UIL STATE CHEER | Results from 3A; lists of girls who competed from our area; Kilgore, Gilmer compete today (w/video)
(Photo courtesy of TATUM CHEER)
It was late Thursday night before we really knew, before the University Interscholastic League released everything officially.
But a handful of cheer programs from the ETBlitz.com coverage area that competed in the UIL’s State Spirit Competition did well on Thursday in that event, held at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
It continues Friday, as both Kilgore and Gilmer compete in Class 4A – Kilgore will compete in 4A, Division I, just like in football, and Gilmer in 4A, Division II.
Classifications 1A, 2A and 3A, and coed cheer teams, all competed on Thursday. Tatum – led by sponsors Tammy Holder and Kim Permenter – had the highest overall finish of the teams from the ETBlitz area, finishing seventh overall among 3A Division I teams. The Eagles’ cheer program, in the decade since the state spirit competition has been held, has never finished out of the top 20.
(Photo courtesy of MANDY LOVELADY & TROUP CHEER)
Tatum finished with an overall score of 82.63, scoring a 39.87 in crowd leading, a 42.77 in band chant and fight song.
Shallowater, the 2023 spirit state champions, repeated as state champs in 3A-DI, with an overall score of 92.70. Kirbyville (88.37) was second, and Corpus Christi-London (87.77) was third.
Sabine, another program in the ETBlitz area, was 16th overall in 3A-DI – the Cardinals had a 73.10 overall score, with 40.03 in crowd leading and 33.07 in band chant and fight song.
White Oak also competed in 3A-DI, just missing out on the top 20 finishers. And Gladewater was there to observe in 3A-DI.
And both Arp and Troup competed in 3A, Division II on Thursday in Fort Worth.
Troup finished 19th overall, with an overall score of 75.00 – 39.40 in crowd leading, and 35.60 in band chant and fight song. Arp missed on making the top 20.
Scurry-Rosser, by the way, won the state title in 3A-DII, with an overall score of 91.33, with Woodville (90.20) second, and Jacksboro (89.70) third.
ETBlitz would like to publicly thank all of the teams for sending great videos and photos on their trips to Fort Worth – they’ve been very popular, and we’ve gotten great feedback on them, more even than we thought we’d get.
Competing for Tatum: Austyn Anthony, Jamyah Butler, Taliyah Dixon, Leah Fletcher, Lexie Ford, Taylan Fulmer, Kailey Garcia, Mikah Good, Corrine Herrera, Shaelynn Hicks, Elyana Hill, Preslee Marcott, Jordyn Murphy, Ryleigh Nicole, Libby Perry, Baylee Pruitt, Jasmin Salas, Brailey Smith, Aedyn Taczek, Winter Taylor, and Jacey Yoder, again with sponsors Tammy Holder and Kim Permenter, and driver Sterling Mathis.
For White Oak cheer: Alaina Baker, Kimber Brooks, Londyn Bodovsky, Sydney Bodovsky, Sophie Carter, Taylor Dark, Sophia Fisher, Addie Fritsche, Morgan Gee, Kendadei Giles, Danica Herrera, Teagan Holder, Addison Milligan, Austyn Noll, Marlee Rhodes, Addison Saccoccio, Layne Simpson, Carlee Smale, Peyton Thompson, and Preslee Twomey, led by sponsor Stacey Clair Morrow.
Troup Cheer, led by sponsor Mandy Lovelady: Senior captain Bailey Gibson, and co-captain is Briar Kirkland. Seniors are Emory Cover, Reese Lovelady and Payton Wells. Juniors are Kaylee Alamazan, Addison Blanton, Audree Hinkle and Kambry Nelson. Sophomores are Adalyne Burks, Bailey Darden, Wylie Green, Reagan Hart, Molleigh Nord, and Kylie Switzer. And freshmen are Olivia Anderson, Peyton Boyd, Addy Hollis, Elaine Howard, and Mariyah Pullins.
Sabine cheer: Captains Keelie Roper and Camryn Tatum, both seniors, and junior captaon Reese Silvertooth. The team: Kattlin Akers, Kaegan Boaze, Hollie Boone, Addy Carney, Madisyn Davis, Landry Griffith, Natalee Hairston, Brookelyn Henigan, Addison Ketteman, Jayda Lewis, Kera Reyne, Sarah Roberts, Keelie Roper, Marlie Roper, Reese Silvertooth, Camryn Tatum, Lainey Thurston, Brookelyn Tucker, Dakota Wick, and Avery Williams. Their sponsors: Emily Barr and Jennifer Wood.
Arp cheer: Heidi Bryand, Kelsie Cole, Bree Golden, Emma Harris, Lily Hooper. Lucy Hopson, Elizabeth Lee (mascot), Kylee Maxwell, Jaycee McCollum, Gracey Nichols, Cortlynn Quinalty, Addison Rhoades, Kennedy Richter, Kinley Schminkey, Abigail Skipper, Marissa Vanover, Skylar Wallace, and Madison Williams. Arp cheer sponsor is Elizabeth Johnson.
Gladewater’s cheer team went to observe in 3A-DI. Lily Childress, Madison Cusatis, Aliyah Franquieradesousa, Alayah Gordon, Kymorah Gordon, Peyton Hunter, Garret Kegarise (mascot), Olivia Miller, Janiah Strickland, Kamila Turner, and Teresa Villalobos. Gladewater’s cheer sponsor is Samantha King.
And as mentioned, both Gilmer and Kilgore will compete on Friday.
Gilmer cheer: Ashlie Acy, Hannah Bockmon, Brylee Bowman, Sophia Dean, Adalynne Dodd, Iyunna Godfrey, Laynee Hall, Lexi Hancock, Breanna Hornsby, Samantha Jimenez, Brinly Jones, Micah Kaunitz, Laurel Lee, Chloe Mayfield, Keira Parsons, Karsyn Pate, Elie Richins, Blayklee Riley, Jayna Rucker, Mary Nelly Sanchez (captain), Millie Sanchez, Karsyn Turnbow, Alex Werbeck, Ashlynn White, and Kaelyn Williams (mascot). Gilmer’s cheer sponsor is Carly Riley.
And Saidie Hamblen is Kilgore’s cheer sponsor. Competing for Kilgore cheer are senior co-captains Kenslea Harper-Fickett and Laney Edmonson, as well as seniors Carter Barton, Emma Kate Bailey, Makinley Haynes, Ellie McKinney, Emma Propes, and Lincoln Rounsavall; juniors (and co-captains Zoey Johnson and Carsyn McKinney, as well as fellow juniors Ava Henry, Sole Hunt, Adalynn Martinez, Addison Vanzandt, and Brittany Yzaguirre; sophomores Emersyn Beets, Kailynn Bullock, Aspen Gaudet, Kyler Harper-Fickett, Lauryn Hok, Skarlet Steuck, Kyleigh Wells, and Vivienne Wright; and freshmen Allie Hendrix, Leiken Murphy, and Camila Valenzuela.
