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STATE CHAMPIONS
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2012 Articles Primarily taken from the Rome News-Tribune and
CHS Yearbook Staff Website Designed by Becca LaRue, CHS Yearbook LADY EAGLES WIN ANOTHER RING….STATE CHAMPS 2011 !!! by David Dawson, Rome News-Tribune Photo by Jonathon Blaylock, Rome News-Tribune Participating in the final competition of their high school careers, the
six seniors on the Coosa cheerleading squad were determined to go out the
same they came in — as state champions. And that’s exactly what they did. The Lady Eagles captured the Class AA state championship on Saturday in
Columbus, giving the seniors the second state title of their careers. They
also won the Class AA crown as freshmen in 2008. “Just knowing that the six of us have left a legacy at Coosa High is a
great feeling,” said Maggie Brewer on Saturday night, shortly after the team
arrived back on campus from Columbus. “We’ve kind of been through it all
during our careers.” Indeed, the squad’s six seniors — Harleigh
Turner, Raven Davis, Jana Hubbard, Christy Chastain, Rebecca LaRue and Brewer — have experienced almost every emotion
imaginable during the past four years. They each joined the squad in the fall of 2008, which was head coach Beth
Nichols’ first year with the team. Several months later, the six girls were
fresh-faced freshmen on the 2008 championship squad. The following year, as sophomores, they were dealt a major disappointment
when the squad failed to qualify for state. Then, last November, they fell agonizingly short of winning the state
title. Although they finished the state competition tied with Calhoun for
first place, the Coosa squad eventually had to settle for second when Calhoun
was awarded the title based on the GHSA’s tie-breaking formula.Now,
as seniors, the six girls have come full circle — and are back on top of
Class AA. And, for the moment, they are on top of the world, too.“I still feel like
I am in a dream,” said Davis. “It’s a great feeling, and it’s a feeling I
can’t even describe.”Early Saturday evening, when the Coosa squad returned to
the school, they were greeted by roughly 100 supporters. The following hour was comprised of hugs, high fives and photos. And for
the six seniors, it was a mixture of smiles and tears. “This is one of those bittersweet moments,” said Turner. “It’s the
greatest feeling in the world to be state champs. But at the same time, this
was it — our final competition. “But we can walk away knowing we left it all
out there on the mats. There was no other way we would have wanted to end it;
we wouldn’t change one bit of it.”Brewer said it was hard to choose which
championship meant more to her: “It’s the same, but it’s different,” she said.Each of the Coosa cheerleaders said they were
pleased with Saturday’s routine, but they also said they were holding their
breath right up until the moment they heard their named called as state
champions. “I was just sitting there, thinking ‘Please don’t let them call us for
second place again,’” said Hubbard. “And then (when the announcement came), I
didn’t even know what to do. I just kind of layed
there on the floor for a few minutes…. Winning a state title is awesome.
Completely awesome.”In addition to excitement, there were also feelings of
exhaustion and relief among the Coosa squad when it was over.The
squad had been through a hectic weekend, which included a first-place finish
at sectionals on Friday. “I don’t think I’ve ever been as stressed out in my whole life as I was
this morning,” said LaRue. “But it’s a great feeling to know that we made our mark at Coosa. We made
history.” In the days ahead, the six seniors will each begin looking back on the
past four years — and they will have two state championship trophies serving
as bookends for their careers. Chastain summed it up by saying: “We came in with a boom, and we went out
with a boom.” ATTENTION: To watch the video of
this competition online, visit: http://prepgameface.com/pages/sport?sport=sport_cheerleading&tag=cheerleading&label=cheerleading
The Coosa competition cheerleading squad produced one of the best regular
seasons in school history last year — and the Lady Eagles are off to another
great start this year.
After strenuously working on their routines for the past few weeks,
several Greater The Coosa Lady Eagles, who finished as the Class AA runner’s up last
season to Calhoun, have been fine-tuning their routine this week.
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