2025 BOA San Marcos (Sept 27)

[global_warrior]

My turn for a bold prediction:

1st) Reagan

2nd) Bowie

3rd) Westlake

4th) Drip

5th) McNeil

6th) CTJ

7th) Hendrickson

8th) Brandeis

9th) Moe & Gene (Buda J)

10th) Foster

11th) Churchill

12th) Jordan

 

[bassboneman]

On 8/14/2025 at 9:36 AM, AdamantiumLife said:

2:12 - Jordan H.S., TX

LET'S GO JORDAN GOT A GOOD TIME!



(i don't wanna wake up at the butt crack of dawn....  and 2nd to last is good i  guess)

Edited August 18, 2025 by bassboneman
Added side notee

[utee94]

On 8/18/2025 at 7:21 AM, bassboneman said:

LET'S GO JORDAN GOT A GOOD TIME!



(i don't wanna wake up at the butt crack of dawn....  and 2nd to last is good i  guess)

Yeah I think later times are almost always better than early.  Only negative to your prelim performance time is the heat.  But y'all are young and strong, you can handle it!

If I weren't headed to Dallas that weekend I'd seriously consider coming down and watching this.

[Lowbrassguy42]

On 8/4/2025 at 9:14 AM, ChristopherRoden said:

Could shake out something like this..

1. Moe & Gene Johnson H.S., TX
2. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX
3. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX
4. James Bowie H.S., TX
5. Dripping Springs H.S., TX
6. McNeil H.S., TX
7. Westlake H.S., TX
8. Foster H.S., TX
9. Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX
10. Jordan H.S., TX
11. Louis D. Brandeis H.S., TX
12. Winston Churchill H.S., TX / Tom Glenn H.S., TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Never rank again… jkjk but in all honesty there’s almost no way moe and gene comes out on top. And with how ctj did last year I don’t think they rank that high. Plus y’all are sleeping on the San Antonio schools (besides rr and ctj) last year Brandeis got 5th at finals and got 3rd in the 4a caption and from what I’ve seen Churchill, Soto, and Steele aren’t too shabby themselves. But who knows maybe some random school like shoemaker will come out on top

[Lowbrassguy42]

On 8/5/2025 at 1:01 AM, Bustergod2 said:

Prediction: going to make bold assumptions here

1. Ronald Reagan Hs (or maybe a dripping upset)

2. Dripping springs Hs

3. James Bowie HS

4. McNeil  HS

5. Westlake HS

6. Louis d Brandies HS

7. Moe and Gene Johnson HS

8. Hendrickson HS

9. Claudia Taylor Johnson HS

10. Churchill HS

11. Jordan Hs

12.  Steele Hs

first out: 

Sonia Sotomayor HS

Foster HS

I believe Reagan getting first the safest outcome for this Boa, but it is definitely not a given. Dripping being the returning champs, I can definitely see an upset happening. James bowie is going to be amazing and can maybe even win. The top 3 will be extremely competitive. McNeil has a chance for top 3 if they really push it based on how they made finals at boa San Antonio. Westlake is going to be in the top half of finals no doubt. For the last spot in the top 6, I put Brandies. They showed that they can consistently compete at this top level from last year. They also beat Claudia Taylor Johnson and Moe and Gene last year. I wouldn’t be surprised if they come out as a major wild card. Hendrickson at 8th because I haven’t seen enough from them. With Moe and Gene’s amazing new director and Brandie’s just getting way better every year, I haven’t seen anything that really gives them the edge( I’m probably wrong but will gladly watch them be another potential wild card). Johnson at 9th is really sad for me to say, but I don’t know if they have the juice anymore. They have been really inconsistent lately and to be honest they can either come and shock everyone and make top 3 or just continue to sink. Churchill is 100 percent a finalist no doubt. Jordan, don’t know much about them but seen the show last year and yeah, I’d say they have a great shot at fitting in nice in finals. Steele being the last pick. Amazing show last year and the staff are  great teachers that definitely will push them.

