UIL 6A State Marching Contest 2025 (Nov 3-4)

[JFNDOWBFAN]

On 11/21/2024 at 9:56 PM, cheeto2401 said:

the most heated and popular topic in all of UIL! even though we are a year early, its not too early to start predictions, have thoughts, and form opinions right? have fun!!

I’ve already seen the script. Be prepared to be surprised! 😮 

[BbMarching]

16 hours ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

I’ve already seen the script. Be prepared to be surprised! 😮 

“From Carrollton, Texas, the Heb…”

[JFNDOWBFAN]

19 minutes ago, BbMarching said:

“From Carrollton, Texas, the Heb…”

This made me chuckle, maybe add “in preliminary performance”

[bassboneman]

15 hours ago, BbMarching said:

“From Carrollton, Texas, the Heb…”

AND In 1st place with a score of 99.93 the Heb...

[cheeto2401]

On 9/9/2025 at 7:19 AM, bassboneman said:

AND In 1st place with a score of 99.93 the Heb...

nah lewisville on top

[SharksAreCool]

Any thoughts after 2-3 weeks of band competions?

[Dave609]

34 minutes ago, SharksAreCool said:

Any thoughts after 2-3 weeks of band competions?

The top 12/14 is going to be interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Flower Mound back in the top 3

[BandNerd63]

My predictions as of now

 

1.Flower Mound

2.Hebron

3.Vandegrift

4.Vista Ridge

5.The Woodlands

6.Marcus

7.Pearland

8.Coppell

9.Ronald Reagan 

10.Keller

11.Seven lakes

12.Bridgeland

13.Round Rock

14.Cy-Fair(I know we just got 8th at south Houston but that I think everyone can agree that that was poor judging)

 

1-3 can be interchangeable 

[daldhowe]

Wakeland is 5A

[BandNerd63]

Oh didn’t know that so I’ll move 11-13 up one and I’ll put round rock in 13th lol

[BlaStoFf22]

5 hours ago, BandNerd63 said:

My predictions as of now

 

1.Flower Mound

2.Hebron

3.Vandegrift

4.Vista Ridge

5.The Woodlands

6.Marcus

7.Pearland

8.Coppell

9.Ronald Reagan 

10.Keller

11.Seven lakes

12.Bridgeland

13.Round Rock

14.Cy-Fair(I know we just got 8th at south Houston but that I think everyone can agree that that was poor judging)

 

1-3 can be interchangeable 

Too early to predict, but Prosper, Waxahachie, CTJ, Dawson, Dripping Springs, Westlake, and Cedar Ridge would like a word.  One thing is for sure, this may be the hardest year to make 6A Finals in a long time.  

[OGFISD99]

6 hours ago, daldhowe said:

Wakeland is 5A

Cedar Park would come in 2nd or 3rd... Wakeland 5 or 6... if they were 6A.. 

[Samuel Culper]

15 minutes ago, OGFISD99 said:

Cedar Park would come in 2nd or 3rd... Wakeland 5 or 6... if they were 6A.. 

I think you are 3 or 4 spots too high on both of those.

[BandNerd63]

I was the tuba for Cy Fair that messed up the coreo at the beginning of the show in 2023 at state finals and we are doing the same coreo that I messed up then so that means I’m messing it up again at state finals. Lol

[dullbanddad]

26 minutes ago, BandNerd63 said:

I was the tuba for Cy Fair that messed up the coreo at the beginning of the show in 2023 at state finals and we are doing the same coreo that I messed up then so that means I’m messing it up again at state finals. Lol

You got this! You're going to crush it

[MHS Band Dad]

These are the top 10 BOA Scores so far this year.  UIL Region is this weekend, and Area the following weekend.

Top 10 Bands of America scores of 2025 (as of mid-October)

1. Marcus H.S.
    (TX): 87.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
2. Flower Mound H.S.
    (TX): 87.200 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
3. Hebron H.S. (TX): 86.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
4. Wakeland H.S.
    (TX): 85.100 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
5. Coppell H.S.
    (TX): 84.950 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
6. Avon HS (IN): 84.100 (Austin Regional, September 20)
7. Vandegrift HS (TX): 83.750 (Austin Regional, September 20)
8. Lone Star H.S.
    (TX): 83.350 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
9. Prosper H.S. (TX): 82.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
10. Waxahachie H.S. (TX): 82.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4) 

This is nationally, but only 1 non TX school is on this list.  Flower Mound and Marcus are both going to Grand Nationals this year.  Any predictions?

  

[AshTru9]

37 minutes ago, MHS Band Dad said:

These are the top 10 BOA Scores so far this year.  UIL Region is this weekend, and Area the following weekend.

Top 10 Bands of America scores of 2025 (as of mid-October)

1. Marcus H.S.
    (TX): 87.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
2. Flower Mound H.S.
    (TX): 87.200 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
3. Hebron H.S. (TX): 86.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
4. Wakeland H.S.
    (TX): 85.100 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
5. Coppell H.S.
    (TX): 84.950 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
6. Avon HS (IN): 84.100 (Austin Regional, September 20)
7. Vandegrift HS (TX): 83.750 (Austin Regional, September 20)
8. Lone Star H.S.
    (TX): 83.350 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
9. Prosper H.S. (TX): 82.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
10. Waxahachie H.S. (TX): 82.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4) 

This is nationally, but only 1 non TX school is on this list.  Flower Mound and Marcus are both going to Grand Nationals this year.  Any predictions?

