Area competition cheerleading squads placed in the state Cheer Championships held recently in Columbus.  Coosa High finished as a runner-up in the region competition and used that to springboard into the top slot in the state competition held last week.  Coosa High won the AA state title in the competition while the Armuchee High squad finished third.

The State Cheer Competition will be featured on a special
1-hour Prep Sports Plus program on Georgia Public Broadcasting.  The program, featuring the winning performance by the Coosa High cheer squad, will air on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, November 15 at 11:00 am and Sunday, November 16 at 12:00 pm.

The Coosa squad finished in 3rd place in last year’s competition and used that experience to propel the team to the State Championship this season.  The Coosa Competition Cheerleaders were coached this year by Beth Faine in her first year leading the squad.  Ashley Goddard is the coach of the Armuchee High Competition Cheerleading squad. 

The Coosa state champion squad includes:  Hannah LaRue, Taylor Burkhalter, Tori Langley, Murphi Swann, Chelsy Tenny, Ali Brewer, Tori Cochran, Emily Tumlin, Maggie Brewer, Raven Davis, Harleigh Turner, Devyn Haas, Jana Hubbard, Rebecca LaRue, Christy Chastain, Morgan Smith, Destiny Huggins, Anna McBride and Kaitlyn Baker.