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Jay squads all in top 4 (08/21/06)
Indiana State Fair cheerleading contest
Jay squads all in top 4 (08/21/06)
By By RAY COONEY-
INDIANAPOLIS - The only two departing members went out on a high note.
The 2006 Jay County High School cheerleading squad has a different make-up than most with just one senior - Kelsey Bone. But she finished her career of high school competition with a bang Saturday as the Patriots finished as runners-up at the Indiana State Fair competition.
The performance also induced a speech immediately afterward from assistant coach Jenny Stout, who plans on ending her tenure at the close of the 2006-07 season, which left both she and the girls in tears.
JCHS coach Mindy Weaver said her yearly goal of having the cheerleaders leave the mat in good spirits was achieved.
"That made me happy that the girls felt like they did the best they could," she said. "That's all you can ask for."
The JCHS varsity and the East Jay Middle School squads shared the top result for the four Jay County groups, each finishing second. West Jay went back-to-back with its counterpart for the third straight season, this time in third place, and the Jay County junior varsity squad was fourth.
It marked the third straight year in which all four Jay County squads finished fourth or better at the state fair.
"I don't know that there's any other school corporation to have four groups place that high," said JCHS coach Mindy Weaver. "That says a lot for our program."
Championship squads in the junior high, junior varsity and small varsity divisions were Mount Vernon, Bishop Dwenger and Springs Valley respectively.
Jay County brought what was likely the youngest varsity squad to the state fair with Bone, four juniors and five sophomores. The results remained outstanding as the Patriots scored high marks for formations/spacing, showmanship/spirit and jumps (25 of 30 in each) as well as fundamentals - motion technique (14 of 15).
They finished as runners-up for the first time since 2003, marking the 14th time in 26 seasons they have placed first or second.
Weaver praised the singular leadership displayed this year by Bone, who won Indiana State Fair championships as an eighth grader at East Jay and with the JCHS junior varsity squad during her freshman season.
"At camp she stood out to me ... over all the 800 cheerleaders there," said Weaver, referring to the Universal Cheer Association champ the squad attends at the University of Kentucky each July. "She just has so much energy. She's always working. She has a great attitude."
East Jay continued its run of success, having finished second or third each year since winning the title when Bone was an eighth grader in 2002. The Chiefs hit all their standing tucks, and despite a few falls on mounts, coach Kelley Fraze said she felt the routine was better than the preview show at JCHS 24 hours earlier.
"I thought it was a very good routine overall," Fraze said. "For a minute there after Eastside (Anderson) was named fifth I had some hopes of winning, but I'm very happy with second. I'm very pleased."
West Jay has joined East Jay among the junior high elite after competing for the first time in 2003. They finished third in 2004, fourth last season and jumped back into the top three this year.
Coach Cheree McCallister said she felt getting some beginner's jitters out of the way Friday night helped her Eagles with Saturday's effort.
"(They were) more than significantly better (than Friday night)," she said. "I have a lot of girls this year who have never competed ... I think they just needed to get over that. I think that's why having that preview performance is so beneficial.
"I am so excited. I knew the talent they had and I knew that they could pull it out."
Jay County's junior varsity squad, which is also young with an all-freshman group, had dealt with some difficulty during the summer. But they pulled through in their biggest competition of the year.
"Up through Madison County we really struggled, then we kind of started over," said Weaver. "They hit everything. They built and they didn't drop anything.
"Really with both routines ... there just weren't that many things wrong."[[In-content Ad]]
The 2006 Jay County High School cheerleading squad has a different make-up than most with just one senior - Kelsey Bone. But she finished her career of high school competition with a bang Saturday as the Patriots finished as runners-up at the Indiana State Fair competition.
The performance also induced a speech immediately afterward from assistant coach Jenny Stout, who plans on ending her tenure at the close of the 2006-07 season, which left both she and the girls in tears.
JCHS coach Mindy Weaver said her yearly goal of having the cheerleaders leave the mat in good spirits was achieved.
"That made me happy that the girls felt like they did the best they could," she said. "That's all you can ask for."
The JCHS varsity and the East Jay Middle School squads shared the top result for the four Jay County groups, each finishing second. West Jay went back-to-back with its counterpart for the third straight season, this time in third place, and the Jay County junior varsity squad was fourth.
It marked the third straight year in which all four Jay County squads finished fourth or better at the state fair.
"I don't know that there's any other school corporation to have four groups place that high," said JCHS coach Mindy Weaver. "That says a lot for our program."
Championship squads in the junior high, junior varsity and small varsity divisions were Mount Vernon, Bishop Dwenger and Springs Valley respectively.
Jay County brought what was likely the youngest varsity squad to the state fair with Bone, four juniors and five sophomores. The results remained outstanding as the Patriots scored high marks for formations/spacing, showmanship/spirit and jumps (25 of 30 in each) as well as fundamentals - motion technique (14 of 15).
They finished as runners-up for the first time since 2003, marking the 14th time in 26 seasons they have placed first or second.
Weaver praised the singular leadership displayed this year by Bone, who won Indiana State Fair championships as an eighth grader at East Jay and with the JCHS junior varsity squad during her freshman season.
"At camp she stood out to me ... over all the 800 cheerleaders there," said Weaver, referring to the Universal Cheer Association champ the squad attends at the University of Kentucky each July. "She just has so much energy. She's always working. She has a great attitude."
East Jay continued its run of success, having finished second or third each year since winning the title when Bone was an eighth grader in 2002. The Chiefs hit all their standing tucks, and despite a few falls on mounts, coach Kelley Fraze said she felt the routine was better than the preview show at JCHS 24 hours earlier.
"I thought it was a very good routine overall," Fraze said. "For a minute there after Eastside (Anderson) was named fifth I had some hopes of winning, but I'm very happy with second. I'm very pleased."
West Jay has joined East Jay among the junior high elite after competing for the first time in 2003. They finished third in 2004, fourth last season and jumped back into the top three this year.
Coach Cheree McCallister said she felt getting some beginner's jitters out of the way Friday night helped her Eagles with Saturday's effort.
"(They were) more than significantly better (than Friday night)," she said. "I have a lot of girls this year who have never competed ... I think they just needed to get over that. I think that's why having that preview performance is so beneficial.
"I am so excited. I knew the talent they had and I knew that they could pull it out."
Jay County's junior varsity squad, which is also young with an all-freshman group, had dealt with some difficulty during the summer. But they pulled through in their biggest competition of the year.
"Up through Madison County we really struggled, then we kind of started over," said Weaver. "They hit everything. They built and they didn't drop anything.
"Really with both routines ... there just weren't that many things wrong."[[In-content Ad]]
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