Winchester, Ky. — The Lawrence County High Cheerleaders finished fourth in the KHSAA state small Game Day division this past weekend at George Rogers Clark High School.
Lawrence County Cheerleaders
Bottom L to R Lyndsey Ward, Ellie Smith, Anna Salyers, Lexi Frazier, Chloe Adkins, Bailey Blankenship
Middle L to R Blair Cantrell, Bella Prince, Hayden Boggs, Kelsey Fyffe, Ady Bartley
Back L to R Anna Mitchell, Sophie Wellman, Jenna Vanhoose, Kara Adkins, Laila Dolen, Claire Ratcliffe, Piper Ward, McKinley Burton
The ladies competed against 23 other teams from across Kentucky on Saturday and finished in 4th place behind Champion Knox Co. Central, runner-up Greenwood and third place Barren County.
They now go to the NHSCC for the National competition of the year in Orlando, Florida. They will be competing in the D2 Medium Game Day Division along with 48 other teams fighting for the title.
They have preliminaries on Friday January 30th and if they advance Finals will be Sunday Feb 1st.
Coach Melissa Blankenship
COACH’S COMMENTS
“…These girls had an outstanding performance this weekend placing 4th out of 23 teams in a brand-new competitive category. This is a huge achievement for the program and shows the teams hard work, dedication, and growth throughout the year. I am so proud of this team and everyone involved in helping us grow through out the year, I know we will make mark at nationals in a few weeks and I can’t wait.”
Coach Kiersten Pannell
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… These girls have worked so hard every single day for these competitions. They placed 4th overall which in a brand new category, first time ever doing gameday, truly means the world. With nationals coming up, this is exactly where we want to be. I am so proud of these girls inside and outside of cheer! Cant wait to see how we will do in a couple of weeks!”
