PantherBone Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Just for fun, I decided to do some digging and discover which current 5A band has the longest active streak of consecutive State Contest appearances. I did not restrict it to only appearances at a 5A SMBC (or 4A before 2014). I counted it if they went to a SMBC for any conference. I was also only able to fully track down to the 2002/2003 contests, as the archives only show Finalists after that point. 1st: Princeton, Roma (8) 2nd: Abilene Wylie, Forney, Frisco Wakeland (5) 3rd: Cedar Park (4) 4th: Fort Worth Southwest, Mesquite Poteet (3) I will probably do some digging on the other conferences at some point. Quote
Jeffrey L. Gorman Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 You might want to look at Duncanvilles SMC record. They go back to 1988. Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 This was only looking at current 5A (old 4A) bands so Duncanville wouldnt have been included on the list. Quote
BlackJesus Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 3:03 PM, P-town T-Bone said: Just for fun, I decided to do some digging and discover which current 5A band has the longest active streak of consecutive State Contest appearances. I did not restrict it to only appearances at a 5A SMBC (or 4A before 2014). I counted it if they went to a SMBC for any conference. I was also only able to fully track down to the 2002/2003 contests, as the archives only show Finalists after that point. 1st: Princeton, Roma (8) 2nd: Abilene Wylie, Forney, Frisco Wakeland (5) 3rd: Cedar Park (4) 4th: Fort Worth Southwest, Mesquite Poteet (3) I will probably do some digging on the other conferences at some point. Someone here is bound to know the link that has all that information lol If I'm not mistaken, CP has been to state every time since 2001 when they won the 4A (now 5A), championship, making their appearances 9. Friendswood should be more than 10 as they've been made State every year since I believe the 90s. Roma should be more than 8 consecutive appearances but don't quote me on that. Poteet has *qualified* for State 15 consecutive times, but were prohibited from actually participating in 2011 due to a "member" of the band failing classes but still participating in UIL Region. Summed up, these programs have been some of the most consistent in the 5A (old 4A) SMBC, as has Princeton in the 4A (old 3A) conferences. If I missed anyone or got some information wrong please correct me. As far as 6A, Duncanville, Reagan, The Woodlands, Marcus, and CTJ hold some of the longest active streaks. Duncanville holds the longest. Good luck this upcoming season btw! Quote
takigan Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Duncanville's is definitely the longest, both for 6A/5A and overall with 17 consecutive appearances from 1988 - Present.Dickinson has the longest for 5A (4A pre-2014) though. Dickinson appeared at every 4A State contest from 1986 to 2007, for a total of 14 consecutive appearances. For 2008 they went up to 6A (then 5A), and placed 8th at Area F Finals, so that was their first year to not advance.1986 - 1st1987 - 4th1988 - 2nd1989 - 1st1990 - 1st1991 - 1st1993 - 1st1995 - 2nd1997 - 2nd1999 - 5th2001 - 4th2003 - 8th2005 - 15th2007 - 4th2008 - Didn't Advance Quote
takigan Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:28 AM, BlackJesus said: If I'm not mistaken, CP has been to state every time since 2001 when they won the 4A (now 5A), championship, making their appearances 9. Cedar Park turned 5A in 2002. They placed 6th at UIL Area D 5A and didn't advance, putting their total streak at 7: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 "As far as 6A, Duncanville, Reagan, The Woodlands, Marcus, and CTJ hold some of the longest active streaks. Duncanville holds the longest." CTJ hasnt been around long enough to be on this list and technically didnt attend state in 2016. Still very impressive for the short time they have been around. Keller and Coppell have good streaks going. There are probably some good ones in the Houston area going too but I cant be bothered right now to check them all out. Quote
Guest Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 I believe Friendswood has advanced to state every eligible year well back to the mid nineties. Quote
takigan Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Were there any other years besides 2014-2016 where Friendswood has been in the largest size class?If not, then this is probably accurate. That would mean 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 & 2016 for a total of 12. Bold means it's verified. No idea for '95-'01.Normally I would pull up the MFA forum archive which used to go all the way back to 1999....but that's basically gone now. I could dig around through RAMBla, but that site is a nightmare to navigate. If anyone wants to confirm rankings for those years, feel free. Quote
