UIL 6A Area I 2025

[bassboneman]

On 10/12/2025 at 1:06 PM, ChristopherRoden said:

Area is always a completely different contest and I don’t think we can take much from what we’ve already seen results wise as indication of how that’ll go. 
top 6 (alpha order): Bridgeland, cinco, Cy fair, cy woods, Jordan, seven lakes, Tompkins (or JET) 

I agree. But, I think we can come with a few takeaways. Jordan can run with 7L (beating them in music in prelims and visual Prelims and finals). At the end of the day the judges still choose who they thought was best on that run. there's still 2 weeks so time to get clean and refine shows so things can change. I am excited to see how everyone progresses over the next 2 weeks. I know all bands will be gunning to get as good as they can. And Jordan, and Cinco  will be petal to the metal to try to get that state spot. 

[tubapop]

What crazy happenings are we predicting for the next Area I contest next weekend? It's tradition, after all. 

[CincoFan27]

5 minutes ago, tubapop said:

What crazy happenings are we predicting for the next Area I contest next weekend? It's tradition, after all. 

legacy stadium floods during bridgeland to have cerulean come full circle, 7L's portal light up and theres an alternate universe where we have 6 state spots, Cinco has swans crash into the lights during tenor solist, and blackout during Cy-Fair's Flickr 

[bassboneman]

9 hours ago, CincoFan27 said:

legacy stadium floods during bridgeland to have cerulean come full circle, 7L's portal light up and theres an alternate universe where we have 6 state spots, Cinco has swans crash into the lights during tenor solist, and blackout during Cy-Fair's Flickr 

you forgot, Jordan accidentally causing everyone's heads to fall off and roll around looney toons style. 

[MazeyMiisona]

13 hours ago, tubapop said:

What crazy happenings are we predicting for the next Area I contest next weekend? It's tradition, after all. 

final destination

[bassboneman]

15 hours ago, tubapop said:

What crazy happenings are we predicting for the next Area I contest next weekend? It's tradition, after all. 

To quote someone on the first page: 

Knowing how Area I goes each year with shenanigans, next year heres a couple options that can happen, and all seem very feasible 🤣

1) Even with turf fields, somehow a sprinkler system gets put in, turns on, and sprays through some performances 

2) All the iPads and scoring systems simultaneously crash on CompSuite causing immediate spontaneous combustion of scoring systems 

3) 29 groups who advance to Area, and then a group somehow petitions their region evaluation and gets added to make it 30 at Area, also adding a State spot 

4) Just because why not make it blow up for more than Area I, all marching Area contests get cease and desist notifications because Tresona and other copyright groups fold and record label companies and artists demand no performances  

5) A prop wheel damages the turf on the 50 revealing the entrance to the Looney Toon world, like the original Space Jam under the putting green 

[FwefewF]

1 minute ago, bassboneman said:

To quote someone on the first page: 

Knowing how Area I goes each year with shenanigans, next year heres a couple options that can happen, and all seem very feasible 🤣

1) Even with turf fields, somehow a sprinkler system gets put in, turns on, and sprays through some performances 

2) All the iPads and scoring systems simultaneously crash on CompSuite causing immediate spontaneous combustion of scoring systems 

3) 29 groups who advance to Area, and then a group somehow petitions their region evaluation and gets added to make it 30 at Area, also adding a State spot 

4) Just because why not make it blow up for more than Area I, all marching Area contests get cease and desist notifications because Tresona and other copyright groups fold and record label companies and artists demand no performances  

5) A prop wheel damages the turf on the 50 revealing the entrance to the Looney Toon world, like the original Space Jam under the putting green 

My friend was been telling me to send these extras I came up a while back for months, now I have an excuse:

Record breaking amounts of rain hit the stadium, carrying all equipment trucks out to sea
One band is so loud while performing that they get a noise complaint and are sued by the city
Rain delays end up cancelling prelims, but the rain stops completely before when finals would've begun, causing prelims to be held in the afternoon until 2 in the morning
A band secretly decides to fake play their entire show, makes it to state, and no one figures it out until next year
During the finals run of a top 5 school, someone steps on a plug and turns off the electronics with no way to fix it
Uil announces the contest happening in both Legacy Stadium and The Berry Center, causing mass confusion on Saturday
A wildfire breaks out as prelims starts, cancelling the competition
Due to a random event, Area I is cancelled and UIL decides to hold state without them
A school secretly hires the entirety of the Blue Devils to march their show and somehow doesn't get caught
A judge has a medical emergency during finals and everyone leaves without telling the bands, meaning no performances are judged
A plane crashes in the stadium minutes before the competition is set to start
Area I gets split into I and K
A band kid steals a uniform for another band and intentionally messes with their run
A large band shows up at the stadium, it turns out it's a horribly lost Vandegrift

[bassboneman]

3 minutes ago, FwefewF said:

A large band shows up at the stadium, it turns out it's a horribly lost Vandegrift

This had me giggling a lil... 

