Southern California high school senior Carson arrives at the all important Cheer Camp Nationals determined to lead her squad, the West High Sharks, to victory. But chic New Yorker Brooke and her team, the East High Jets, are equally steadfast in their pursuit of the competition s coveted Spirit Stick. As tension mounts between the two rival squads, Carson falls for fellow cheerleader Penn, not realizing he s a Jet. When Brooke discovers the budding romance, she raises the stakes by challenging Carson to a one on one cheer off. A spectacular cheer fighting sequence erupts into a no holds barred brawl and cheerleaders on both sides are suspended from the competition. With their dreams of taking home the top prize all but shattered, the leaders of both squads realize they ll have to take drastic measures to stay in the game.