Perkins, Bohanon, and Montgomery all sign cheerleading scholarships

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Warren Central High School cheerleaders Jakyah Perkins, Javeon Bohanon, and Amiyah Montgomery each signed collegiate scholarships Monday afternoon during a ceremony surrounded by family and friends.

Perkins:

Perkins was the first sign at the ceremony as she chose Hinds Community College in Utica, Mississippi as her next destination. The first-year cheerleader will be cheering on the basketball team at Hinds CC.

“I like the environment at Hinds because it gives off HBCU vibes and I love the environment,” Perkins said.

Perkins spent her senior year cheering on the basketball teams at WC where she grew to love the sport. She testified that the cheer battle between WC and Port Gibson High School was one of her best memories.

“I love cheering because as a team we bonded and made lots of memories with each other,” she added.

As graduation is approaching next week for Perkins, she has everything in place to cheer on the next level.

Jakyah is the daughter of Tiffany Jones and she will major in nursing.

Bohanon:

Bohanon will be joining Perkins at Hinds CC to continue cheering on the next level. 

“Hinds has a lot of good offers for scholarship and it’s basically free but I wanted to get my feet wet first before I got to a university,” Bohanon said.

Bohanon is also a first-year cheerleader who was one of the athletes in charge of pumping up the crowd during the games.

“I love interacting with the crowd and getting everyone hyped up,” he said.

Bohanon mentioned that his favorite cheer moment was against Jim Hill where the crowd was loud and you could feel the presence of the cheer team.

Javeon will be majoring in Radiology Technology and he is the son of LaShonda Lovett and Jerry Bohanon.

Montgomery:

Montgomery will be heading down to Jefferson County, Mississippi as she chose to sign with Alcorn State University. 

“I chose Alcorn State because it’s the best HBCU in the country and I also want to continue my family’s legacy,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery began competitive cheer at the age of seven and stuck with the sport throughout high school. She eventually became one of the captains of her cheer squad and became an All-American.

As many memories were made during high school cheer, Montgomery mentioned that battling Vicksburg High was the best.

“Since we couldn’t talk on social media, we had fun at the game but we left it all on the floor,” she said.

Montgomery will be cheering for both the basketball and football teams at ASU and she will also be majoring in nursing.

“I feel like I worked hard for this and I’ve always dreamed of being an Alcorn cheerleader.

Amiyah is the daughter of Ava Christian-Hemphill and Roderick Montgomery.