UIL 6A Area C 2025

[sb2024]

3 minutes ago, MoBone said:

For finals dont think Waxahachie and Forney are gonna let go of those 2 spots anytime soon. Well actually I take that back. Waxahachie does have a new school that’s expected to be opened in fall of 2027. Time will tell what will happen there. Rockwall, since their 2018 state run have stayed really close to that state qualifier so they’re probably consistent enough to stay around there. Heath ? No finals in 23’, finals in 24’ state in 25’ ….26’ To be continued. 
the dark horse or horses I feel will come out of one of the Mesquite schools. Idk if it plays a part but their 5A programs are solid. We could very well see all 3 of their 5A go to state this Saturday. Does that put pressure on the 2 in 6A?  Idk, but they’re both trending in the right direction. If not Mesquite, I’d say Royse City or Tyler would be the ones to get in.
 

As far as advancing, Waxahachie until the new school opens, Rockwall barring something crazy happening, the 3 and 4? Way too early to tell but I could see a Berkner or a JJ Pearce taking one of those spots. Should be interesting. 
 

I think you forgot Forney in your 2026 prediction..."As far as advancing, Waxahachie until the new school opens, Rockwall barring something crazy happening, the 3 and 4? Way too early to tell but I could see a Berkner or a JJ Pearce taking one of those spots. Should be interesting. "

[Tbcord140]

13 minutes ago, MoBone said:

For finals dont think Waxahachie and Forney are gonna let go of those 2 spots anytime soon. Well actually I take that back. Waxahachie does have a new school that’s expected to be opened in fall of 2027. Time will tell what will happen there. Rockwall, since their 2018 state run have stayed really close to that state qualifier so they’re probably consistent enough to stay around there. Heath ? No finals in 23’, finals in 24’ state in 25’ ….26’ To be continued. 
the dark horse or horses I feel will come out of one of the Mesquite schools. Idk if it plays a part but their 5A programs are solid. We could very well see all 3 of their 5A go to state this Saturday. Does that put pressure on the 2 in 6A?  Idk, but they’re both trending in the right direction. If not Mesquite, I’d say Royse City or Tyler would be the ones to get in.
 

As far as advancing, Waxahachie until the new school opens, Rockwall barring something crazy happening, the 3 and 4? Way too early to tell but I could see a Berkner or a JJ Pearce taking one of those spots. Should be interesting. 
 

If this area stays the same (PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS GOOD), I think we would see the craziest battle between Sachse and the Rockwall schools 😃 for the 3 and the 4... excited to see the sequel of Sachse vs Rockwall Duo 2026.

[MoBone]

47 minutes ago, sb2024 said:

I think you forgot Forney in your 2026 prediction..."As far as advancing, Waxahachie until the new school opens, Rockwall barring something crazy happening, the 3 and 4? Way too early to tell but I could see a Berkner or a JJ Pearce taking one of those spots. Should be interesting. "

Actually the mistake was I meant to put “Waxahachie and *Rockwall are not gonna let go of those two spots” meaning I believe Waxahachie will be 1st and Rockwall 3rd, I believe someone else other than Forney will be 2nd (I know it’s an unpopular pick at this time but just my gut feeling on these too early predictions lol) probably Sachse at the 2 and a JJ Pearce or Berkner at the 4th 

[BazoD]

Does anyone know why Skyline didn't perform?

[BumboJumbo]

8 hours ago, BazoD said:

Does anyone know why Skyline didn't perform?

Probably because of the rain delay.

[sig4life1104]

How did MacArthur get Last?, their show last year was worse than this?

[BazoD]

1 hour ago, BumboJumbo said:

Probably because of the rain delay.

Why would that stop them? Genuinely wondering. 

[Keyboard_Fanatic]

1 hour ago, sig4life1104 said:

How did MacArthur get Last?, their show last year was worse than this?

It doesn't matter if their show this year is better than their show last year if it's not as good as everyone else's show

[saxobeat]

Wow, this was a really fantastic year for performances. 

Of course, a giant round of applause to Rockwall ISD for their two qualifiers. I honestly had Heath in the 4 after seeing both shows, Heath had some of the most surprising sound I've heard in a while. 

Lake Highlands' show really appealed to me! I like the much more "chill" vibe they have going on. Really great pacing throughout. Super happy to see their high placement!

Richardson's props were so cool! Those stages were ridiculously high. 

