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State Championship Results

Congratulations to all of our teams that participated in the BEST of Texas activities this past weekend.

• Holy Cross High School and Spring Branch Middle School received first and third place awards, respectively, for their T-shirt designs.
• Spring Branch Middle School received third place for the creative design of their robot.
• Pieper High School and Hill Country College Preparatory High School received second and third place awards, respectively, for having the most robust robots.
• Hill Country College Preparatory High School was the UIL second runner state champion for medium (3A and 4A) schools.
• Spring Branch Middle School placed fourth in the open category of the head-to-head robot competition.
• Legacy Traditional Schools Cibolo placed second in the Rookie Bowl that consisted of a head-to-head competition with one new team from each of the thirteen participating hubs.

Pictures - Pictures - Pictures

We have various 2024 Game Pictures, 2024 Team Pictures, and 2024 Award Pictures available in the Album.

2024 Results Summary

What a fantastic competition! We hope you attended and had a great time with a day full of robots and cheering fans.

Below are the results with links to the full ranking lists. There were a few updates from the results announced at the end of the competition (the affected teams have already been notified).

San Antonio BEST Award Results

1. Spring Branch Middle School
2. JB Alexander High School
3. Hill Country College Preparatory High School
4. Holy Cross of San Antonio
5. Memorial Early College High School
6. United Engineering and Technology Magnet
7. Sandra Day O'Connor High School
8. William Howard Taft High School

Competition Results

1. Hill Country College Preparatory High School
2. Spring Branch Middle School
3. Sandra Day O'Connor High School
4. JB Alexander High School
5. William Howard Taft High School
6. Holy Cross of San Antonio
7. Pieper High School
8. Lackland ISD

Other Awards

• BEST T-Shirt Award - Lyndon B Johnson High School
• Founders Award - 
  1. Canyon Lake High School
  2. Sandra Day O'Connor High School
• Most Robust Award - Hill Country College Preparatory High School
• Good Lookin' John Wigand Most Photogenic - Memorial Early College High School
• Most Spirit Award - JB Alexander High School
• Most Sportsmanship Award - Spring Branch Middle School
• Best Table Display and Interview - Smithson Valley Middle School
• Best Use of Game Theme - Holy Cross of San Antonio
• Blood, Sweat, and Duct Tape - Brennen High School
• SAME Award - Lackland ISD

Additional information on the Award Results and the Game Results are available.

Teams Advancing to State Competition

UIL State Championship

• Small School: Lackland ISD
• Medum School: Hill Country College Preparatory High School
• Large Schools: JB Alexander High School and United Engineering and Technology Magnet

Texas BEST Teams Advancing via BEST Award:

1. Spring Branch Middle School
2. Holy Cross of San Antonio
3. Sandra Day O'Connor High School

Texas BEST Teams advancing via Game Score: 

1. William Howard Taft High School
2. Pieper High School