three for sweeping the medals. I really like the Leander and Rouse shows and of course I'm very familiar with them.  But my favorite that is not from Leander ISD, is definitely Lone Star, such a pretty show with just beautiful moments.  I also really enjoyed Argyle and Aledo shows.

And of course my favorite that did not make Finals is still Lake Belton.

I'll be watching all of the above in the future, no doubt they'll continue to improve and impress.

[Regulators]

Now that the 5A contest is over, lets all go give some love to the 3A contest for tomorrow.

 

[bsk]

14 minutes ago, utee94 said:

And of course my favorite that did not make Finals is still Lake Belton.

Lake Belton showing you don't need a truckload of props to have a great show.

[SaxA36]

50 minutes ago, Atssbsax1 said:

Argyle would be the band to do it. They would have made 5a state the very first year they were a 5a but it wasn't a state year that time. The next year they were in a state spot prelims but unfortunately dropped down. This year they kept their spot from prelims to finals. Essentially, since Argyle has been a 5a only one run hasn't been state worthy which is unheard of. Also 4a to 5a is the biggest jump a band can make and Argyle made it look like it was nothing. Argyle will dethrone Cedar Park eventually.

try not to make it obvious you go to argyle challenge, level IMPOSSIBLE 

[notenthused1]

53 minutes ago, Atssbsax1 said:

Argyle would be the band to do it. They would have made 5a state the very first year they were a 5a but it wasn't a state year that time. The next year they were in a state spot prelims but unfortunately dropped down. This year they kept their spot from prelims to finals. Essentially, since Argyle has been a 5a only one run hasn't been state worthy which is unheard of. Also 4a to 5a is the biggest jump a band can make and Argyle made it look like it was nothing. Argyle will dethrone Cedar Park eventually.

Argyle didn't make state last year, getting 5th at area B. Not sure if that's what your trying to say lol, just super confused. However, Argyle is getting really good, really fast.  

[PercDad4Life]

As a percussion centric fan, something seems off with the final results.  Aledo Percussion jumped from 13th in prelims to 1st in finals.  That is a BIG jump for a group who has a stellar band but not normally in the discussion for percussion prowess.  

I get that subjectivity is always part of the scoring, but this raises some suspicion in my mind. Especially given that there was no change in band placements from prelims to finals.  The judging was pretty consistent, except for percussion. 

Does anyone else find this mildly suspect?

[Regulators]

1 minute ago, PercDad4Life said:

As a percussion centric fan, something seems off with the final results.  Aledo Percussion jumped from 13th in prelims to 1st in finals.  That is a BIG jump for a group who has a stellar band but not normally in the discussion for percussion prowess.  

I get that subjectivity is always part of the scoring, but this raises some suspicion in my mind. Especially given that there was no change in band placements from prelims to finals.  The judging was pretty consistent, except for percussion. 

Does anyone else find this mildly suspect?

You have a completely different set of judges for finals then what you had a prelims. So, it could be a result of tastes between the two j