[CincoRanchNerd67]

25 minutes ago, bassboneman said:

3) 29 groups who advance to Area, and then a group somehow petitions their region evaluation and gets added to make it 30 at Area, also adding a State spot 

 

I wouldn't mind this one...

[bassboneman]

2 minutes ago, CincoRanchNerd67 said:

I wouldn't mind this one...

FR!

[BandNerd63 2.0]

Someone messes up their coreo so bad that a judge from alaska can tell it was wrong

[Brahms Symphony No.3]

1. 7 Lakes

2. Bridgeland

3. Jordan

4. Cy Fair

5. Cy Woods

6. Cinco Ranch 

7. JET

8. Tompkins

9. Langham Creek

10. Cy Ranch 

11. Katy

[Sideswiperr]

1. Seven Lakes - Honestly what pops for me at the moment 

2. Bridgeland - Great performance energy 

3. Cy-Woods - Very strong show this year, would love to see them in state finals. 

4. Jordan - Also a very strong show this year, I think this is the show that'll get them to state. I loved what I saw during KMF, my god was just amazing, really impressed with Jordan. I'd personally like to see Jordan go into the top 3, I can only hope.

5. Cy-Fair - just based on what I see at the moment 

6. Cinco Ranch - this could switch with Cy-Fair, just needs some cleaning but I enjoy these shows. 

7. Tompkins - Love the pink, this could switch out with JET, Cy-Ranch, and even Langham if they pedal to the metal these last few days before the area. 

8. Cy-Ranch - I could see this placing around 7-10, I was really impressed with this show, cool jazz stuff happening, JET, Tompkins, and Cy-Ranch were very close at KMF, though I don't know how well KMF translates to the new UIL sheets, this is a good toss up between these three groups. 

9. JET - This is literally interchangeable with 7th and 8th, unpredictable IMO, and I'm not sure how these groups will play out, I could be wrong, anything in this area can happen for some reason. 

10. Katy - didn't get to see this show, so perhaps they've also sky rocketed. 

11. Langham Creek - a huge fan of this show design right here, phenomenal performance, they just need to clean up some musical and visual things, I think they've stepped up the difficulty of their show so their content is great, say they pedal to the metal they can place QUITE well here at area, will be a solid show. 

12. Paetow 

13. Jersey Village 

14. Me 

 

In all seriousness these predictions are likely wrong, I have no degree or expertise in any of this so take this all with a spoonful of salt. Good luck to everyone at region. We will have some indicative idea of how this MIGHT, MIGHT(you never know with this area) play out.

 

[ChristopherRoden]

Hard to know what to make of the top 2 Cy schools since they haven’t performed in a while. Could see either one of them anywhere from 1 to 6 at this point.  Bridgeland’s show is dazzling for sure but I could see them out of the top 3 for music. Not that they’re any worse this year, but their competition has really stepped it up!

[tubapop]

Bridgeland will take first. Seven Lakes is executing really well, but there are elements of their visual design that I think will keep them down a bit. We’ll see. 
 

i also put Jordan over Cy woods, but again will see. 

[ChristopherRoden]

4 hours ago, tubapop said:

Bridgeland will take first. Seven Lakes is executing really well, but there are elements of their visual design that I think will keep them down a bit. We’ll see. 
 

i also put Jordan over Cy woods, but again will see. 

Agree, i find myself begging for a non- block/on-2-split drill set 

[ruben_f]

3 hours ago, tubapop said:

Bridgeland will take first. Seven Lakes is executing really well, but there are elements of their visual design that I think will keep them down a bit. We’ll see. 
 

i also put Jordan over Cy woods, but again will see. 

I agree! Bridgeland will likely take 1st, and 7L will probably end up between 2-4. I’ll post my prediction once Jordan place at Gulf Coast Classic. (Gulf Coast Classic is using the UIL state judging rubric, kind of similar to the new judging rubric for area.)

Jordan definitely has a shot at making the top 3/4 at area

 

[Brahms Symphony No.3]

Here are my ranges 

1. Bridgeland (1-3) Zero decline has been shown from Bridgeland but I feel like their show isn't nearly as intense as the past 2 years but still probably safe to say they'll be the area champion

2. 7 Lakes (1-3) Incredible show, definitely wouldn't be surprised if they make state finals again this year, could see them taking over as kings of this area

3. Jordan (1-4) There is a world where I can see them winning this area especially with the statement they made at KMF it's been a big year from them and I don't think state finals is impossible if they make it there

4. Cy-Woods (3-5) Definitely don't see them falling out of making state this year definitely very different than their cat show last year and I think this show will do very well in a UIL setting

5. Cy-Fair (3-6) Relatively similar situation to Cy-Woods I really don't see any of these 5 schools not making state this year unless there's only 4 state spots 

6. Cinco Ranch (5-6) Definitely a very big year for Cinco, they proved lemons wasn't just a one off success and that they are continuing to grow year after year, state is a very real possibility especially if there's 6 state spots

7. Tompkins (7-10) BIG fan of this show, I love the pink and think they could definitely do very well at area with their unique design. However I do think that there is a considerable gap between the top 6 schools and everyone else in this area.

