WGI 2017-2018

[jmartin1056]

Avon performing last in finals tomorrow! Great job!

[LKendrick]

Congrats to CGT Denton and Origins on advancing to Independent Open Finals!

[LKendrick]

Congrats to Leander, Keller, and Westwood on advancing to Scholastic A finals!  Leander won by over two points!

[Hard Core Band Fan]

  On 4/14/2018 at 3:04 AM, LKendrick said:

Congrats to Leander, Keller, and Westwood on advancing to Scholastic A finals!  Leander won by over two points!

 

 There you go stealing my thunder. I had typed the same thing and thought I had accidentally posted. Ditto!

[LeanderMomma]

  On 4/14/2018 at 3:04 AM, LKendrick said:

Congrats to Leander, Keller, and Westwood on advancing to Scholastic A finals! Leander won by over two points!

Leander had a fantastic run.

[LKendrick]

Amazing day for Team Texas!  Here's a list I compiled of ALL scores, will edit in Independent World when that competition concludes.

 

One note, there was a tie for the last spot in Scholastic A, not sure if there is a tie breaker or if both advance.  

 

Scholastic A Semifinals:

 

 

1.     Leander – 95.72

2.     Marian Catholic - 93.345

3.     Decatur Central - 92.05

4.     Green Hope - 91.93

5.     Clovis - 91.605

6.     Fleming Island - 91.39

7.     Newsome - 91.065

8.     Keller - 90.610

9.     Lake Howell - 90.395

10.  Billerica Memorial – 90.29

11.  Colerain - 89.665

12.  Cumberland Valley - 89.65

13.  Rancho Cucamonga- 89.46

14.  A.A. Stagg - 89.195

15.  Southern Regional - 89.17

16.  Father Ryan - 89.08

17.  Middletown - 89.02

18.  Northwest Cabarrus - 88.94

19.  Cary – 88.885

20.  Westwood 88.59

21.  Fort Mill - 88.42

22.  Damonte Ranch - 88.485

23.  Lake Orion - 88.465

24.  Flushing – 88.365

25.  Lockport Township – 88.365

 

-----Above Advance to Finals

 

26.  Pace - 88.275

27.  Sebastian River - 88.265

28.  El Camino Real - 87.505

29.  Bartram Trail - 87.275

30.  La Salle - 87.22

31.  Lafayette - 86.97

32.  Central Square - 86.935

33.  Harrison - 86.865

34.  Jennison - 86.97

35.  Cary – 85.61

36.  Kiski Area - 85.385

37.  Floyd Central - 85.155

38.  Palm Beach Central - 85.1

39.  Bentonville A - 85.1

40.  Grassfield - 85.065

41.  West Bloomfield - 84.87

42.  Westlake - 84.82

43.  Station Camp - 84.8

44.  Central Hardin - 84.76

45.  Georgetown - 84.585

46.  Mohonasen - 84.42

47.  Hernando - 84.305

48.  Milton – 84.065

49.  Rockford - 83.96

50.  Corinth Holders - 83.815

51.  Terre Haute South - 83.695

52.  Chippewa Valley - 83.675

53.  Freedom – 83.66

54.  Northwest Guilford - 83.535

55.  Glencoe - 83.48

56.  Somerset Academy - 83.36

57.  River Bluff - 83.295

58.  Alpharetta - 83.24

59.  Choctaw Central - 83.12

60.  Westerville North - 83.115

61.  Fort Zumwalt North - 83.015

62.  Cypress Falls - 82.63

63.  Kings - 82.11

64.  Springboro - 81.44

 

Independent A Semifinals:

1. Pacificaires - 95.37
2. JMU Nuance - 94.04
3. Black Gold A - 93.88
4. Smithfield Selma - 93.56
5. Artistry in Blue - 92.92
6. Georgia State - 92.54
7. Charles Towne - 92.31
8. Eklipse - 91.34
9. 3rd Legend - 90.68
10. i-Squared - 90.59
11. Tampa Independent - 90.37
12. National Avenue - 90.35
13. Reverie A - 89.89
14. Anesidora - 89.88
15. SSJC - 88.75
16. Florida State - 88.07
17. Ovation - 87.71
18. Malachi A - 88.04
19. Pegasus A - 86.59
20. Carolina VP - 84.96
 

