Courtesy of DigitalSports.com — Richmond
In his 12th and final year as head coach of Chantilly’s cheerleading squad, Jim Kelly
finally got to wrap his hands around Virginia AAA championship trophy. And it sure had been a long time coming.
Chantilly, which also captured the Northern Region title a week ago,
had placed third at the state championship five times since it
inception in 1997. Kelly said after winning the regional championship that the Chargers would not look to alter their routine– which is an
action-packed three minutes of cheers, dance, stunts and gymnastics — but
simply perfect it. And it worked.
The Chargers
put on a nearly flawless performance to earn a score of 281 points Saturday night at VCU’s Siegel Center in Richmond to claim first place.
Chantilly was one of three Northern Region
squads to make the final round. Stone Bridge, looking for its fourth consecutive title after winning the Virginia Class AA championship in 2004 and the Class AAA title in 2005 and 2006, finished third at 267. Herndon placed fifth with a
score of 265.
Hickory, the Eastern Region’s third seed, finished
second at 273.5. Gar-Field, the Northwest Region runner-up, earned
fourth place at 266.5.
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