While a storm was moving into the area outside, inside at New Boston Huron High School a number of competitive cheer teams from all over Michigan gathered for the 2022 Chiefs Christmas Classic. It was a spirited event just in time for the spirited holiday season.
The meet, hosted before a packed house – and a packed parking lot – was divided up by divisions and the Dexter Dreadnaughts put on quite a show right in the middle of the sport’s most dominant area. Teams like Gibraltar Carlson and Allen Park have been the sport’s elite programs for more than a decade and other teams such Southgate Anderson, Riverview and Trenton are always strong.
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Division 2 featured the most teams with eight schools represented. In a close race to the finish line, Southgate led from start to finish and finished first with 709.66 points. They had 429.66 points after the first two rounds and scored 280, the highest total in round three. Riverview had an excellent showing as the Pirates placed second with 660.16 points. They had a second-best 410.86 points after the first two rounds and scored 257.3 in round three to hang on to second place.
Dexter made the trip down rainy I-94 and finished third overall with 654.32 points. It was an impressive finish for the Dreadnaughts who turned more than a few heads in the packed gym and impressed the judges enough to take the bronze medal in a competitive field. Dexter had 406.92 points after a strong first two rounds and scored 255.4 in round three.
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Host Huron was fourth with 620.18 points. The Chiefs had 398.68 points heading into the final round where they scored 243.5 points. River Rouge was fifth (601), Trenton was sixth (595.96), Ypsilanti Lincoln was seventh (565.96), and Melvindale was eighth (381.22).
In the two-team Division 2 meet, Lincoln Park scored 612.82 points to finish first. Dearborn was second with 308.3. The Pioneers didn’t compete in the third round.
In the Division 3-4 bracket, Birch Run took first with 652.8 with Ida second (608.44) and Whiteford third (314.8).
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