Rainy Day Ends Our Parade In DFW
Rainy Day Ends Our Parade In DFW
Despite finals being cancelled by some scattered thunderstorms, it was still an exciting day in Bedford, TX at the 2018 BOA Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional!
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Leave it to one of the best regional finals line-ups of the season to be cancelled due to weather. As Wakeland took the field to kick off finals competition, lightning strikes could be seen in the distance to the South of the stadium. They finally got their show started as the wind picked up and just a few minutes later, an announcement cut the performance mid-run to clear the stadium.
As always, the BOA Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional was filled with bands that are used to seeing super regional finals in San Antonio and even Grand National Finals up in Indianapolis.
Due to the fact that there were no finals and no scores are announced during prelim awards (only placements & finalists), here are the top 10 scores from prelims that decided the evening's finalists.
| 1 | Flower Mound (TX) | 86.950 |
| 2 | Hebron (TX) | 86.450 |
| 3 | Keller (TX) | 85.500 |
| 4 | Cedar Park (TX) | 84.400 |
| 5 | L.D. Bell (TX) | 82.400 |
| 6 | Timber Creek (TX) | 82.000 |
| 7 | Union (TX) | 80.900 |
| 8 | Waxahachie (TX) | 80.900 |
| 9 | Prosper (TX) | 80.850 |
| 10 | Wakeland (TX) | 79.550 |
Pretty tight at the bottom of the potential finalists, between 7-9th in particular. Union (OK) came down to take their shot at Texas and came out pretty solidly in prelims, tying with Waxahachie for 7th. Prosper came out behind the two with a score of 80.850, only .05 back.
Hebron Wins Music
Looking at the recaps, Hebron still holds strong in the music caption for the DFW-area bands. The group scored an 18.30 in music ensemble—Waxahachie was the next closest score in this caption with a 17.60. Flower Mound's individual music performance score kept them in second (tied with Keller) for the music performance average with a 17.15—whereas Hebron has a 17.95.
Flower Mound's Visual Puts Them In First
With one of the most memorable shows of the day, Flower Mound won visual in Bedford with a 17.80 average. Over a half point higher than second place, the FloMo continues to push the envelope in visual design as well as overall show design.
Vote For Your Favorite Salute!
If there's one thing Texas bands are known for, it's their elaborate and often long salutes. Well, we captured all of Saturday's salutes from prelims up-close and want to hear whose salute you like the best!
Vote below to tell us which school has the coolest/your favorite salute of the BOA Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional!
Timber Creek Continues Success
Timber Creek has had our attention since winning their first ever Bands of America regional out in Midland, TX earlier this season. The band made regional finals for the first time ever last year and has continued their momentum straight into this season. Darla McBryde, the group's head director explains her strategy in an interview with us after their prelims run.
