Sandy Creek

High School captured its first state championship ever over the weekend

as the cheerleading team won the AAAA crown in Savannah.

The team, coached

won two invitationals during the season at Columbus State University and

at Loganville High School. It was at the Columbus State Invitational that

the team won the trophy for Grand Champion. They won the AAAA class but

also defeated top programs from other classifications. They tied the McIntosh

High School cheerleaders in that meet.

Sandy Creek

also won the 4-AAAA regional championship this year. The team won the

4-AAA region last year but found both classifications to be full of stiff

competition.

In competition,

each team is given two minutes and 30 seconds to perform a series. Half

of that time is with music, while the other half is without. The teams

are judged on tumbling, stunting, precision and their command of fundamentals.

Each judge can award up to 100 points.

The season

starts each summer with a camp and then the competition team goes to stunt

and tumble camp. It is there that the routine begins to form. It starts

small and grows during the season as things are added to it. This team

then performs during the football season and begins their competitive

season in December.

"The girls'

performance was great but their sportsmanship was even better," said

Coach Griffin. "It was an honor to work with them this season."

There were

eight seniors on this year's squad, including captain Heather Bartlett

and co-captain Cerrone Coker. The other co-captain was junior Jennifer

Worsham. Though the team will lose many members to graduation, there is

asloa solid foundation on freshman and sophomores on the team that should

keep them in the hunt to defend their title.

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