8. JET (7-10) I haven't seen their show this year but from what I've heard there definitely has NOT been a decline I think they fit very well in this bubble 

9. Cy-Ranch (7-11) They took incredible strides this year and I think perhaps found their niche with the whole jazz thing, very cool visually show and the results at KMF were proof of their growth 

10. Langham Creek (7-11) Have a very cool show and definitely have the ability to reach the top of this bubble, they just need to put in the work to do so. 

11. Katy (8-11) I could see them placing anywhere in this bubble especially with their cool drill, it's just hard to rank all these bands with all the growth we've had this year!

 

All of these rankings are probably completely wrong, don't take any of what I say seriously! I have no idea what I'm talking about just thought it would be fun to do this. 

 

[ChristopherRoden]

30 minutes ago, Brahms Symphony No.3 said:

Here are my ranges 

1. Bridgeland (1-3) Zero decline has been shown from Bridgeland but I feel like their show isn't nearly as intense as the past 2 years but still probably safe to say they'll be the area champion

2. 7 Lakes (1-3) Incredible show, definitely wouldn't be surprised if they make state finals again this year, could see them taking over as kings of this area

3. Jordan (1-4) There is a world where I can see them winning this area especially with the statement they made at KMF it's been a big year from them and I don't think state finals is impossible if they make it there

4. Cy-Woods (3-5) Definitely don't see them falling out of making state this year definitely very different than their cat show last year and I think this show will do very well in a UIL setting

5. Cy-Fair (3-6) Relatively similar situation to Cy-Woods I really don't see any of these 5 schools not making state this year unless there's only 4 state spots 

 

 

It's been so cool watching this area turn into one that produces 1+ state finalists. There was a long period where houston would only put 1 into state finals consistently (TWHS) and now to have previous state finalists Pearland, North Shore, Bridgeland, Cy Fair, 7L as well as finals hopefuls Dawson, Jordan, Cy Woods, and College Park in that conversation is a testament to the hard work the kids and directors have done in the Houston area! keep it up 

[tubapop]

20 minutes ago, ChristopherRoden said:

It's been so cool watching this area turn into one that produces 1+ state finalists. There was a long period where houston would only put 1 into state finals consistently (TWHS) and now to have previous state finalists Pearland, North Shore, Bridgeland, Cy Fair, 7L as well as finals hopefuls Dawson, Jordan, Cy Woods, and College Park in that conversation is a testament to the hard work the kids and directors have done in the Houston area! keep it up 

The cyclical nature of things is interesting, because years before THAT, there was a time that Houston was the OG powerhouse and Dallas and Austin were not. The only real constant I think has been San Antonio, with programs like Reagan (and to some extent Winston Churchill) reliably delivering for decades.

[Sideswiperr]

3 hours ago, tubapop said:

The cyclical nature of things is interesting, because years before THAT, there was a time that Houston was the OG powerhouse and Dallas and Austin were not. The only real constant I think has been San Antonio, with programs like Reagan (and to some extent Winston Churchill) reliably delivering for decades.

Back when you had Langham Creek, Westfield,  Spring, Cy-Fair to a degree, Cy-Falls, TWHS, I know even in the late 2000’s Cy-Creek had a pretty strong program. Same with Cy-Woods as well.

[Sideswiperr]

3 hours ago, tubapop said:

The cyclical nature of things is interesting, because years before THAT, there was a time that Houston was the OG powerhouse and Dallas and Austin were not. The only real constant I think has been San Antonio, with programs like Reagan (and to some extent Winston Churchill) reliably delivering for decades.

Back when you had Langham Creek, Westfield,  Spring, Cy-Fair to a degree, Cy-Falls, TWHS, I know even in the late 2000’s Cy-Creek had a pretty strong program. Same with Cy-Woods as well.

[tubapop]

11 minutes ago, Sideswiperr said:

Back when you had Langham Creek, Westfield,  Spring, Cy-Fair to a degree, Cy-Falls, TWHS, I know even in the late 2000’s Cy-Creek had a pretty strong program. Same with Cy-Woods as well.

I was at Langham Creek at that time, and my neighbor was at Westfield at its peak, and now our daughters are good friends and go to Bridgeland. Small world.

[FwefewF]

I can tell you it's been really nice here at Cy-Fair with no comps to go to forcing us to remain in the dark over if this season is going to be another Gravity or not

[TrumpetDad2027]

I just hope Region contests get us at least 5 spots. 4 spots would be certain to leave a really good school on the outside looking in, and possibly someone we thought going in was for sure going to State. 
 

Even with 5, there will be good bands on the outside looking in. I always expect at least one surprise. 
 

I am still sticking with Bridgeland and 7L as my locks. But honestly, a bad run in Finals could even have one of these two wondering what happened if a bubble school goes flawless. Not likely, but not impossible. 
 

This Area is a beast this year.