This Boa is going to be one of the most competitive of the year. Any of the top 3 can end up winning. And 9th to 4th are going to the closest point margins ever.

This is probably the closest prediction that I’ve seen 

[ChristopherRoden]

7 hours ago, Lowbrassguy42 said:

Never rank again… jkjk but in all honesty there’s almost no way moe and gene comes out on top. And with how ctj did last year I don’t think they rank that high. Plus y’all are sleeping on the San Antonio schools (besides rr and ctj) last year Brandeis got 5th at finals and got 3rd in the 4a caption and from what I’ve seen Churchill, Soto, and Steele aren’t too shabby themselves. But who knows maybe some random school like shoemaker will come out on top

I’d just love to see MGJ there with their show! I wonder how much volatility we will see this year compared to the past few years. Early season I don’t think anyone would’ve been able to predict 7L in state and BOASA finals or CTJ being beat by some of the bands they were beat by. Plus it’s an early season show so who knows! 

[bassboneman]

On 8/18/2025 at 7:21 AM, bassboneman said:

LET'S GO JORDAN GOT A GOOD TIME!



(i don't wanna wake up at the butt crack of dawn....  and 2nd to last is good i  guess)

Wait... We still have to be at school at the butt crack of dawn. Its a 3-4 hour bus ride so 7-8  Is our arrival time. Not bad but not good 

I now also realize that this is a god awful time. Heat of the day in full uniform...

[bassboneman]

Any one got videos? I'm new to this contest and never heard of half these bands...

[Lowbrassguy42]

On 9/3/2025 at 7:34 AM, bassboneman said:

Any one got videos? I'm new to this contest and never heard of half these bands...

Oh you’re in for a treat💀 look at Reagans show from last year plus the top five(Reagan wasn’t at this comp last year) from last year, which would be dripping springs, James Bowie, McNeil, Moe & Gene Johnson, and Brandeis. Some of the schools aren’t very notable because they haven’t made much of a name for themselves yet. But yeah this year finals is gonna be crazy cuz there’s more schools and better schools competing. Like westlake and all of the good San Antonio schools(Churchill, Steele, Soto, ctj) That’s already 10 schools that I mentioned and there’s only 12 finalist spots, so yeah it’s gonna be fun

(Mainly look at Reagan and the top 5)

[FaultLineBlues]

Feel like McNeil is being a little undersold in some of the predictions here. They're one of two programs at this contest that made finals at San Antonio last year. Obviously upward momentum isn't always guaranteed, but I feel like a medal is more likely at this contest than some of the predictions are saying. 

[Lo_311]

Hi! We have only ever been to BOA Shenandoah, but we are going to San Marcos this year. Does anyone know if the finals schedule is the same, where they typically start at around 7 PM after prelim announcements? I am getting mixed information saying finals could start the next morning. Thanks!

[LeanderMomma]

The schedule has been updated as of 9/10. Check out the original post for the latest schedule. 

(Drop Burnet and Del Rio. Gonzales now performs at 7:24 and others in the first block shift similarly with Louis D. Brandeis at 8:48 being the final band before the break).

 

[LeanderMomma]

2 hours ago, Lo_311 said:

Hi! We have only ever been to BOA Shenandoah, but we are going to San Marcos this year. Does anyone know if the finals schedule is the same, where they typically start at around 7 PM after prelim announcements? I am getting mixed information saying finals could start the next morning. Thanks!

6:30 AM Box Office Opens

7:00 AM STADIUM GATES OPEN

7:24 AM Preliminary Competition Begins

9:00 AM BREAK

9:24 AM Preliminary Competition Resumes

11:36 AM LUNCH

12:24 PM Preliminary Competition Resumes

2:36 PM Preliminary Competition Ends

3:06 PM PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

All Competing Band Drum Majors

3:36 PM Finalist Directors Meeting

Stadium Cleared

Show Break

6:30 PM GATES OPEN

7:00 PM National Anthem

Special On-Field Welcome

7:15 PM Class Exhibition (If Needed)

7:30 PM First Performing Finalist Band

10:30 PM Finals Competition Ends

Class Exhibition (If Needed)

10:45 PM FINALE – PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
 

 

[ChristopherRoden]

Last night bodes well for Westlake at this show! 

