WGI HOUSTON 2/7/25

[DFWSpinz]

Prelims schedule has been posted!

https://www.wgi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Houston-Regional-Prelims-Schedule.pdf

Another great early contest!

[LeanderMomma]

Final Scores

Scholastic Regional A

1. 73.180 - Clear Lake HS, TX
2. 71.140 - Tompkins HS, TX
3. 68.920 - Sonia Sotomayor HS JV, TX

Scholastic A

1. 78.140 - Friendswood HS, TX
2. 77.080 - The Woodlands HS, TX
3. 76.600 - Jersey Village HS, TX
4. 74.170 - College Park HS, TX
5. 72.620 - Jordan HS, TX
6. 71.710 - Tomball Memorial HS, TX
7. 71.280 - Katy HS Varsity, TX
8. 70.890 - Oak Ridge HS, TX
9. 69.000 - George Ranch HS, TX
10. 68.780 - Dripping Springs HS Varsity, TX
10. 67.290 - Galena Park HS, TX
11. 67.120 - Foster HS, TX
13. 65.730 - Cypress Woods HS, TX
14. 65.300 - Thomas Randle HS, TX
15. 64.420 - Clements HS, TX
16. 64.030 - Pearland HS, TX

Independent A

1. 69.650 - Seven Lakes, TX
2. 64.570 - Redemption Guard, TX

Scholastic Open

1. 72.000 - Pearland HS, TX
2. 70.700 - Cy-Fair HS, TX
3. 69.600 - Bridgeland HS, TX
4. 66.700 - Clear Brook HS, TX
5. 65.100 - Sonia Sotomayor HS, TX
6. 64.500 - Dawson HS, TX

Independent Open

1. 74.100 - Undaunted, TX
2. 71.000 - Industry Independent, TX
 

[Rubisco]

This was a pretty stacked Scholastic A contest, with 4 of last year's top 10 Dayton guards competing. And, to my pleasant surprise, Jersey Village beat all of them! They're going to Dayton this year, along with Friendswood. Village is in a good place, it seems, especially after snagging 2nd in the content half of the GE sheets. They just need to clean what they have.

Friendswood winning is no surprise. There are some questions as to why they're back in A. They did not do poorly in Open -- quite the opposite. At the same time, the barrier between A and Open has seemed a little porous in recent years. It's genuinely hard to tell who belongs where. I don't think I'm alone, either. Just last year the WGI steering committee declined to reclassify Emerson, who was then reclassified by NTCA based on score, according to a poster here. Emerson went on to place FIFTH in Open Class finals, which makes it seem like the WGI steering committee REALLY dropped the ball, if they were willing to let a top 5 Open class guard compete in A. Perhaps it was less obvious early season. Anyway, food for thought.

TWHS A continues to do very well, and continues to outperform their content. 3 first places in the performance half of the sheets, but only 1 first place overall in equipment. They're a good skill check in this class for the other guards. Movement caption seems to be their primary weakness.

Jordan, Tomball Memorial, and Katy all did very well. Katy was a late-bloomer last year. That could be the case this year. I don't think any are going to Dayton. Of last year's Dayton finalists, Dripping Springs was lowest, but still did very well. They're another one that flourished later in the season last year, if I recall correctly.

Pearland wins as expected. That's a great score for Open class. To put things into perspective, Little Elm, who posted the highest ever SO score at Dayton last year, scored a 74.8 at the first regional of 2025.

Cy-Fair was close, which could be good for them, because they bloomed late last season. I wasn't expecting them to be this close, honestly, especially after scoring 8 points lower just a week ago at TCGC. Just goes to show how hard it is to trust early season scores (with incomplete shows), and maybe even just how hard it is to trust TCGC scores in general sometimes. 😅 Ditto for Bridgeland. Another 8 point increase.

I'll have to look up their old scores, but this score for Undaunted seems higher than usual for them. Will this be the year they make finals at Dayton?

It would be so much better if we could actually watch the shows, instead of just relying on scores!

[quenslays]

23 hours ago, Rubisco said:

This was a pretty stacked Scholastic A contest, with 4 of last year's top 10 Dayton guards competing. And, to my pleasant surprise, Jersey Village beat all of them! They're going to Dayton this year, along with Friendswood. Village is in a good place, it seems, especially after snagging 2nd in the content half of the GE sheets. They just need to clean what they have.

Friendswood winning is no surprise. There are some questions as to why they're back in A. They did not do poorly in Open -- quite the opposite. At the same time, the barrier between A and Open has seemed a little porous in recent years. It's genuinely hard to tell who belongs where. I don't think I'm alone, either. Just last year the WGI steering committee declined to reclassify Emerson, who was then reclassified by NTCA based on score, according to a poster here. Emerson went on to place FIFTH in Open Class finals, which makes it seem like the WGI steering committee REALLY dropped the ball, if they were willing to let a top 5 Open class guard compete in A. Perhaps it was less obvious early season. Anyway, food for thought.

TWHS A continues to do very well, and continues to outperform their content. 3 first places in the performance half of the sheets, but only 1 first place overall in equipment. They're a good skill check in this class for the other guards. Movement caption seems to be their primary weakness.

Jordan, Tomball Memorial, and Katy all did very well. Katy was a late-bloomer last year. That could be the case this year. I don't think any are going to Dayton. Of last year's Dayton finalists, Dripping Springs was lowest, but still did very well. They're another one that flourished later in the season last year, if I recall correctly.

Pearland wins as expected. That's a great score for Open class. To put things into perspective, Little Elm, who posted the highest ever SO score at Dayton last year, scored a 74.8 at the first regional of 2025.

Cy-Fair was close, which could be good for them, because they bloomed late last season. I wasn't expecting them to be this close, honestly, especially after scoring 8 points lower just a week ago at TCGC. Just goes to show how hard it is to trust early season scores (with incomplete shows), and maybe even just how hard it is to trust TCGC scores in general sometimes. 😅 Ditto for Bridgeland. Another 8 point increase.

I'll have to look up their old scores, but this score for Undaunted seems higher than usual for them. Will this be the year they make finals at Dayton?

It would be so much better if we could actually watch the shows, instead of just relying on scores!

Both Katy and Dripping Springs were late bloomers last season, with them placing a bit lower early and mid-season and then really jumping up in the ranks in the last 3 weeks of the season. I kind of expect the same kind of scenario this year because both groups really push more toward open class skills and designs that don't get fully refined till the end of the season. 

I am very excited to see Pearland this year after their successful season last year. I hope we could see them place very well in open class this year.

A lot of these schools will face each other again in a few weeks at WGI Austin, and we will see how much they improved and who will come out on top. My pick is Friendswood (if they dont get reclassified but I think they might) to win it but you never know.