Cheer Doggs Named State Champions in Co-ed Division

According to Barrow County News, the Winder-Barrow Cheer Doggs, were crowned state champions in the co-ed division of the GHSA Cheerleading Championships on Saturday. Scoring a total of 280 points, the win gave ten seniors state titles.

This is head coach Jerrie Hulsey's fifth state title.

"I thought that we had our best performance of the year Saturday," said Hulsey, who has coached competitive cheerleading since 1992.

The Cheer Doggs have ten male cheerleaders, a higher number than any other cheerleading team in the state. That factor benefited the team, since they could increase the intensity of their stunts.

"I really think that they added the excitement to the routine we brought," Hulsey said. "The baskets were higher than anybody else’s. Dancing was phenomenal—you don’t see boys do that. Of course with the difficulty of the stunts, I was able to do those because of the boys."

The team will face a challenging year next year, since ten of their team will graduate.

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