BlackJesus Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:45 AM, takigan said: Duncanville's is definitely the longest, both for 6A/5A and overall with 17 consecutive appearances from 1988 - Present. Dickinson has the longest for 5A (4A pre-2014) though. Dickinson appeared at every 4A State contest from 1986 to 2007, for a total of 14 consecutive appearances. For 2008 they went up to 6A (then 5A), and placed 8th at Area F Finals, so that was their first year to not advance. 1986 - 1st 1987 - 4th 1988 - 2nd 1989 - 1st 1990 - 1st 1991 - 1st 1993 - 1st 1995 - 2nd 1997 - 2nd 1999 - 5th 2001 - 4th 2003 - 8th 2005 - 15th 2007 - 4th 2008 - Didn't Advance I knew Dickinson had a long streak but not that long, wow. Quote
BlackJesus Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 6:49 PM, LostChoirGuy said: "As far as 6A, Duncanville, Reagan, The Woodlands, Marcus, and CTJ hold some of the longest active streaks. Duncanville holds the longest." CTJ hasnt been around long enough to be on this list and technically didnt attend state in 2016. Still very impressive for the short time they have been around. Keller and Coppell have good streaks going. There are probably some good ones in the Houston area going too but I cant be bothered right now to check them all out. Honestly forgot about 2016, but had they gone that would've been 6 consecutive trips, that still wouldn't be one of the longer active streaks? Quote
principalagent Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Reagan also missed in 2008, which makes their streak short. You all are missing Harlingen, who has a healthier and longer streak than many. Quote
takigan Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 3:29 PM, principalagent said: Reagan also missed in 2008, which makes their streak short. You all are missing Harlingen, who has a healthier and longer streak than many. Definitely true. Whenever I'm sizing up Area G, I'm always like "Well Harlingen should be in the running for state... they're always in the running". That's been the case since I got into this activity, and I'm sure was the case long before that. I actually wouldn't be surprised if there's some 1A school that I'm overlooking. Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Cant believe I forgot about Harlingen! Quote
PantherBone Posted January 29, 2019 Author Posted January 29, 2019 UPDATED 5A LIST 1- Roma (8) 2- Cedar Park (7) 3- Princeton (6) 4- Frisco Wakeland, Abilene Wylie, Forney (5) 5- Mesquite Poteet, FW Southwest (3) 4A LIST 1- Canton (11) 2- Argyle (9) 3- Port Isabel, Wills Point (8) 4- Kennedale (7) 5- Paris North Lamar (6) 6- Grulla, Longview Spring Hill, Springtown (4) 7- Little Cypress Mauriceville, Pecos (3) DoomDiamondCC 1 Quote
takigan Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 I am not following your list criteria at all. You made corrections to your previous list, but you still have Poteet at 3 even though they have WAY more, you didn't include Friendswood and Dickinson at all even though it's been stated both have more than 10. Quote
principalagent Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Are we talking current streaks, or longest streak regardless of activity? Quote
Aquaflamma85 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 2:49 PM, principalagent said: Are we talking current streaks, or longest streak regardless of activity? On 1/24/2019 at 3:03 PM, P-town T-Bone said: Just for fun, I decided to do some digging and discover which current 5A band has the longest active streak of consecutive State Contest appearances. I did not restrict it to only appearances at a 5A SMBC (or 4A before 2014). I counted it if they went to a SMBC for any conference. I was also only able to fully track down to the 2002/2003 contests, as the archives only show Finalists after that point. 1st: Princeton, Roma (8) 2nd: Abilene Wylie, Forney, Frisco Wakeland (5) 3rd: Cedar Park (4) 4th: Fort Worth Southwest, Mesquite Poteet (3) I will probably do some digging on the other conferences at some point. He says active streak so I'm guessing he means current streaks. Would explain why he didn't include some of the mentioned bands. Quote
PantherBone Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 9:45 AM, takigan said: I am not following your list criteria at all. You made corrections to your previous list, but you still have Poteet at 3 even though they have WAY more, you didn't include Friendswood and Dickinson at all even though it's been stated both have more than 10. This list is only for ACTIVE streaks (i.e., streaks including a 2017 or 2018 apperance). Poteet did not attend the 2011 SMBC. BlackJesus 1 Quote
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 6:57 PM, P-town T-Bone said: This list is only for ACTIVE streaks (i.e., streaks including a 2017 or 2018 apperance). Poteet did not attend the 2011 SMBC. They still advanced right? Quote
PantherBone Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 7:11 PM, Cityscapes said: They still advanced right? I don't know. If they did, they were DQ'd at some point. Either way, the UIL website does not list a 2011 SMBC appearance for Poteet, which is what I went off of. Quote
takigan Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 The title also does indeed specify "State appearances". Poteet did not make an "appearance" at the 2011 contest. *shrug* Quote
BlackJesus Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Never said they should have been on the list, more of a marching band trivia statement takigan 1 Quote
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