After making it through preliminaries the Canyon Eagles UIL Cheer team advanced to the finals for the State Spirit competition in Dallas and placed 11th overall in the co-ed competition. Canyon was the only 4A team to make it to finals against 35 other schools.

In the State spirit competition there are two categories, Co-ed and All Girl. Canyon has competed in the co-ed division for the last few years, a division made up of mostly bigger schools.

“We still beat out a bunch of 5A and 6A teams,” sophomore Madyx Lee said. “Our routine this year was really good and I felt like the boys on our team were a lot stronger than they were last year.”

Throughout the off-season the cheer team practiced their cheer routine which they showcase at the State spirit competition. Much of the routine was designed by the senior cheerleaders.

“This year has held a little more pressure than the past years,” senior Emma House said. “The seniors have a lot of responsibility, we are the people who put things together for UIL and pep rallies.”

Take the time to listen to Jordan Carver and Emma House discuss the competition on this week’s Wingin’ It podcast.