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

[WanderingTraveler]

Predictions

1. Flower Mound HS

2. Vista Ridge HS

3. Hebron HS

4. Vandegrift HS

5. Marcus HS

6. The Woodlands HS

7. Cedar Ridge HS

8. Dripping Springs HS

9. Pearland HS

10. Coppell HS

11. Moe and Gene Johnson HS

12. Ronald Reagan HS

13. Prosper HS

14. Keller HS

First Out: LD Bell HS

Bubble: Bridgeland HS / Seven Lakes HS / Westlake HS / Waxahachie HS

 

Quick thoughts: I really think Vista Ridge is having a strong year, really cool show, brass is KILLER, and overall think they have a shot at medaling. Within the top 5, I think FM wins, music goes to Hebron, percussion to Marcus, visual to FM. Vandegrift is a question mark to me at this moment. The area D bands could be any sort of jumbled order come finals night, but my initial thoughts give CR the edge. I think Prosper actually has a chance to make finals, however, as always the bubble here is very large. Pearland should do well, placement is mainly a guess rn. 

[FaultLineBlues]

10 hours ago, bananas1111 said:

Predictions for state finals

1. Bob jones high school 

2. SEEDS deaf academy 

3. Flower mound 

4. walnut grove high school 

5. Avon

6. Streamer academy 

7. Southern university 

8. walnut groce

9. Hebron 

10.marcus

11.mckomney north

12. 

13.

14.

i think Hebron is in the bubble and so is vandygridt 

No Bridgeland? 

[BandDad11]

Participating bands in size order for fun:

1. Pearland - 424
2. Vandegrift - 360
3. Permian - 358
4. Hebron - 350
5. Ronald Reagan - 350
6. Bridgeland - 348
7. Flower Mound - 340
8. Tomball Memorial - 335
9. North Shore - 333
10. Seven Lakes - 315
11. Pebble Hills - 309
12. Alexander - 307
13. Cinco Ranch - 300
14. Cypress Woods - 298
15. Dawson - 294
16. L.D. Bell - 282
17. Forney - 281
18. Dickinson - 275
19. Cy-Fair - 266
20. Marcus - 265
21. The Woodlands - 261
22. Moe & Gene Johnson - 257
23. Vista Ridge - 255
24. College Park - 243
25. Prosper - 240
26. Rockwall Heath - 240
27. Klein Oak - 239
28. Coppell - 237
29. Timber Creek - 236
30. Waxahachie - 225
31. Rockwall - 220
32. Clear Brook - 218
33. Keller - 213
34. Hanna - 212
35. Claudia Taylor Johnson - 208
36. Westlake - 201
37. Lake Travis - 200
38. Cedar Ridge - 192
39. Dripping Springs - 181
40. Edinburg - 181
41. Clements - 178

[Wait001]

3 minutes ago, BandDad11 said:

Participating bands in size order for fun:

1. Pearland - 424
2. Vandegrift - 360
3. Permian - 358
4. Hebron - 350
5. Ronald Reagan - 350
6. Bridgeland - 348
7. Flower Mound - 340
8. Tomball Memorial - 335
9. North Shore - 333
10. Seven Lakes - 315
11. Pebble Hills - 309
12. Alexander - 307
13. Cinco Ranch - 300
14. Cypress Woods - 298
15. Dawson - 294
16. L.D. Bell - 282
17. Forney - 281
18. Dickinson - 275
19. Cy-Fair - 266
20. Marcus - 265
21. The Woodlands - 261
22. Moe & Gene Johnson - 257
23. Vista Ridge - 255
24. College Park - 243
25. Prosper - 240
26. Rockwall Heath - 240
27. Klein Oak - 239
28. Coppell - 237
29. Timber Creek - 236
30. Waxahachie - 225
31. Rockwall - 220
32. Clear Brook - 218
33. Keller - 213
34. Hanna - 212
35. Claudia Taylor Johnson - 208
36. Westlake - 201
37. Lake Travis - 200
38. Cedar Ridge - 192
39. Dripping Springs - 181
40. Edinburg - 181
41. Clements - 178

Why do we at pearland have 424 bro like give us another hs that competes 😭😭😭

[FaultLineBlues]

7 minutes ago, BandDad11 said:

Participating bands in size order for fun:

Cedar Ridge - 192

Dripping Springs - 181

Obviously size isn't everything in a program, but it's crazy to see just how low these two programs are enrolment wise, compared to how successful they've been this season (and prior seasons) 

[MW95]

On 10/16/2025 at 7:25 AM, 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?

  

Umm...you forgot BOA Waco, Cedar Ridge won the championship, for 2 consecutive years, with a score of 88.125 https://marching.musicforall.org/result/waco-regional-2025/ and got 1st place it UIL Area D 6A and were the first band to perform.  

[FaultLineBlues]

5 minutes ago, RaiderRoadie said:

Umm...you forgot BOA Waco, Cedar Ridge won the championship, for 2 consecutive years, with a score of 88.125 https://marching.musicforall.org/result/waco-regional-2025/ and got 1st place it UIL Area D 6A and were the first band to perform.  

Their post was prior to BOA Waco taking place, no need to get defensive. 

[MW95]

Just now, FaultLineBlues said:

Their post was prior to BOA Waco taking place, no need to get defensive. 

Doh! Kinda new here and failed to see the dates. Bandtober brain is real. And not defensive at all...I shall work on my virtual tone.