[Tubalord11]

Here's my final prediction for this comp, have not seen most of these bands: 

1. Ronald Reagan 

2. Westlake 

3. Dripping Springs 

4. McNeil 

5. James Bowie 

6. CTJ 

7. MG Johnson 

7. Hendrickson 

8. Brandies 

9. Foster 

10. Jordan 

11. Hutto 

12. Piper/Winston Churchill 

As far as captions, no clue. I'd imagine Reagan will sweep but honestly, I could Westlake maybe taking music or visual, or heck maybe the win, idk. They had a fantastic showing yesterday at Austin. This is gonna be a great comp and I'm super excited to see how it shakes out. 

[mussheet]

Preds

 

1. Ronald Reagan 

2. Dripping/Westlake

3. Dripping/Westlake

4. McNeil 

5. James Bowie 

6. CTJ 

7.Hendrickson

7. Moe and Gene Johnson 

8. Brandies 

9. Jordan 

10. Foster 

11. Hutto 

12. Piper

GE-Reagan

Vis-Reagan

Music-Reagan

 

[Rubisco]

It will probably be a Reagan sweep, but I'd be thrilled to see Westlake surprise us again. It will be interesting to see if a different judging panel feels similarly about them. It's so subjective!

[bassboneman]

7 hours ago, Rubisco said:

It will probably be a Reagan sweep, but I'd be thrilled to see Westlake surprise us again. It will be interesting to see if a different judging panel feels similarly about them. It's so subjective!

yeah, I just want to see how Jordan does LMAO a

[youraveragebandkid]

Top of the morning to everyone! I’m sorry if it’s really early but I have a 5am call time. Anywayyysss, without further ado…

HAPPY COMP DAY! 😆😆🥳🤩

I’m so so SO excited and I hope everyone has the bestest runs ever! Today’s gonna be fantabulous 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[ChristopherRoden]

I was very impressed by Steele (clean clean clean!!) and Hendrickson, who had a very cool use of fabric 

 

 

less impressed by the video quality… 

[bassboneman]

Good luck to everyone! Just got here and am about to go into warm ups! 

 

 

[youraveragebandkid]

43 minutes ago, bassboneman said:

Good luck to everyone! Just got here and am about to go into warm ups! 

 

 

Are you from Jordan? If so best of luck to y’all! I’m sure heads will roll towards y’all in awe of your amazing run!

[Josegjr]

Streaming quality is terrible today way to go box 5!

[Dave609]

1A-

1st- Gonzales HS

Music- Gonzales HS
GE- Gonzales HS
Visual- Gonzales HS

2A-

1st- Long Creek HS
2nd- Boerne HS

Music- Long Creek HS
GE- Long Creek HS
Visual- Boerne HS

3A-

1st- Robert E. Hendrickson HS
2nd- Sandra Day O'Connor HS
3rd- Foster HS

Music- Robert E. Hendrickson HS
GE- Robert E. Hendrickson HS
Visual (tie)- Sandra Day O'Connor/Robert E. Hendrickson

4A-

1st- Ronald Reagan HS
2nd- Dripping Springs HS
3rd- Moe & Gene Johnson HS

Music- Moe & Gene Johnson HS
GE- Ronald Reagan HS
Visual- Ronald Reagan HS

[Dave609]

Finalists-

Sandra Day O'Connor HS
Dripping Springs HS
Robert E. Hendrickson HS
Moe & Gene Johnson HS
Westlake HS
Ronald Reagan HS
Hutto HS
Claudia Taylor Johnson HS
Foster HS
James Bowie HS
Jordan HS
McNeil HS