For the second time in school history Midview High School earned Grand Champions at the Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Championship. The Middies also won their first ever Traditional Competition at the 2023 event, which took place Monday (November 6) evening on the campus of Berea-Midpark High School. Amherst Steele High School made history as well by taking home first place in the Game Day Competition division for the first time.
Winners were crowned for both Game Day and Traditional Competition routines with the combined score making up the Overall Standings. The Overall Standings will help determine All-SWC, which will be announced at a later date.
The Middies, who also earned Grand Champion in the spring of 2020-21, posted a Traditional Competition score of 86.7 and a second-place Game Day Competition finish with 90 points for a combined score of 176.7 out of a possible 200 points.
Amherst used an evening-best 95.1-point Game Day Competition routine and a 80.85 Traditional Competition performance to place second overall with 175.95 points. Avon High School, who scored an 85.1 in Traditional Competition and 86.6 in Game Day, finished third in the overall standings with 171.8 points. Berea-Midpark High School placed fourth in both Traditional Competition (77.5) and Game Day (85.2) to finish fourth in the standings. North Ridgeville High School (84.4) placed fifth and Olmsted Falls High School (72.0) was sixth in the Game Day Competition. Elyria High School (71.2) took fifth in the Traditional Competition.
Overall Standings
- Midview – 176.7
- Amherst Steele – 175.95
- Avon – 171.8
- Berea-Midpark – 162.7
- North Ridgeville – 84.4
- Olmsted Falls – 72.0
- Elyria – 71.2
Traditional Competition Standings
- Midview – 86.7
- Avon – 85.1
- Amherst Steele – 80.85
- Berea-Midpark – 77.5
- Elyria – 71.2
Game Day Standings
- Amherst Steele – 95.1
- Midview – 90.0
- Avon – 86.6
- Berea-Midpark – 85.2
- North Ridgeville – 84.4
- Olmsted Falls – 72.0