[Lemon]

Thoughts

Predictions

1. Flower Mound HS

2. Hebron  HS

3. Vista Ridge HS

4. Vandegrift HS

5. Marcus HS

6. The Woodlands HS

7. Cedar Ridge HS

8. Pearland HS

9. Dripping Springs HS

10. Coppell HS

11. Moe and Gene Johnson HS

12. Ronald Reagan HS

13. Bridgeland HS

14. Prosper HS

First Out: Seven Lakes HS

Bubble: LD Bell HS / Westlake HS / Waxahachie

[packwick]

good luck tomorrow, everyone!!!

don't work on Mondays so i'll try to tune in for some of it. prob will wake up a lil later. lookin forward to seeing the shows indoors and from a proper high angle for once!!!

[packwick]

lol also chances are very high this website will crash again so i'll just say it now,

you all did awesome!!! amazing performances!! congratulations on advancing to state!!!

[quenslays]

Final Prediction

1. Flower Mound HS

2. Hebron  HS

3. Vandegrift HS

4. Vista Ridge HS

5. Marcus HS

6. The Woodlands HS

7. Pearland HS

8. Cedar Ridge HS

9. Dripping Springs HS

10. Ronald Reagan HS

11. Coppell HS

12. Seven Lakes HS

13. Bridgeland HS

14. LD Bell HS

First Out-Moe and Gene Johnson

Bubble-Keller, Waxa, Prosper and Westlake

[pancake]

happy state prelims day!!

1. flo mo

2. vandy

3. vista

4. hebron

5. marcus

6. twhs

7. pearland

8. coppell

9. ronald reagan

10. cedar ridge

11. keller

12. dripping springs

13. bridgeland

14. moe and gene

first out: ld bell

tmrw will be interesting to say the least

[tubapop]

Prediction:

1. Flomo

2. Hebron

3. Vista Ridge

4. Vandegrift

5.  TWHS

6. Marcus

7. Pearland

8. Bridgeland

9. Ronald Reagan

10. Cedar Ridge

11. Coppell

12. Dripping Springs

13.-14. MGJ/7L/North Shore

 

Note, my list will look quite different for BOASA.
 

And I have to just say it - I've been a little disappointed in general with this year's shows. The heavily articulated music books interspersed with park and barks, with little continuity and melodic flow, is a trend I don't like to see. There are certain top bands - maybe just one - that has pushed this trend in recent years and it's irritating. I'm glad to see groups like Vista Ridge, North Shore, and Bridgeland, among others, buck the trend.

 

[Justabandchild]

1 hour ago, tubapop said:

And I have to just say it - I've been a little disappointed in general with this year's shows. The heavily articulated music books interspersed with park and barks, with little continuity and melodic flow, is a trend I don't like to see. There are certain top bands - maybe just one - that has pushed this trend in recent years and it's irritating. I'm glad to see groups like Vista Ridge, North Shore, and Bridgeland, among others, buck the trend.

I'm always hesitant to mention this trend because I don't want to seem like I'm dunking on the programs for this, but I relate a bit to this. I speculate that it's a result of designing mainly for the (adjudication) sheets over the years (even though I'm sure many designers won't fully admit that). If you look at tons of shows from the mid-to-late 2000's to the mid 2010's, in general, you'll hear more cohesive music, more purposeful music selections with theme in mind, fewer section features, section features that fit into the context of the music, and demanding phrases for the full ensemble (sometimes with high velocity drill). That was happening with the old UIL sheets, which i think eventually led to placing a priority on designing for achievement. More and more, it seems to me, that designers are using formulas to maximize achievement and general effect and it has evolved show design to what it is now.  I see it in both drum corps and band. I don't hate it, but it's not usually my favorite flavor of show design.

Another part of it is that it's a lot to ask 250+ kids to learn hard drill while playing hard music. It's a lot to ask a drill writer to write for a 300+ member ensemble, especially when using the whole field is no longer the meta. And not every program can get students to buy into a super physically demanding show. I'm not sure a show like Spring 1993 will even happen again (As cool as it was, I'm not sure it should happen again), especially not with the 8-hour rule.

[JFNDOWBFAN]

 👀 🤫 

[HagsTPT]

Happy state day everyone and best of luck to all the bands competing today and hopefully NFHS runs smoothly 🤞

[utee94]

Good luck to all the 6A bands.  I'll be working from home and following what I can on streaming. 

 

[Dave609]

Best of luck to all bands performing today!! The state marching festivities start off with The Woodlands HS! So, should be an exciting way to start off the day!

[anotherbandmom]

18 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Good luck to all the 6A bands.  I'll be working from home and following what I can on streaming. 

 

Same here!! And the kids don't have school today and tomorrow so my marcher will be too. So many great schools to cheer on. Good luck to everyone in 6A!

[TWHSParent]

I'm hoping I can catch The Woodlands before my plane takes off. Supposed to go at 945 eastern time so have a shot while sitting on the plane.

[planetearf]

LETS GOOOO WOODLANDSSSS,VISTA RIDGE, FLOMO!

[Tubalord11]

Good luck to everyone performing today!! Can’t want prelims unfortunately but I may be able too watch some of finals, probably will just be odd classes some this year 

[OGFISD99]

Where can I go to watch?

[hsbandnerd212]

1 minute ago, OGFISD99 said:

Where can I go to watch?

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil/band-competition

You do have to pay ~$15 or so.