The Bangs FFA Tractor Technician Team competed at the state contest over spring break at the Houston Livestock Show. Out of 36 teams competing, Bangs finished second in the state.
Rylan Cates was fourth high individual, James King was fifth high, and Trey Ivey was sixth high out of 108 individuals.
Cates was also the high individual in the test/components portion of the contest, scoring a 94 out of 100 on the exam.
In 2019, Cates was the high point individual at the State Agricultural Mechanics contest. This makes Cates one of the very few people in the history of these two FFA contests to be so successful.