SEAstar23 Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 1. Keller HS 2. Richardson HS 3. Carroll Senior HS 4. Arlington HS 5. MacArthur HS 6. Berkner HS 7. Boswell HS 8. Irving HS 9. Waxahachie HS 10. Chisholm Trail HS 11. Weatherford HS 12. Timber Creek HS 13. Haltom HS 14. Mansfield HS 15. Trinity HS 16. South Grand Prairie HS 17. Lake Ridge HS 18. Coppell HS 19. Highland Park HS 20. Legacy HS 21. Duncanville HS 22. Lake Highlands HS 23. Bell HS 24. Bowie HS 25. Sam Houston HS 26. DeSoto HS 27. Fossil Ridge HS 28. Crowley HS 29. Pearce HS 30. Grand Prairie HS 31. North Crowley HS 32. Central HS 33. Martin HS 34. Nimitz HS 35. Paschal HS 36. Cedar Hill HS 37. Lamar HS 38. Skyline HS (Most Likely 6 Bands Advance to State) Jacob2017 and krustyjoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostChoirGuy Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Rough draw for Keller (and Carroll) but they should hopefully be able to still make finals. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancake Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Early season predictions: 1. Coppell 2. Keller 3. Waxa 4. LD Bell 5. SLC 6. Timber Creek 7. Highland Park 8. Haltom 9. Duncanville 10. Keller Central krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csxmii Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Lake Ridge has an insanely strong brass this year. Wouldn't be surprised if they steal a state spot. (Hopefully Duncanville won't get 8th this year!) krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 42 minutes ago, csxmii said: Lake Ridge has an insanely strong brass this year. Wouldn't be surprised if they steal a state spot. (Hopefully Duncanville won't get 8th this year!) Yeah definitely could see Lake Ridge going to state this year! Back to the Wild was a great show. Ducanville is in a ruff spot after last year. Area prelims was really there only high placement at any comp, which the only one they went to other than area was the McKinney comp where they got 8th below many 5A programs. Seems like midland is all they have of now before area, so with this being said, they could possibly not even make finals if they don’t pick it up from the last couple of years krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidal28 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, csxmii said: Lake Ridge has an insanely strong brass this year. Wouldn't be surprised if they steal a state spot. (Hopefully Duncanville won't get 8th this year!) They’re always a very solid all-around band, and the Mansfield schools as a whole are often a bit overlooked, but I hope they all begin to make their mark more this year and the coming years! krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostChoirGuy Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 I agree that the Mansfield schools tend to be overlooked. They are very strong programs but often have to compete with the likes of grand nats caliber bands. I appreciate that some have begun to travel to other regionals. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinoGirl Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Could be an interesting year! Can't wait to see how the season plays out. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samuel Culper Posted September 21, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Plays out... krustyjoe, VinoGirl and Dallas Hobbs 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandGuy88 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 Something to note about the Mansfield schools... they all have one fewer band director than most of the 6A schools they are competing with at the finals/advancement to state level. Not counting the percussion director/specialist, MISD schools all only have one head director and one assistant director. This leaves the assistant directors at the larger programs often teaching all of the non/sub non-varsity bands and stretched thin on other responsibilities they could be helping with. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trumpetmaster728 Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Early predictions for area b,I believe 6 bands make state at this comp so i will go based off that. 1.Keller (state) 2.Coppel (state) 3.Keller central (state) 4.Lake RIdge (state) 5.LD Bell (state) 6.Waxa (state) 7.TImber creek 8.Haltom 9.Duncanville 10.POSSIBLE lake highlands Definitely could see top 6 switching around a lot with highland park and everyone being there. Doubt highland park will beat lake ridge since they didn't at preview of champions. With keller central beating Lake RIdge i believe they will do it again this competition. Keller and Coppel are locks, this is the most competitive area in 6a I would say. LD bell could definitely swap around, there band has always been very good all around but with more bands rising up in skill i'm not sure how they will do. Always haven't liked this area due to the bands in it, and also how many bands there is in the competition. Plus judging is all over the place in terms of UIL judging. I will be very happy to see my top 6 make state, as they all deserve it. krustyjoe, Majellan, iloveband31 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostChoirGuy Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Trumpetmaster728 said: Early predictions for area b,I believe 6 bands make state at this comp so i will go based off that. 1.Keller (state) 2.Coppel (state) 3.Keller central (state) 4.Lake RIdge (state) 5.LD Bell (state) 6.Waxa (state) 7.TImber creek 8.Haltom 9.Duncanville 10.POSSIBLE lake highlands Definitely could see top 6 switching around a lot with highland park and everyone being there. Doubt highland park will beat lake ridge since they didn't at preview of champions. With keller central beating Lake RIdge i believe they will do it again this competition. Keller and Coppel are locks, this is the most competitive area in 6a I would say. LD bell could definitely swap around, there band has always been very good all around but with more bands rising up in skill i'm not sure how they will do. Always haven't liked this area due to the bands in it, and also how many bands there is in the competition. Plus judging is all over the place in terms of UIL judging. I will be very happy to see my top 6 make state, as they all deserve it. I'd be surprised to not see Southlake Carroll or Highland Park in the top 10. peshbandkid and krustyjoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetmaster728 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, LostChoirGuy said: I'd be surprised to not see Southlake Carroll or Highland Park in the top 10. That’s true completely forgot about Southlake Carroll. Highland might be over timber creek but definitely not over lake ridge. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, Trumpetmaster728 said: That’s true completely forgot about Southlake Carroll. Highland might be over timber creek but definitely not over lake ridge. I think Timber Creek has a great shot at state this year! they looked and sounded fantastic at HEB, and I think they can and really want to make it again this year! This would be my current predictions as of now based on the comps that have happened and last year. Normally the take 5 but I've heard there will be a good chance they take 6 so that's what my predictions are based on. 1st: Coppell 2nd: Keller 3rd: TC/Carrol- will probably have a good estimate where Carrol will be after this weekend and the following comps 4th: TC/Carrol 5th: Keller Central 6th: Waxahachie/Lake Ridge- again haven't seen Waxahachie yet but hopefully this weekend will help with where they stand here 7th: Waxahachie/Lake Ridge 8th: L.D Bell 9th: Haltom 10th: Highland park/Duncanville- originally thought HP had a chance and they still do but after how POC went, this weekend at DFW will really show whether they can compete with the "big dogs", but i'm not as confident as I use to be. krustyjoe and maddert06416 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetmaster728 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 30 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said: I think Timber Creek has a great shot at state this year! they looked and sounded fantastic at HEB, and I think they can and really want to make it again this year! This would be my current predictions as of now based on the comps that have happened and last year. Normally the take 5 but I've heard there will be a good chance they take 6 so that's what my predictions are based on. 1st: Coppell 2nd: Keller 3rd: TC/Carrol- will probably have a good estimate where Carrol will be after this weekend and the following comps 4th: TC/Carrol 5th: Keller Central 6th: Waxahachie/Lake Ridge- again haven't seen Waxahachie yet but hopefully this weekend will help with where they stand here 7th: Waxahachie/Lake Ridge 8th: L.D Bell 9th: Haltom 10th: Highland park/Duncanville- originally thought HP had a chance and they still do but after how POC went, this weekend at DFW will really show whether they can compete with the "big dogs", but i'm not as confident as I use to be. God this area is so difficult. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, Trumpetmaster728 said: God this area is so difficult. I know!!!! I could only imagine being in it! I was with Lovejoy in area b for 5A the past 4 years and it’s beyond insane how good everyone there is. Something about area B y’all! krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LostChoirGuy Posted October 4, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Based on early season contests, Keller Central looks stronger than they have been in years. We could possibly see three Keller schools at state! krustyjoe, Tubalord11 and maddert06416 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic marcher Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 10:10 AM, Trumpetmaster728 said: Early predictions for area b,I believe 6 bands make state at this comp so i will go based off that. 1.Keller (state) 2.Coppel (state) 3.Keller central (state) 4.Lake RIdge (state) 5.LD Bell (state) 6.Waxa (state) 7.TImber creek 8.Haltom 9.Duncanville 10.POSSIBLE lake highlands Definitely could see top 6 switching around a lot with highland park and everyone being there. Doubt highland park will beat lake ridge since they didn't at preview of champions. With keller central beating Lake RIdge i believe they will do it again this competition. Keller and Coppel are locks, this is the most competitive area in 6a I would say. LD bell could definitely swap around, there band has always been very good all around but with more bands rising up in skill i'm not sure how they will do. Always haven't liked this area due to the bands in it, and also how many bands there is in the competition. Plus judging is all over the place in terms of UIL judging. I will be very happy to see my top 6 make state, as they all deserve it. Don’t count HP out. Once they get to area they are very solid. