BMS Band Placed 3rd at Area OPS

The Blanco MS Varsity (7th and 8th Grade) Band placed 3rd in the Area in the ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series (OPS) for their UIL performance recording of "Forward March!" Only the top two advance to State, so we just missed it by one. What does this mean? We can brag that BMS Band is ranked among the Top 15 1C Bands in the State! (...but we don't get a prize...LOL!)