VERGENNES — The Vergennes Union High School cheerleading team on Saturday finished fourth in Division I out of nine teams and tied for sixth overall out of 16 D-I and D-III squads at the state championships, which were held in the VUHS gymnasium.
The Commodores, who had earlier won the Lake Division championship in a separate competition, scored 144 points, trailing only Rutland (196), Essex (181) and Poultney (163) in D-I.
The Vermont Principals’ Association assigns squads to divisions based on the number of participants, not on the size of their schools.
In D-II, the judges awarded Mount St. Joseph the title over BFA-St. Albans by the slimmest possible margin, 145-144, with Mill River (136) taking third.
Mount Abraham was seventh in D-II with 89 points. Otter Valley scored 83 points in D-I, but was disqualified. Fair Haven scored 100 points in D-II, but the judges also disqualified the Slaters.