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It was a festive day in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Friday when the stars ofNetflix’sCheerbecame national champions in the NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance competition.
The Navarro College cheerleading team’s officialInstagramaccount released the news with a triumphant team photo, with members arranged around their giant trophy.
“Congratulations to our Dawgs! National Champions,” read the Texas team’s caption, along with their performance score of 99.2.
The school’s Instagram Story also showed various team members standing in the ocean waves — a winning tradition depicted on the show — with the golden trophy, topped with a megaphone, held high overhead.
CheerstarMorgan Simianeralso shared the celebratory news on her ownInstagrampage, complete with a trio of photos showing her embracing former teammate Maddy Brum.
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“Swipe to see how the Dawgs did today!!! ❤️🥺 I love you, Navarro,” she wrote in the caption.Newly engaged Simianeralso shared photos showing off Maddy’s oversized glittery NC ring, which stands for both National Champions and Navarro College.
Cheer,Netflix’s Emmy-winning cheerleading docuseries, returned for its second season on Jan. 12, two years after the premiere of its first six hit episodes.
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The second installment follows coachMonica Aldamaand the Navarro team as they return to the mat in hopes of their 15th championship title against rivals Trinity Valley Community College, all the while processing former teammate Jerry Harris' arrest.
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The arrest came just days aftertwo underage twin brothers filed a lawsuit against Harrisfor allegedly sexually abusing them and demanding nude photographs from them.
“We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager,” a spokesperson for Harris told PEOPLE in September 2020. “We are confident that when the investigation is completed the true facts will be revealed.”
The fifth episode of season two ofCheerisdedicated to the allegations against Harris, and also highlights his teammates' reactions to the charges. Harris has sincepleaded guilty to twoof his seven charges.
“Immediately my heart completely sank I honestly thought I was living in a bad dream. I could not wrap my head around any of that. I felt like someone had just died,” Gabi Butler says in the episode, with teammate La’Darius Marshall, 23, telling viewers he called her and heard the athlete “bawling.”
Butler, 23, continues, “I completely broke down. I was literally screaming and crying at the same time. And I remember Maddy [Brum] came out of her apartment and she just hugged me.”
All episodes ofCheerare currently streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
