SCC Cheerleading Competition Set for Saturday

The Southern Connecticut Conference will host its 12th Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Shelton High School. The competition will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. Children under 6 will be admitted free.

Sixteen SCC schools are scheduled to participate in the competition in three categories divisions: all-girl, co-ed and exhibition.

Schools scheduled to compete include: Branford (co-ed), Career (exhibition), Cheshire (all-girl), Daniel Hand (co-ed), East Haven (all-girl), Foran (all-girl), Hillhouse (exhibition), Jonathan Law (all-girl), Lauralton Hall (all-girl), Lyman Hall (all-girl), Mercy (all-girl), North Haven (co-ed and exhibition), Sacred Heart Academy (all-girl), Sheehan (all-girl), Shelton (all-girl) and West Haven (all-girl).

In addition, four schools (Branford, Cheshire, Jonathan Law and Shelton) will have their Unified Cheer teams participate.

At the conclusion of the event, team awards will presented as well as the announcement of the 2016-17 All-SCC cheerleading team and Cheerleader and Coach of the Year.

“The cheerleading competition is an exciting and fulfilling event for the Southern Connecticut Conference,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “More importantly, our coaches and league administrators have worked together to ensure the competition is a safe and positive experience for all of our student athletes.”

Shelton (all-girl) and Daniel Hand (co-ed) were winners at last year’s SCC Cheerleading Competition.