The Alvirne High School Cheerleading team qualified for the NHIAA Winter State Championship by scoring in the top five of the Division I standings, scoring a 102.1 and placing them in third.
The top five score put the team in competition with teams from all three divisions on Thurday night, March 12, at Pinkerton Academy.
At the Division I Preliminaries the Pinkerton Astros took first-place with 106.6-points, the Dover Green Wave was second, with 103.5-points, the Alvirne Broncos captured third-place at 102.1, the Lancers got 96.9-points for fourth and the Salem got the final spot with a score of 94.1.
Position wise, the results in Thursday night’s State Championship were relatively the same, but because Dover is a co-ed team, Alvirne moved up to second place in all-girls division and Londonderry High School took the third all-girls spot and both are heading to the New England Competition at Worcester State in Mass. Saturday, March 21, a lob with Pinkerton and Dover.
Scores were: PA 105.7, Dover 105.2, Alvirne 100.6 and LHS won a tie-breaker with 95.4 over Salem.
The Broncos team members are: Katie Considine, Shayla Dubois, Alanna Tardiff, Lexi Martorana and Julia Allison. Juniors Aliana Giroux and Abby Labonte. Sophomores, Ava Gove Emma Peterson. Fresmen, Sophie Dudley and Leah Lussier.
The Broncos Winter Cheer’s Head Coach is Shyla Francoeur and she is assisted by Angela Auger and Jessica Siefert. The team manager is listed as Sammie Boisvert.