——-Above Advance to Finals

 

21. Rhapsody - 84.82
22. Avant Garde - 84.15
23. Jacksonville University - 84.61
24. Icon - 83.47
25. Irondale - 83.43
26. Purdue University - 83.15
27. FeniX A - 83.15
28. RCR - 82.9
29. Eagle Mountain - 82.74
30. Odin - 82.32
31. Black Diamond - 81.59
32. Gentoo - 80.95
33. Co-Motion - 80.09
34. Southeast Visual Ensemble - 77.9
35. Unity - 77.49
36. Revolutionary - 77.3

Scholastic Open Semifinals:

1. Park Vista - 93.4
2. Plymouth Canton - 92.7
3. Eastlake - 91.7
4. El Dorado - 91.5
5. McNeil - 91.3
6. Oviedo - 90.8
7. Ben Davis - 90.7
8. Marvin Ridge - 90.5
9. West Shore School District - 90.4
10. Lowndes - 89.8
11. South Brunswick - 89.5
12. Bentonville - 89.2
13. Milford - 89.0
14. Fishers - 88.1
15. Dartmouth - 87.9
16. Timber Creek - 87.3
17. Cleveland - 87.1
18. William R. Boone - 86.9
19. Klein Oak - 86.3
20. Hamilton Southeastern - 86.3
 

——-Above Advance to Finals

 

21. Diamond Bar - 85.9
22. Nease - 85.9
23. Saratoga - 85.7
24. Tompkins - 85.7
25. Walled Lake Central - 85.2
26. Mill Creek - 84.8
27. Elk River - 84.7
28. La Porte - 84.5
29. El Capitan - 83.7
30. Choctaw - 83.2
31. Victor - 83.1
32. Eden Prairie - 83.2
33. Mt. Carmel - 82.9
34. Naperville Central - 82.8
35. Kickapoo - 82.7
36. Phoenix - 82.6
 

Independent Open Semifinals:

 

1. UCF Pegasus Open - 96.9

2. The Brigadiers - 94.4

3. CGT Denton - 93.9

4. Reverie - 93.3

5. George Mason University - 92.3

6. Origins - 91.9

7. FIU - 91.7

8. Paramount Open - 91.6

9. Vox Atrium - 91.0

10. Legacy - 89.1

11. The District - 88.2

12. Avidity - 87.7

13. Alta Marea - 86.8

14. The Pride of the Netherlands - 86.7

15. Legacy - 86.5

 

——-Above Advance to Finals

 

16. Pennsauken - 85.9

17. Allegiance - 84.5

18. Spirit (Houston) - 84.4

19. Emanon Open - 82.6

20. Wasatch - 82.6

21. Cascadia - 82.4

22. Salem Blue - 82.0

23. Independence - 80.4

24. Lancaster - 79.4

Scholastic World Semifinals:

 

1. Avon - 96.0

2. Carmel - 95.1

3. Trumbull - 94.5

4. Flanagan - 92.4

5. West Broward - 91.7

6. Center Grove - 90.4

7. Shenendehowa - 89.3

8. Tarpon Springs - 89.2

9. Stoneman Douglas - 87.9

10. Ayala - 86.0

11. Northview - 86.0

12. Miamisburg - 85.6

13. James Bowie - 82.7

14. Warren Central - 82.6

15. Norwin - 82.5

 

——-Above Advance to Finals

 

16. Stockdale - 81.1

17. Somerville - 80.6

18. Arcadia - 79.5

19. Bellbrook - 78.1

20. Cape Fear - 77.3

21. North Syracuse Central - 75.9

 

 

[Hard Core Band Fan]

Whoa, I just had a scare. I reloaded the schedule for the SA finals and Leander was not on it. A refresh showed the full list. Whew!

