A head cheerleader's life takes an unexpected twist when her rifle-like throwing arm takes her from the sidelines to becoming her middle school’s starting quarterback. Bella Dawson is a confident, caring and talented teenager, who suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy, Sawyer and Newt, without losing her two best friends, Pepper and Sophie from the cheer squad.
Bella introduces Troy to an NFL legend, and she learns an explosive secret. Pepper and Newt must attempt some wild dares if they want to spend time with Sophie and Sawyer.
Bella, Sophie and Pepper plot the perfect revenge when a boy who wronged Bella winds up delivering their pizza during a sleepover; Newt and Sawyer help Troy move in to his new dorm.
Troy helps his new team prank the Bulldogs before their big game; Troy must decide where his loyalties lie when his new team plays dirty.
Bella accidentally gives away Pepper's scarf when the Bulldogs were asked to switch their gifts with another teammate. Meanwhile, a girl named Vera treats Newt the way he treats Sophie.
During Halloween, Troy and Sawyer try to scare the girls at the annual football and cheerleader camp out; an urban legend about the school's old grounds keeper becomes real.
The Bulldogs are outraged when Tex Fest gets canceled for the first time ever; Sophie trains Pepper to prepare for a change at home.
Bella takes an interest in Sawyer's cousin, but an incident from her past threatens the budding friendship; Sophie, Troy and Newt try to save baby chicks from an awful fate.
Bella is stuck in the middle when she somehow ends up with two dates to the homecoming dance.
Bella gets a long-awaited message from Charlie, but before she can answer she is forced to spend the day with Zach Barnes.
Bella worries that her mother is going to be embarrassed at the annual parents and students flag football game; Newt and Sawyer believe that Troy has a secret weapon.
Bella competes in a beauty pageant, determined to show that girls can be pretty and tough. Pepper and Sophie bet Troy and Sawyer that being a cheerleader is harder than it looks.
When their coach gets sick, the Bulldogs take advantage of the substitute by not working hard and find themselves unprepared for their upcoming game.
The Bulldogs blackmail Bella after she skips a team activity to go to a Hunter Hyaes concert; Pepper tries to get an interview with Hunter for the school news station.
Bella works up the nerve to ask Zach on a date, only to have him arrive with a surprise in tow; Troy and Sawyer's favorite movie series leaves Newt unimpressed.
Bella meets her idol while doing volunteer work at a nursing home, but she begins to wonder if the woman has been living a lie. Elsewhere, Pepper and Newt clash over decor ideas.
When Bella notices that all of the attention on the Bulldogs is focused on her, she tries to get the rest of the team the credit they deserve; