One of the youngest teams to make it to Disney, the 2015 Junior Peewee's, consisting mainly of third and fourth graders with one fifth grader ran out on to the mats on Monday, Dec. 7, at the ESPN Center and proved that they deserved to be there.
The first week of December, the Flemington Falcons sent three cheer teams and more than 85 cheerleaders to Disney World in Florida. All three teams were amazing and placed in the top two at Pop Warner Nationals.
One of the youngest teams to make it to Disney, the 2015 Junior Peewee's, consisting mainly of third and fourth graders with one fifth grader ran out on to the mats on Monday, Dec. 7, at the ESPN Center and proved that they deserved to be there. The team Head Coached by Debbie Lavish took home First Place at JVC, First Place at States, First Place at Regionals and Second in the Nation.
The 2015 Peewee team was excited to head to Disney in hopes of defending their 2014 National title. The team consisted mainly of fifth and sixth graders with a few seventh graders. Head Coached by Dayna Tina, the team rocked those Disney mats, cheered their hearts out and came in second in the nation. They missed Back to Back National Titles by .28.
The 2015 Midget team, Head Coached by Renee Brandt and consisting of mainly seventh and eighth graders, with two, sixth graders and two, ninth graders, performed live on ESPN 3. The ESPN announcers were impressed with the teams sharp motions, cleanliness and overall skill. They were referred to as a "Cheer Army" and "Team Full Up." The Midgets had a near flawless routine and won the National Title in the Level 4 Large Division...taking home an additional trophy for the highest overall score of the day, making them Grand Champions.
This was a great year to be a Flemington Falcon. In more than 50 years, this was the first
year a Falcon team won back to back National titles, the first year a Midget level team
won the National title and the first year a Level 4 Large (the highest Pop Warner
Cheer division) won a National title.