LA PLATA, Md. (Nov. 8, 2009)—Two Charles County Public Schools varsity cheerleading teams have a chance to compete at the state level as winners in the county competition held Oct. 31 at North Point High School.
The team from North Point received first place and La Plata High School won second place. Both teams will compete in the southern regional competition Nov. 10 against teams from Anne Arundel, Howard and St. Mary’s counties for one of four spots at the state competition.
The southern regional competition is 7 p.m. at North Point, and the state event is Nov. 14, 3 p.m., at North Point. The top four teams from both the southern and northern regions will compete in the state competition. The northern region includes Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick and Harford counties.
Other Charles County public high school teams placed at the county competition. At the junior varsity level, La Plata won first place and Thomas Stone High School earned second place. A team from North Point also won first place in the freshman-level competition.
The competitions are sponsored by the Maryland High School Cheerleading Association.
Source: Charles County public school system