4A state marching contest results: Canyon, West Plains earn Texas top-10 finishes

SAN ANTONIO — Among the 26 Class 4A marching bands competing at the UIL State Marching Band Championships Wednesday at the Alamodome were all three high schools from Canyon ISD, two of which earned a spot as one of the top 10 bands of their size in the state of Texas.

Preliminary 4A competition took place Wednesday morning with finals in the evening. Ten of the 26 state qualifiers advanced from the preliminary round to the finals.

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Canyon and Canyon West Plains both advanced to the final round of competition. Canyon High's apocalyptic show "The Remnant: Surviving the Wasteland" earned the band eighth, and second-year school West Plains' "Starry Night" finished the day 10th. Canyon Randall finished 16th in prelims with "Heart and Soul."

Celina was named state champion, while Frisco Panther Creek and Anna took silver and bronze, respectively.

Below is a complete listing of 4A UIL State Marching Band Championship results.

Texas 4A state marching band contest results

Finals

1. Celina

2. Frisco Panther Creek

3. Anna

4. China Spring

5. Sulphur Springs

6. San Antonio Davenport

7. Corpus Christi Calallen

8. Canyon

9. Paris North Lamar

10. Canyon West Plains

Prelims

1. Celina

2. Sulphur Springs

3. Frisco Panther Creek

4. Anna

5. China Spring

6. Canyon

7. Paris North Lamar

8. San Antonio Davenport

9. Corpus Christi Calallen

10. Canyon West Plains

11. Burnet

12. Gatesville

13. Paris

14. Canton

15. Lumberton

16. Canyon Randall

17. Alvarado

18. Pecos

19. Raymondville Early College

20. Rio Grande City Grulla

21. Bridge City

22. Floresville

23. Alice

24. Fort Worth Castleberry

25. Robinson

26. Robstown

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 4A Texas state marching band contest results