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bancl Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 It's still early, but here is a shot at this one. 1 - 2 Coppell & Keller These two are interchangeable for 1st and 2nd. No surprises here. I do think that the gap between them and everyone else is wider than it ever has been. These two are locks to advance, and quite frankly locks to make State Finals. 2-5 Southlake Carroll, Waxahachie, Timber Creek The three other advancers from the last go-around are only getting better. Waxahachie has a new design team, and still sounds amazing as always. Timber Creek had a good showing at HEB, and despite not having the difficulty level of Coppell or Keller moves and plays well. Carroll is headed to GN this year, and as the other returning state finalist is an advancer until they prove they aren't. 6-7 Haltom/LD Bell Haltom sounds much improved over last year! They have a challenging show that if they can grow into it will be competitive. LD Bell once again has a great design and wonderful percussion. It will depend on if their winds can match the excellence of the groups above them. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicLimbo Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 I’ll take a shot at this 1) Keller: can’t remember the last time they didn’t outright win (or place 2nd) this competition and I don’t see things changing this year. 2) Coppell: talk about spectacle. This show is a BIG and I really wouldn’t be surprised if they managed to overtake Keller this year. 3) Waxahachie: ever since moving up from 5a to 6a, they’ve settled into this area quite well. They seem to play and move better every year and I see them finishing comfortably in 3rd. 4-5) Timber Creek and Carroll: TC has one of their most ambitious shows to date and with Carroll building off the momentum from last year and planning for Grand Nationals, I can see these programs finishing in 4-5. 6) Duncanville: although they missed state for the first time in their history last year, this program still has a really good track record here and tends to over-perform peoples predictions so I wouldn’t be surprised if they snag this last spot (if they take 6 to state) 7-8 Keller Central and Bell: I actually hope I’m wrong about this cause I really want to see both these programs return to state. State these last few years without Bell feels so odd to me. 9-10 Haltom and Highland Park: I could be very wrong about these as I haven’t seen either programs shows yet so take these placements with a grain of salt. I do know Highland Park is a newcomer to this area. Waxahachie broke into the top 5 seamlessly when they moved up so maybe Highland Park will too however that’s easier said than done. In the bubble for finals: Lake Ridge, Mansfield, Berkner, Richardson, and Bowie. krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 17 hours ago, CosmicLimbo said: I really wouldn’t be surprised if they managed to overtake Keller this year. I wouldn't be surprised either, Since the Covid year, Coppell has beaten Keller in every competition besides 2021 BOA Dallas finals krustyjoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Hobbs Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 So there are 38 bands in this area? I genuinely hope all of them qualify for area! Would be awesome to have such a large draw! And if they do Area B can send 7 bands to state! VinoGirl and krustyjoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CosmicLimbo Posted October 10, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said: So there are 38 bands in this area? I genuinely hope all of them qualify for area! Would be awesome to have such a large draw! And if they do Area B can send 7 bands to state! This would honestly be the best case scenario unfortunately this area has almost always sent 5 as there are quite a few bands that end up getting 2’s. I’m hoping for 6 this time around but even that’s pushing it. Dave609, krustyjoe and Dallas Hobbs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Hobbs Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 minute ago, CosmicLimbo said: This would honestly be the best case scenario unfortunately this area has always sent 5 as there are quite a few bands that end up getting 2’s. I’m hoping for 6 this time around but even that’s pushing it. This area is super competitive. Some of the groups(whomever they are) that don’t end up making it would have a good shot in different areas. But that’s competition for ya! It’s a privilege and a burden for these programs to compete here! krustyjoe and VinoGirl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicLimbo Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said: This area is super competitive. Some of the groups(whomever they are) that don’t end up making it would have a good shot in different areas. But that’s competition for ya! It’s a privilege and a burden for these programs to compete here! Tell me about it. I'm a Dville 2020 alumni and competing in this area was always incredibly stressful and nerveracking just because of how hard it is and how badly each of these groups want to succeed. Especially in 2018 when all chaos broke loose on this forum following the finals results. Good times Dallas Hobbs and krustyjoe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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