The Londonderry High School Cheerleading team qualified for the NHIAA State Championship by scoring in the top five of the Division I standings, scoring a 96.9 and placing them in fourth.
The top five score put them in competition with teams from all three divisions on Thursday 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.
The results in the State Championship were relatively the same, but because Dover is a co-ed team, LHS got the third all-girls spot and are heading to the New England Competition at Worcester State in Mass. Saturday, March 21.
Scores were: PA 105.7, Dover 105.2, Alvirne 100.6 and LHS won a tie-breaker with 95.4 over Salem.
Team members are: Senior Skyler McCann; Juniors Lillianne Dunne, Skyler Greenwood, Ava Hatchell, Lyla Kullman, Sophia MacLean, Emma Stowell and Sayde Thompson; Sophomores Selena Welch and Samantha Yianakopolos; and Freshman Kelsey Meskell. Coaches are: Michelle Sharp, Chelsea Dennis and Zach Korbet.