Torrance Shipman has been chosen to lead the Rancho Carne High cheer team in Big Red's place. Aaron thinks that Torrance can't lead the team to the championships, but she is determined to prove her so-called boyfriend wrong. During practice, Carver gets injured and she is unable to perform in the finals. Torrance and her teammates must find another teammate to take Carver's place for the finals. Torrance picks Missy Pantone to take Carver's place, due to her athletic prowess. Missy soon notices the moves her team are performing during the game actually belongs to the East Compton Clovers, a rival high school, she attended years ago. The Clovers team is lead by Isis, who is hell-bent on defeating Rancho Carne Toros. It is soon discovered that Big Red is responsible for stealing the Clovers' cheer routine by filming their moves secretly and claiming them as their original routine, causing Torrance to make a new cheerleading performance so they can qualify for the upcoming national championships. Torrance soon develops a romantic attraction for Cliff Pantone, an aspiring musician and Missy's brother.