[Bandwoww]

  On 4/14/2018 at 3:14 AM, LKendrick said:

Amazing day for Team Texas! Here's a list I compiled of ALL scores, will edit in Independent World when that competition concludes.

 

One note, there was a tie for the last spot in Scholastic A, not sure if there is a tie breaker or if both advance.

 

Scholastic A Semifinals:

 

 

1. Leander – 95.72

2. Marian Catholic - 93.345

3. Decatur Central - 92.05

4. Green Hope - 91.93

5. Clovis - 91.605

6. Fleming Island - 91.39

7. Newsome - 91.065

8. Lake Howell - 90.395

9. Keller - 90.610

10. Billerica Memorial – 90.29

11. Colerain - 89.665

12. Cumberland Valley - 89.65

13. Rancho Cucamonga- 89.46

14. A.A. Stagg - 89.195

15. Southern Regional - 89.17

16. Father Ryan - 89.08

17. Middletown - 89.02

18. Northwest Cabarrus - 88.94

19. Cary – 88.885

20. Westwood 88.59

21. Fort Mill - 88.42

22. Damonte Ranch - 88.485

23. Lake Orion - 88.465

24. Flushing – 88.365

25. Lockport Township – 88.365

 

-----Above Advance to Finals

 

26. Pace - 88.275

27. Sebastian River - 88.265

28. El Camino Real - 87.505

29. Bartram Trail - 87.275

30. La Salle - 87.22

31. Lafayette - 86.97

32. Central Square - 86.935

33. Harrison - 86.865

34. Jennison - 86.97

35. Cary – 85.61

36. Kiski Area - 85.385

37. Floyd Central - 85.155

38. Palm Beach Central - 85.1

39. Bentonville A - 85.1

40. Grassfield - 85.065

41. West Bloomfield - 84.87

42. Westlake - 84.82

43. Station Camp - 84.8

44. Central Hardin - 84.76

45. Georgetown - 84.585

46. Mohonasen - 84.42

47. Hernando - 84.305

48. Milton – 84.065

49. Rockford - 83.96

50. Corinth Holders - 83.815

51. Terre Haute South - 83.695

52. Chippewa Valley - 83.675

53. Freedom – 83.66

54. Northwest Guilford - 83.535

55. Glencoe - 83.48

56. Somerset Academy - 83.36

57. River Bluff - 83.295

58. Alpharetta - 83.24

59. Choctaw Central - 83.12

60. Westerville North - 83.115

61. Fort Zumwalt North - 83.015

62. Cypress Falls - 82.63

63. Kings - 82.11

64. Springboro - 81.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keller scored higher than Lake Howell :)

[LKendrick]

  On 4/14/2018 at 3:23 AM, Bandwoww said:

Keller scored higher than Lake Howell :)

 

Well I was bound to miss something, fixed!  Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

[LKendrick]

IW Scores are in!  Congrats to three Texas guards in Independent World Finals!  CGT Dallas, Cypress Independent, and Black Gold.  

 

http://wgi.org/wp-content/uploads/wgi_events/static_scores/2018/scores_IW_Semi_Finals.html

[Hard Core Band Fan]

So very happy for and proud of our Texas guards in the finals tomorrow and, of course, also the for others who made the commitment to go and give their best. There are nothing but winners at the world championships and some of the winners get to perform a couple of more times. I'm always amazed at the talent showcased at this event. I'm just going to watch the finals and celebrate the opportunity to watch and the abilities displayed of these fine performers.

[jmartin1056]

POC and Paramount tied... as if the scores weren't close enough yesterday lol. Tomorrow will be very exciting!