I really, REALLY loved Rockwall's ballad. That solo is just perfection. 

The other big standout I saw was Garland; I do think their ranking doesn't reflect their performance. I honestly had them in the 10-15 range as I'd seen their growth. IMO a bit more visual appeal would've pushed them over the top but still, I thought they deserved higher. 

Congrats to everyone!!

[Keyboard_Fanatic]

Does anyone know if that sousa that fell during the end of prelims is okay? It looked like a pretty hard fall and he was sitting on the ground for a while

[JFNDOWBFAN]

OK NEXT Question for those you HAVE been to state. We know the prelim schedule, we have the room booked…what else should we plan for

What can we expect for ticket prices?

Is there a parking fee?

Assume we should plan for patches and shirts?

Do we need to plan x amount of time to get back in for prelim awards monday night?

[Tubalord11]

I’m still not over Heath making it. From 10th in 2024 to 4th, I don’t remember another time that happened 

[BandDad11]

29 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

I’m still not over Heath making it. From 10th in 2024 to 4th, I don’t remember another time that happened 

From 23rd in 2023 too, the momentum and growth Heath’s had is really cool to see.

[BumboJumbo]

3 hours ago, BazoD said:

Why would that stop them? Genuinely wondering. 

Honestly I have no idea, but I was looking forward to watching them ngl

[Tubalord11]

33 minutes ago, BandDad11 said:

From 23rd in 2023 too, the momentum and growth Heath’s had is really cool to see.

Yeah that’s actually an insane jump in two years 

[Keyboard_Fanatic]

2 hours ago, Tubalord11 said:

I’m still not over Heath making it. From 10th in 2024 to 4th, I don’t remember another time that happened 

17th to 1st? Sachse?

[Tubalord11]

38 minutes ago, Keyboard_Fanatic said:

17th to 1st? Sachse?

OMG u so right! I always forget they had that random off year after making finals for a while before they didn’t. 

[E1.]

6 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

OMG u so right! I always forget they had that random off year after making finals for a while before they didn’t. 

Now that we're speaking of significant jumps, North Forney placing 15th last year and jumping to 6th this year was pretty awesome. If they build off of this we could very well see a new state contender next year

[MoBone]

1 hour ago, E1. said:

Now that we're speaking of significant jumps, North Forney placing 15th last year and jumping to 6th this year was pretty awesome. If they build off of this we could very well see a new state contender next year

The band that’s 15 or 16th this year should look at that as motivation. 

[E1.]

3 minutes ago, MoBone said:

The band that’s 15 or 16th this year should look at that as motivation. 

I agree! John Horn has made a crazy amount of improvement compared to last year. I think that's one of the things that makes this area so great. All of the bands have shown amazing improvement and it's really difficult to predict where any band will place

[FBFanAKR]

5 hours ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

OK NEXT Question for those you HAVE been to state. We know the prelim schedule, we have the room booked…what else should we plan for

What can we expect for ticket prices?

Is there a parking fee?

Assume we should plan for patches and shirts?

Do we need to plan x amount of time to get back in for prelim awards monday night?

There is a parking fee and if I remember correct I think there’s no in and out privileges so if your hotel is in walking distance that’s best. Yes to patches and shirts. Tickets are less than BOA but more than UIL and Area. Maybe $20-$25? Prelim awards will be packed so if you care to sit in a certain area you might want to get back way early. 

[Tbcord140]

Really shocking news:

Garland and Rowlett will be dropping down to 5A for the new realignment, leaving Sachse and North Garland in 6A to fend for themselves...

[Mell0supremacy01]

just heard from a duncanville marcher that their band is 50% freshmen, and that they didn’t get their closer until two weeks ago because of the director controversy. I just want to say bravo to the duncanville marchers, and that getting 9th with everything they had to deal with is truly amazing. don’t let the drop get to you guys keep it up!!!

[someonekewl]

24 minutes ago, Tbcord140 said:

Really shocking news:

Garland and Rowlett will be dropping down to 5A for the new realignment, leaving Sachse and North Garland in 6A to fend for themselves...

Where are you getting your information from? Just out of curiosity

[JFNDOWBFAN]

4 minutes ago, someonekewl said:

Where are you getting your information from? Just out of curiosity

Pretty sure snapshot day is October 31st this year so maybe schools have released anticipated attendance numbers maybe?