RAPID CITY – Both Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls Washington defended their state titles as the Lynx edge Sioux Falls O’Gorman by 1/2 point to win the cheer competition and the Warriors averaged 289.17 points to win the dance competition.
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RAPID CITY – Both Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls Washington defended their state titles as the Lynx edge Sioux Falls O’Gorman by 1/2 point to win the cheer competition and the Warriors averaged 289.17 points to win the dance competition.
CHEER
The Lynx lost just one point in deductions to finish with 253.5 points while O’Gorman scored 250 points for second place, followed by Harrisburg (237.5), Washington (233.5) and Roosevelt (233).
Brookings placed sixth with 220 points as the Bobcats performed their routine without any deductions.
“We performed a new stunt that we’ve been working on the past few weeks, which three of our five stunt groups were able to execute during the routine,” said Bobcat head coach Amy Hemmer. “We knew we’d be taking a risk adding in this higher difficulty stunt, but we wanted to give it our best shot and leave everything we had on the mat. We have no regrets in taking that chance.
“I am incredibly proud of how this team performed (today) at state, as well as how they performed all season. We performed consistently all year and worked hard to increase difficulty throughout the season; we didn’t go backwards at any point.”
DANCE
The Warriors posted the top scores in Hip Hop (286.5), Jazz (290.5) and Pom (290.5) as Brandon Valley won the Kick division with 269 points as the Lynx finished second as a team with a 283 average.
Brookings placed 12th with an average score of 210.5.
The Bobcats were ninth in Hip Hop (209.5); ninth in Kick (208); and 11th in Pom (214).
2017 Class AA Cheer and Dance State Meet
Saturday at R.C. Stevens High School
GRAND CHAMPION CHEER – 1. Brandon Valley 253.5; 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 253; 3. Harrisburg 237.5; 4. Sioux Falls Washington 233.5; 5. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 233; 6. Brookings 220; 7. Watertown 218; 8. Rapid City Stevens 217; 9. Huron 210.5; 10. Aberdeen Central 207.5; 11. Rapid City Central 203; 12. Mitchell 196.5; 13. Yanton 189.5; 14. Sioux Falls Lincoln 182; 15. Pierre 179.5; 16. Douglas 176.5; 17. Sturgis 164.
GRAND CHAMPION DANCE – 1. Sioux Falls Washington 289.17; 2. Brandon Valley 283; 3. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 275.5; 4. Huron 269.67; 5. Harrisburg 261.5; 6. Watertown 260.17; 7. Sioux Falls Lincoln 248.67; 8. Spearfish 241; 9. Rapid City Stevens 240; 10. Rapid City Central 238; 11. Yankton 237.17; 12. Pierre 228.33; 13. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 219.17; 14. Mitchell 215.83; 15. Brookings 209; 16. Aberdeen Central 202.33; 17. Teresa Bartlett 159.