  

I take it with a grain of salt. There’s been some non-Boa comps with BOA judging/scoring in addition to these. TMC on 10/11 for example, Vande scored a 91.65 in finals, Vista Ridge 90.35, MGJ 89.1, Reagan 88.2, etc. Def feel like the list above doesn’t do Vande justice, and the others are all at least contenders for sure if we’re talking about making state, even finals, for UIL. 

[utee94]

 

48 minutes ago, MHS Band Dad said:

These are the top 10 BOA Scores so far this year.  UIL Region is this weekend, and Area the following weekend.

Top 10 Bands of America scores of 2025 (as of mid-October)

1. Marcus H.S.
    (TX): 87.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
2. Flower Mound H.S.
    (TX): 87.200 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
3. Hebron H.S. (TX): 86.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4)
4. Wakeland H.S.
    (TX): 85.100 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
5. Coppell H.S.
    (TX): 84.950 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
6. Avon HS (IN): 84.100 (Austin Regional, September 20)
7. Vandegrift HS (TX): 83.750 (Austin Regional, September 20)
8. Lone Star H.S.
    (TX): 83.350 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
9. Prosper H.S. (TX): 82.900 (North Texas Regional, October 11)
10. Waxahachie H.S. (TX): 82.600 (Dallas Mid-Cities Regional, October 4) 

This is nationally, but only 1 non TX school is on this list.  Flower Mound and Marcus are both going to Grand Nationals this year.  Any predictions?

  

My prediction is-- there are going to be a lot of great shows at BOA-GN this year.

Would love to see one of the Texas schools win it.  FloMo had my favorite Texas 6A show last year, but I really liked Marcus as well.  I haven't seen either of their shows this year yet.  I'll almost certainly see FloMo in San Antonio but I think Marcus isn't going this year?  That's a shame, would love to see them live at some point.

2 minutes ago, AshTru9 said:

I take it with a grain of salt. There’s been some non-Boa comps with BOA judging/scoring in addition to these. TMC on 10/11 for example, Vande scored a 91.65 in finals, Vista Ridge 90.35, MGJ 89.1, Reagan 88.2, etc. Def feel like the list above doesn’t do Vande justice, and the others are all at least contenders for sure if we’re talking about making state, even finals, for UIL. 

I've seen Vandegrift perform several times now this season, their show is excellent.  Wouldn't be at all surprising to me if they won at State UIL 6A. 

[seafoodbuffet]

1 hour ago, MHS Band Dad said:

These are the top 10 BOA Scores so far this year.  UIL Region is this weekend, and Area the following weekend.

Top 10 Bands of America scores of 2025 (as of mid-October)

1. Avon HS (IN): 84.100 (Austin Regional, September 20)

This is nationally, but only 1 non TX school is on this list.  Flower Mound and Marcus are both going to Grand Nationals this year.  Any predictions?

  

I know you mean BOA Toledo, but  I chuckled at the thought that Avon had come to BOA Austin and finally beat Vandegrift (a band that has the distinction of having a lossless record in every round of competition against Avon)

[MHS Band Dad]

54 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said:

I know you mean BOA Toledo, but  I chuckled at the thought that Avon had come to BOA Austin and finally beat Vandegrift (a band that has the distinction of having a lossless record in every round of competition against Avon)

sorry, pulled that from AI - always a gamble.  LISD has incredible programs and we're incredibly fortunate to have both a district that supports us as well as incredibly strong competitors statewide.  That competition just helps make us better and raises the bar.  I just don't understand why no one predicts Marcus in 1st - ever.  Full disclosure my son is a Senior in Marcus Band. We were 2nd in 2023 at UIL state, and 3rd at BOA, and 3rd at BOA, 6th at UIL state in 2024, and we have a very strong show this year. I would argue for entertainment value alone it's a stellar program. I do subscribe to the "any given Sunday" rule though - any one of these programs in the top 10 could come out on top in any given year.  We're always the "underdog" in this crowd against Vandegrift, Flomo and Hebron.  

[seafoodbuffet]

36 minutes ago, MHS Band Dad said:

We're always the "underdog" in this crowd against Vandegrift, Flomo and Hebron.  

I would never call Marcus the underdog in any contest but I do understand the sentiment. I feel much the same way about Vista Ridge, a contender to any contest they enter but rarely predicted to win. I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the top bands from either LISD (north or south) wins UIL 6A state or BOA this year.

[AshTru9]

5 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said:

I would never call Marcus the underdog in any contest but I do understand the sentiment. I feel much the same way about Vista Ridge, a contender to any contest they enter but rarely predicted to win. I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the top bands from either LISD (north or south) wins UIL 6A state or BOA this year.

Btw, I LOVE Vista's show this year. I really thought they had a chance to upset Vande at TMC this past weekend. 

[MHS Band Dad]

24 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said:

I would never call Marcus the underdog in any contest but I do understand the sentiment. I feel much the same way about Vista Ridge, a contender to any contest they enter but rarely predicted to win. I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the top bands from either LISD (north or south) wins UIL 6A state or BOA this year.

Vista Ridge is a great program.  Always enjoy their shows.  The bottom line is that if you go to the finals at BOA or UIL in TX you are guaranteed some fantastic entertainment.  All of these kids work their asses off and have incredible levels of talent and it's just a pleasure to watch and enjoy.  

[JFNDOWBFAN]

We all know the top dogs….. but we with regions wrapping up over the next few days and about 10 days from Areas…

Who are some new faces we might see in San Antonio. Any surprises we may not see? See in Area B forums they may only be able to bring 3 bands in 2025 unless they get some unexpected Region help Saturday.  

[ChristopherRoden]

Impossible to predict the bottom half of finals here without even knowing who qualified!