Dave609 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Well then, looks like we are seeing the return of 4A once again to the State Contest next year! This will make it 4 in a row and will continue on this way for every year. Last years results recieved a lot of backlash, but I am confident that 2023 will see some great competition! I'm hoping to see Celina return to the state contest this year after winning their first state championship in band! Anna and Canton seem to be the top 2 that could possibly take the title this upcoming season, but I will still love to see someone new take the title. We still have plenty of time before the season begins, but I would love to hear some of your thoughts on who you think could have a chance to make state, and possibly finals in the 2023 season. KimR0328 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxOxAxUIL Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 At the moment I think finals will be this (in alphabetical order): Anna Canton Canyon Celina China Spring Davenport Floresville Randall Sulphur Springs West Plains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Mike16 Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 ummmm. I dont know about that LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaElk99 Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 On 9/5/2023 at 12:30 PM, J-Mike16 said: ummmm. I dont know about that LOL Now I'm curious who are in your top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Mike16 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 11 hours ago, RaElk99 said: Now I'm curious who are in your top 10. Anna Burnet Canton Canyon Celina China Spring Davenport Lumberton Sulphur Springs West Plains With North Lamar, Paris, & Calallen being the 3 bands outside of Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaElk99 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 6 hours ago, J-Mike16 said: Anna Burnet Canton Canyon Celina China Spring Davenport Lumberton Sulphur Springs West Plains With North Lamar, Paris, & Calallen being the 3 bands outside of Finals. Ok... I think Anna Burnet Calallen Canton Canyon Celina China Springs Davenport Randall Sulphur Springs   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsE Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 I’m predicting another Celina v. Anna showdown based on what I saw yesterday at Melissa. Tubalord11 and Dave609 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownMATT13 Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, MrsE said: I’m predicting another Celina v. Anna showdown based on what I saw yesterday at Melissa. were you able to watch all of the 4A contenders?? How would you rank them in your opinion at this stage in the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsE Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 14 minutes ago, CrownMATT13 said: were you able to watch all of the 4A contenders?? How would you rank them in your opinion at this stage in the game? I did.  Anna and Celina are neck and neck. I don’t believe either have their full show on the field. It will be interesting to see how it comes together over the next few weeks.  Sulphur Springs was incredibly loud which the crowd loved but did not show a lot of refinement or musicality. Get mad at me for saying that if you want, but it’s true. That doesn’t win anymore.  North Lamar looked much stronger than they’ve looked in years. Canton looked about the same as last year. I personally would’ve put Canton over China Spring. I was surprised CS made finals. Again, another very loud band. They need to refine and show more contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownMATT13 Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 55 minutes ago, MrsE said: I did.  Anna and Celina are neck and neck. I don’t believe either have their full show on the field. It will be interesting to see how it comes together over the next few weeks.  Sulphur Springs was incredibly loud which the crowd loved but did not show a lot of refinement or musicality. Get mad at me for saying that if you want, but it’s true. That doesn’t win anymore.  North Lamar looked much stronger than they’ve looked in years. Canton looked about the same as last year. I personally would’ve put Canton over China Spring. I was surprised CS made finals. Again, another very loud band. They need to refine and show more contrast. Awesome info thanks...yea being there would've been awesome but I was surprised to see Canton didn't make finals. Guess someone would've been left out with all the 5A/6A competition. Any place I could find scoring details? I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oktxregulators Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 57 minutes ago, MrsE said: I did.  Anna and Celina are neck and neck. I don’t believe either have their full show on the field. It will be interesting to see how it comes together over the next few weeks.  Sulphur Springs was incredibly loud which the crowd loved but did not show a lot of refinement or musicality. Get mad at me for saying that if you want, but it’s true. That doesn’t win anymore.  North Lamar looked much stronger than they’ve looked in years. Canton looked about the same as last year. I personally would’ve put Canton over China Spring. I was surprised CS made finals. Again, another very loud band. They need to refine and show more contrast. I was there and have to agree with you. I think one of the things that helps Anna is their guard has been really really strong. I think the judges pretty much got it right based on what I saw. Of course, for almost everyone this was the first competition out of the gate and many shows had several things missing in props, music and some did not even attempt a 3rd movement. One of the things I like to see each week when I go see some of the same shows is what got tweaked (added/taken way) from the previous show.  