The pick of the week for Week 3 goes to Northgate HS competing at the Grayson Ramfest (thanks to AsianTumble10 on YouTube for the video!):

Here’s what stood out to me about this routine:

• First, their open is really slick.  Some slight movement for the kick double basket but not enough to ruin the effect. Following that up with the 4 roundoff fulls to the front really kicked things into high gear right from the opening.
• They are WICKED clean. The transitions are super crisp, almost every move is in unison.  This is probably one of the most important things for a GHSA squad.  They made the judges job easy by keeping everything so clean.
• They had squad double-toe-touch-tucks.
• They threw five one double-backhandspring-fulls…and 4 double handspring tucks. (edit: thanks to cheercheercheer1 for the correction)
• I really dug the “magic fingers” effect leading into their stunt sequence.  It was a nice little addition that went great with the music.  Those kind of flourishes can really go either way for a team. In this instance I think it was just subtle enough to be perfect.
• Where do I even begin to talk about their stunts?  Nearly flawless body positions from the flyers, super clean transitions and rock solid bases.  Hardly any movement at all and almost perfectly synchronized flyers.  They practically put on a stunt clinic with this performance!!
• I dislike Double-9s just as a rule.  They are one of my least favorite jumps.  I’m almost positive (I’ve watched 3 times now) that I saw Northgate throw Double-9s and they made them look GOOD. That just makes no sense.
• The dance is good, the finish is better.  The final formation really just “pops” and is a great way to end a spectacular routine.  Great job Northgate!

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