RALEIGH, N.C – The NCHSAA held its 14th annual Cheerleading Invitational Championships at the Raleigh Convention Center. Over 100 teams competed in the event and Leesville Road High School took home the top prize, the Carolina Cup, presented to the highest scoring team across each of the 18 Varsity Divisons in the Competition.
The Pride won the Varsity Coed division with a score of 85.85, claiming the school’s first Carolina Cup.
Cheer Ltd., Inc., the NCHSAA’s corporate partner that assists with the invitational championship, has established the Carolina Cup to recognize annually the top high school varsity cheerleading team in the state. It goes to the varsity-level team that earns the highest cumulative score in the whole competition, regardless of the division in which it competes.
New to the event this year, NCHSAA has awarded four scholarships of $500 to a senior, college-bound cheerleader. A winner is awarded for each classification of NCHSAA Competition. Winners are chosen by being well-rounded individuals demonstrating excellence in Cheerleading with outstanding presence of school spirit, community service involvement and academics with a minimum average GPA of 3.0 throughout the student’s high school career.
This year’s scholarship winners are:
1A – Marcasia Smith – Gates County H.S,
2A – Taylar Jones – Forest Hills H.S.
3A – Maddison Gibbons – Ledford H.S.
4A – Camryn Thoman – Millbrook H.S.
2016 NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational Championship Results
D2 Medium Varsity Division
1 – West Davidson – 57.85
2 – Uwharrie Charter – 56.85
3 – Lake Norman Charter – 54.70
D2 Medium Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Northeastern – 71.00
2 – Camden County – 66.30
3 – Fairmont – 60.40
4 – North Wilkes – 58.00
5 – Princeton – 53.30
D1 Medium Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Tuscola – 65.60
2 – South Johnston – 58.70
3 – Rocky Mount – 56.60
4 – Hunt – 55.70
5 – North Henderson – 52.40
6 – Northern Durham – 52.20
D1 Medium Varsity A Division
1 – Heritage – 67.60
2 – Lake Norman – 66.30
3 – Sanderson – 65.55
4 – Millbrook – 61.55
5 – Mooresville – 60.90
6 – Panther Creek – 59.25
7 – Jay M. Robinson – 46.80
8 – New Bern – 35.00
D1 Medium Varsity B Division
1 – Hough – 62.20
2 – Jack Britt – 57.20
3 – Hoggard – 56.60
4 – Havelock – 49.20
5 – Piedmont – 47.80
D2 Large Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Currituck County – 79.30
2- South Lenoir – 70.30
3 – East Duplin – 63.00
4 – Shelby – 61.80
5 – Goldsboro – 58.80
6 – Chase – 51.40
D2 Large Varsity Division
1 – Southside – 56.15
2 – Forest Hills – 54.80
3 – Washington – 53.65
D1 Large Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Clyde A. Erwin – 82.90
2 – Ashley – 68.40
3 – South Rowan – 66.80
4 – Pisgah – 66.30
5 – Lumberton – 64.40
High School Non-Building Division
1 – Franklin Academy – 68.30
2 – Gates County – 61.40
Varsity Coed Division
1 – Leesville Road – 85.85
2 – Davie County – 79.90
3 – Apex Friendship – 59.80
4 – Cleveland – 59.00
D1 Large Varsity Division
1 – Ledford – 67.95
2 – Marvin Ridge – 65.75
3 – South Caldwell – 63.15
4 – Wakefield – 60.85
5 – West Johnston – 59.70
6 – D.H. Conley – 58.80
7 – C.B. Aycock – 55.00
8 – Overhills – 52.65
9 – Gray’s Creek – 47.20
D2 Small Varsity Divison
1 – Cherryville – 61.25
2 – Maiden – 60.50
3 – Northside-Jacksonville – 57.30
D2 Small Varsity Non-Tumble Division A
1 – Farmville Central – 68.80
2 – Parkwood – 68.60
3 – North Johnston – 68.40
4 – Bunn – 62.50
5 – NC School of Science & Math – 61.50
6 – North Rowan – 58.80
7 – Beddingfield – 58.10
8 – T.W. Andrews – 56.00
D1 Small Varsity Division A
1 – T.C. Roberson – 69.45
2 – Porter Ridge – 62.40
3 – Cox Mill – 60.00
4 – Apex – 57.40
5 – Richlands – 53.35
6 – Northern Guilford – 44.80
D2 Small Varsity Non-Tumble Division B
1 – Forbush – 74.00
2 – West Columbus – 68.00
3 – SouthWest Edgecombe – 64.20
4 – Whiteville – 63.40
5 – Mountain Island Charter – 62.00
6 – Swain County – 61.60
7 – Pender – 60.40
D1 Small Varsity Division B
1 – Cardinal Gibbons – 81.50
2 – Broughton – 66.25
3 – Harnett Central – 59.60
4 – South Iredell – 55.00
5 – Rolesville – 52.70
6 – Myers Park – 51.35
7 – New Hanover – 50.30
8 – Southern Durham – 39.75
D1 Small Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – North Buncombe – 81.00
2 – A.C. Reynolds – 79.90
3 – Eastern Guilford – 78.30
4 – Topsail – 71.70
5 – Enka – 67.00
6 – Smithfield-Selma – 64.90
7 – Ragsdale – 62.70
8 – West Brunswick – 59.80
9 – Fike – 57.20
10 – Mount Tabor – 54.70
D1 Small Varsity C
1 – Charlotte Catholic – 64.00
2 – Holly Springs – 59.20
3 – Green Hope – 59.15
4 – Middle Creek – 57.15
5 – Southern Alamance – 52.10
6 – White Oak – 44.50
D2 Junior Varsity Division
1 – Cherryville – 61.55
2 – Northside – 47.70
3 – West Davidson – 47-05
D1 Small Junior Varsity Division
1 – Cleveland – 53.30
2 – New Hanover – 38.80
D2 Junior Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Franklin – 63.30
2 – North Johnston – 62.60
3 – Farmville Central – 53.80
4 – Camden County – 51.70
5 – Bunn – 35.20
D1 Small Junior Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Richlands – 59.60
2 – Fike – 34.70
3 – Smithfield-Selma – 30.90
4 – Mount Tabor – 10.10
D1 Large Junior Varsity A Division
1 – Panther Creek – 57.60
2 – Holly Springs – 55.90
3 – Apex – 51.65
4 – Southern Alamance – 49.20
5 – Apex Friendship – 46.65
D1 Large Junior Varsity Non-Tumble Division
1 – Topsail – 68.30
2 – Eastern Guilford – 67.00
3 – Pisgah – 64.70
4 – Rocky Mount – 63.50
5 – Laney – 60.20
6 – Havelock – 54.30
D1 Large Junior Varsity B Division
1 – D.H. Conley – 59.50
2 – Cardinal Gibbons – 58.00
3 – Wakefield – 56.65
4 – Millbrook – 50.45
5 – Hoggard – 48.85
6 – New Bern – 33.30