Rochester cheers way to 14th
straight league title

BY DAN
STICKRADT

ECCENTRIC STAFF WRITER

February 10, 2009

The last time that Rochester didn’t win a league
championship in competitive cheer, all current high school athletes were not
even in kindergarten yet.

The
year was 1995, when Rochester Adams upset the Falcons for the OAA Division I
title.

Although it shared a league title two eyars ago
with Lake Orion, Rochester hasn’t finished out of the
top spot since.

The
Falcons made it 14 straight league titles in the sport Saturday at Troy High,
winning the league tournament with 785.6504 points. That, coupled with
victories at the two previous OAA Red Division Jamborees, gave Rochester the title outright.

Lake Orion was second in the league meet
standings with 776.1952 points, followed by Troy (750.3888), Rochester Stoney
Creek (748.6672), Rochester Adams (746.2880) and Troy Athens (741.1740).

In the
final Red Division standings, Rochester collected a perfect 24 points,
while Lake Orion (17), Troy (16), Stoney Creek (13), Troy Athens (8) and
Rochester Adams (6) rounded out the field.

Rochester led after the first round,
collecting 230.5 points. Lake Orion was second (227.8), while Troy (223.5), Stoney Creek (221.2), Athens (220.6) and Adams (220.3).

The Falcons began to distance themselves in Round II, with 246.4504 points. Stoney Creek (241.2672), Lake Orion (240.1952), Troy (232.9888), Athens (224.4740, P-22) and Adams (220.3880).

In the third and final round, Athens scored 318.1 points to lead the
way, with Rochester edging Lake Orion 308.7 to 308.2
for second to seal the deal. Adams was fourth at 305.6, Stoney Creek fifth (294.2, P3) and Troy (293.9) rounding out the meet.

OAA COMPETITIVE CHEER

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Feb. 7 at Troy High)

OVERALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS — Rochester (Red Division); Clarkston (White
Division); Bloomfield Hills Lahser (Blue Division).

OAA RED DIVISION

OVERALL TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester, 7895.6504; 2. Lake Orion, 776.1952; 3. Troy, 750.3888; 4. Rochester Stonety Creek, 748.6672; 5. Rochester Adams, 746.2880; 6. Troy Athens, 741.1740.

FINAL DIVISION STANDINGS — 1. Rochester, 24 points; 2. Lake Orion, 17; 3. Troy, 16; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 13; 5. Troy Athens, 8; 6. Rochester Adams, 6.

ROUND I — 1. Rochester, 230.5; 2. Lake Orion, 227.8; 3. Troy, 223.5; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 221.2; 5. Troy Athens, 220.6; 6. Rochester Adams, 220.3.

ROUND II — 1. Rochester, 246.4504; 2. Rochester Stoney Creek, 241.2672; 3. Lake Orion, 240.1952; 4. Troy, 232.9888; 5. Troy Athens, 224.4740 (P22); 6. Rochester Adams, 220.3880.

ROUND III — 1. Troy Athens, 318.1; 2. Rochester, 308.7; 3. Lake Orion, 308.2; 4. Rochester Adams, 305.6; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 294.2 (P8); 6. Troy, 293.9.

OAA WHITE DIVISION

OVERALL TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 723.4688; 2. North Farmington, 679.6880; 3. West Bloomfield, 630.2720; 4. Royal Oak, 624.8560; 5. Farmington, 592.6528; 6. Hazel Park, did not compete.

FINAL DIVISION STANDINGS — 1. Clarkston, 18; 2. North Farmington, 17; 3. Royal Oak, 13; 4. West Bloomfield, 8; 5. (tie) Hazel Park, 2; Farmington, 2.

ROUND I — 1. North Farmington, 211.7; 2. Clarkston, 205.2; 3. West Bloomfield, 202.7; 4. Farmington, 184.0; 5. Royal Oak, 182.9.

ROUND II — 1. Clarkston, 211.0688; 2. North Farmington, 201.6880; 3. West Bloomfield, 178.1720 (P8); 4. Royal Oak, 166.4560; 5. Farmington, 162.2528.

ROUND III — 1. Clarkston, 307.2; 2. North Famrington, 280.3 (P14); 3. Royal Oak, 265.5; 4. West Bloomfield, 257.4; 5. Farmington, 246.4.

OAA BLUE DIVISION

OVERALL TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 611.5872; 2. Berkley, 579.9404; 3. Ferndale, 566.4060; 4. Farmington Harrison, 496.6744; 5. Pontiac Northern, 339.2872.

FINAL DIVISION STANDINGS — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 20 points; 2. Berkley, 16; 3. (tie) Ferndale, 12; Farmington Harrison, 12; 5. Pontiac Northern, 3.

ROUND I — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 195.0; 2. Farmington Harrison, 178.9 (P2); 3. Ferndale, 175.8; 4. Berkley, 175.7; 5. Pontiac Northern, 142.3 (P8).

ROUND II — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 172.0872; 2. Berkley, 162.2404; 3. Ferndlae,
162.1060; 4. Farmington Harrison, 155.3744; 5. Pontiac Northern, 100.4872 (P34).

ROUND III — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 254.5 (P10); 2. Berkley, 242.0; 3. Ferndale, 236.5 (P8); 4. Farmington Harrison, 180.4 (P16); 5. Pontiac Northern, 154.5 (P16).