[Rubisco]

It has been a great year for Team Texas at WGI. Going into finals, Texas has a top 3 guard in every single class except for IW and SW. And in IW, CGT Dallas is in 4th and remains less than a point away from 1st. They're half a point away from 3rd place, which is not so bad, but Blessed Sacrament is pretty fierce this year, so I think it could be an uphill battle for CGT Dallas to beat them. Of the top four, I do think CGT Dallas has the most enjoyable show, and the crowd seems to agree. Lots of thrilling moments, like that brilliant (though not super clean) flag feature at the end and the jacket rifle catch. I doubt it'll be enough to persuade the judges to bump them up to first, but who cares. I do think that if POC's show is performed as well as a typical POC finals show is performed, they'll probably win IW again. Even though this POC show is not my favorite from them, after watching Paramount, I do think that there's an elegance to POC's show that the other top shows lack -- especially from an ensemble standpoint. Simply put, it's really nice to look at from up high. But POC hasn't been super consistent performance-wise this year, so we'll see. A weak performance will do them in. I don't think they can rely quite so much on the strength of the show design, like they sort of did last year when faced with a great performance from Aimachi.

[Rubisco]

I'm happy to see Eastlake in the fight for a Scholastic Open medal. I think they've placed lower than they should have the past couple of years, so this seems like delayed justice. I think their Graffiti show this year is brilliant, and I absolutely, 100% think that they are ready for the challenges of the Scholastic World class, which they'll automatically be bumped up into if they medal in the Open class.

[LKendrick]

Beautiful performance by Klein Oak this morning, this years show reminds me a lot of last years in the best of ways.  Incredibly pure and well performed.  

[LeanderMomma]

  On 4/14/2018 at 11:17 AM, Rubisco said:

It has been a great year for Team Texas at WGI. Going into finals, Texas has a top 3 guard in every single class except for IW and SW. And in IW, CGT Dallas is in 4th and remains less than a point away from 1st.

Wow, I didn’t realize that. Texas colorguards are definitely on the rise and becoming quite competitive. It’s about time.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 4/14/2018 at 11:56 AM, Rubisco said:

I'm happy to see Eastlake in the fight for a Scholastic Open medal. I think they've placed lower than they should have the past couple of years, so this seems like delayed justice. I think their Graffiti show this year is brilliant, and I absolutely, 100% think that they are ready for the challenges of the Scholastic World class, which they'll automatically be bumped up into if they medal in the Open class.

It’s a brilliant show. And I love me some good hip hop! ;-)

[Hard Core Band Fan]

One thing you can't see unless you are there in the arena or if there is a camera close-up with the online feed, is the release of emotions with many of the scholastic class performers at the end of their finals performance, especially the seniors. At that point, they are very tired, emotionally spent, and it hits them that this is their last performance with their guard. Many of them leave the floor with tears in their eyes and it is very touching to witness. Just like marching band in fall, winter guard dominates your life and steals your Saturdays for the season. It's your life and when that life comes to an end, it's tough for many of them.

[LeanderMomma]

This system of announcing placements in Scholastic and Independent A is PURE TORTURE!

[LKendrick]

Holy WOW!  Leander won with a 99.4!!!

[Hard Core Band Fan]

  On 4/14/2018 at 8:38 PM, LKendrick said:

Holy WOW!  Leander won with a 99.4!!!

 

Yep, if Park Vista got a 97.65, Leander deserved at least a 99+.

[LKendrick]

Not only is that a Scholastic A record, that's the 3rd highest score ever recorded across any class in WGI history.  

 

Of course scores are not comparable across classes, but that gives you an idea of just how dominant they were for a Scholastic A guard.  

[LeanderMomma]

Oh. My. Word. 99.4???!!!! How is that even possible?! Wow Leander. You’re truly amazing.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 4/14/2018 at 8:40 PM, LKendrick said:

Not only is that a Scholastic A record, that's the 3rd highest score ever recorded across any class in WGI history.

 

Of course scores are not comparable across classes, but that gives you an idea of just how dominant they were for a Scholastic A guard.

I’m stunned. Wow. Just wow!

[Rubisco]

McNeil and Eastlake get 4th and 5th. Really outstanding, but no medals. I didn’t see the finals performances, so I don’t know what happened, but I’m still a little disappointed that we probably won’t see either in World class next year. I suppose one or both could bump themselves up, but that would be risky. Even the top 3 SO groups don’t always excel right away in World class, as demonstrated this year (none made finals).