For the first time in Quarry Classic history, the Whitney and Rocklin varsity cheer teams performed a halftime routine together. This brought the two schools together even at the height of the rival game. Janah DeLany talks about the experience.

Q: What was it like practicing with Rocklin’s cheerleaders?

A: It was fun to see how they practice and how different our two teams are. It was also a little bit competitive, because we saw the Rocklin stunt groups hitting their stunts and skills, so we realized what we needed to do to match up to their level.

Q: Who choreographed the routine?

A: One of the Rocklin assistant coaches choreographed the dance. Rylea Gillis and I choreographed Whitney’s tumbling, jumps, and pyramid section.

Q: How does it feel to unite two schools as “rivals” in Rocklin?

A: It was exciting to be able to show our skills as well as theirs in the same performance.

Q: Do you hope to perform more routines together in the future with Rocklin, possibly at football games?

A: Yeah, I had a great experience unifying our performance and I would love to do it again.

Q: How do you think it’s improved/impacted your team?

A: I think it’s made our team stronger and more confident seeing that we are just as skillful as Rocklin.

Q: What was the performance like?

A: The performance was exhilarating and it was the best we’ve ever performed the routine.

Q: How do you think the audience reacted?

A: I think they had a good reaction. We had a loud applause from both the Rocklin and Whitney audiences and we received many compliments afterwards.

by EMMA THOMAS