Celina/S.S./North Lamar/Canton will be at Princeton and then SS will be at Sunnyvale in the afternoon this coming weekend. So, I guess S.S. is going to try and go to finals in Sunnyvale. Anna is not competing this weekend and China Spring is staying close to home and doing the Midway Preview.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oktxregulators Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 32 minutes ago, CrownMATT13 said: Awesome info thanks...yea being there would've been awesome but I was surprised to see Canton didn't make finals. Guess someone would've been left out with all the 5A/6A competition. Any place I could find scoring details? I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks again! If you go to the Melissa Marching Page, there is a post showing you the Preliminary Final Scores for each school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy12 Posted Saturday at 02:53 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:53 AM Anna is definitely the clear favorite for me. I wouldn’t be surprised if Celina upsets again. After that the bronze is up for grabs. CS is dangerous with those numbers and have great directors. Canton can’t ever be counted out. North Lamar had a strong early showing. Dave609 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank10 Posted Monday at 09:49 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:49 PM On 9/7/2023 at 8:12 AM, RaElk99 said: Ok... I think Anna Burnet Calallen Canton Canyon Celina China Springs Davenport Randall Sulphur Springs   burnet and calallen and canyon beating celina is quite crazy. Celina has taken the argyle route, we’ll see how it pans out for them, but i think sulphur springs will be the top half for sure, as well as china spring. Davenport was a new school that had a great program next year, excited to see what they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxOxAxUIL Posted Monday at 10:42 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:42 PM 52 minutes ago, tenorsaxophoneregion3 said: burnet and calallen and canyon beating celina is quite crazy. Celina has taken the argyle route, we’ll see how it pans out for them, but i think sulphur springs will be the top half for sure, as well as china spring. Davenport was a new school that had a great program next year, excited to see what they do. I think it’s in alphabetical order RaElk99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaElk99 Posted yesterday at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:18 AM 3 hours ago, tenorsaxophoneregion3 said: burnet and calallen and canyon beating celina is quite crazy. Celina has taken the argyle route, we’ll see how it pans out for them, but i think sulphur springs will be the top half for sure, as well as china spring. Davenport was a new school that had a great program next year, excited to see what they do. Yup, just alphabetical order. I am not quite sure on the placing and as the season progresses my predictions are still changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank10 Posted yesterday at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:26 AM 1 hour ago, RaElk99 said: Yup, just alphabetical order. I am not quite sure on the placing and as the season progresses my predictions are still changing. ohh gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank10 Posted yesterday at 02:31 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:31 AM Curious what you think the order will be with the past 2 competitions as reference  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownMATT13 Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago On 10/2/2023 at 4:49 PM, tenorsaxophoneregion3 said: burnet and calallen and canyon beating celina is quite crazy. Celina has taken the argyle route, we’ll see how it pans out for them, but i think sulphur springs will be the top half for sure, as well as china spring. Davenport was a new school that had a great program next year, excited to see what they do. what do you mean by argyle route? new to the TX marching band landscape so I don't really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Allen Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago I have witnessed the Midway Marching Preview, and full disclosure - I am a CS alum and teched for them over the summer. That is the best I've heard CS sound this early in the season. Once that thing cleans up, it's going to be pretty hard to stop. Apparently the judges agree since they got 4th(highest placement at Midway ever). Have to say that's higher than I had them.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank10 Posted 19 minutes ago Report Share Posted 19 minutes ago 19 hours ago, CrownMATT13 said: what do you mean by argyle route? new to the TX marching band landscape so I don't really know. Essentially what schools like Argyle, and now Celina do. They either have everyone standing still with lots of visuals playing really hard things, then march for a little without playing, or just isolated notes, then stand still again and do it over. Sometimes they switch it up where they march and play (which Argyle tends to do a lot more than past years now, which is good for them). Other times they have half of the band doing a feature (standing still with visuals) and half of the band marching a big form. They do this so that there is more variation, and therefore their scores get boosted. Another thing is that they have more soloists (obviously easier for one person to play good, versus a group of people of people to play nicely and together) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank10 Posted 19 minutes ago Report Share Posted 19 minutes ago Were you are the Melissa Showcase? How much have they improved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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