Welcome to Cactus Shadows Cheer - Home of the Falcons!
We are the cheerleaders for Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona. We are the current AIA Spiritline Overall Award Winners for 2013. We hold the Varsity Cheer AIAState Championship Title (7x State Champions) and J.V. Cheer Arizona State Cheerleading Titles (2 Years in a Row).
Program Director and Varsity Cheer Coach: Rika Cuff can be reached at RikaCuff@CactusShadowsSpiritline.com.
Varsity Assistant Coach: Chandler Clawson can be reached at ChandlerClawson@CactusShadowsSpiritline.com.
Varsity Assistant Coach and J.V. Cheer Coach: Emily Johnson can be reached at EmilyJohnson@CactusShadowsSpiritline.com.
Varsity Assistant Coach and J.V. Cheer Coach: Brittney Scherba can be reached at BrittneyScherba@CactusShadowsSpiritline.com.
The following is our upcoming 2012-2013 Cheer Competition Schedule:
10-27-2012; UCA Competition Critique (Horizon HS): Perfect Warmup to the Season!
11-3-2012; USA Regional Qualifier (Deer Valley HS): 1st Place Show Cheer, 2nd Place AGS-Qualified for Nationals!
11-17-2012; AIA Regional Qualifier (Copper Canyon HS): 4th Place Show Cheer, 2nd Place AGS - Both Qualified
12-1-2012; UCA Desert Southwest Regional (Desert Mountain HS): 1st Place Show Cheer - Qualified for Florida!
1-19-2013; UCA Cactus Cup Championship (Phx Convention Center): 1st Place Show Cheer
1-26-2013; Spring It On Cheer Spectacular (Mountain Pointe HS): 1st Place Cheer, 1st Place AGS, Best Pyramid!
2-2-2013; AIA State Cheerleading Championship (Tim's Toyota Center): 1st Place Cheer, 2nd Place AGS, Overall!!
2-8-2013 through 2-11-2013; National High School Cheerleading Nationals (UCA Nationals) in Orlando Florida: We placed 9th Overall in the Super Varsity Division. 9th in the Country...not too bad!!! :)
2-23-2013 through 2-24-2013; UCA West Coast National Championship (Universal Studios, CA): 2nd Place on the West Coast!!
3-2-2013; Arizona State Cheer and Pom Championship (Veterans Memorial Coliseum): 1st Place Varsity Show Cheer and 1st Place All Girl Stunt!!
3-9-2013; USA High School Showcase (Deer Valley HS): Perfect Routines for Cheer and All Girl Stunt! We are so ready for USA Nationals!!!
3-14-2013 through 3-17-2013; USA High School National Championship (Anaheim, CA):
2011-2012 Cheer Competition Schedule Results:
11-5-2011; USA Regional Qualifier (DVHS): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 3rd Place Varsity AGS, 2nd Place JV Cheer, 5th Place Varsity Pom.
11-12-2011; UCA Regional Qualifier (Mesquite HS): 2nd Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place JV Cheer.
11-12-2011; AIA Regional Qualifier (Sunrise Mnt HS): 1st Place AGS, 5th Place Varsity Cheer, 2nd Place Varsity Pom
1-14-2012; Cactus Cup (Chaparral HS): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place JV Cheer, 5th Place Varsity Pom, 2nd Place Varsity Hip-Hop
2-4-2012; AIA State Championship (Tim's Toyota Cnt): 3rd Place Cheer, 3rd Place AGS, 4th Place Pom
2-11-2012; UCA Florida Nationals (Orlando, FL): 13th Place in the Large Preliminary Division
3-3-2012; AZ State Cheer and Pom Tournament (Veterans Memorial): 2nd Place Varsity Cheer, 2nd Place Varsity AGS, 1st Place JV Cheer
3-29-2012; USA High School Nationals (Anaheim, CA):
2010-2011 Cheer Competition Results:
11-6-10; USA Regional Qualifier (DVHS): 2nd Place Varsity Cheer, 2nd Place AGS, 3rd Place Varsity Pom. All 3 Qualified for Nationals.
11-13-10; UCA Regional Qualifier (Desert Vista High School): 1st Place Varsity Cheer.
11-13-10; AIA Regional Qualifier (Shadow Ridge HS): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place Varsity AGS, 6th Place Varsity Pom.
1-8-11; Cactus Cup Championship (Dodge Theater): 1st Place Varsity Cheer
1-22-11; Valley of the Sun Championship (Veterans Memorial Coliseum): 4th Place Varsity Cheer, 3rd Place Varsity AGS
2-5-11; AIA State Cheer and Pom Championship (Tim's Toyota Center): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place Spiritline Overall, 2nd Place AGS
The following is our 2009-2010 Cheer Competition Season Results:
11-7-09; USA Regional Qualifier (DVHS): 1st Place Varsity, 1st Place JV, 4th Place Varsity AGS
11-7-09; UCA Regional Qualifier (Dodge Theater): 2nd Place Varsity, 1st Place JV.
11-14-09; AIA Regional Qualifier (Shadow Mountain HS): 2nd Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place Varsity AGS, 2nd Place Varsity Pom
1-9-10; Cactus Cup Championship (Dodge Theater): 2nd Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place Varsity AGS, 1st Place JV Cheer.
1-23-10; Valley of the Sun Championship (Veterans Memorial Coliseum): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place Varsity AGS Group, 1st Place JV Cheer and Varsity Grand Champions.
1-30-10; AIA State Cheer and Pom Championship (Tim's Toyota Center): 1st Place Varsity Cheer, 2nd Place AGS and 2nd Place Varsity Pom
2-25-10; UCA West Coast Championship (Universal Studios, CA): 3rd Place Varsity Cheer, 1st Place AGS (Kacey, Brittany, Breana, Sox and Shae)...NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
3-6-10; AZ State Cheer and Pom Championship (Veterans's Memorial Coliseum): 1st Place Varsity Cheer , 1st Place Varsity AGS, 1st Place JV Cheer and 1st Place JV AGS.
3-25-10; USA High School Cheer Nationals (Anaheim Convention Center, CA): 2nd Place Super Varsity Show Cheer, 2nd Place Varsity AGS and 2nd Place JV Show Cheer.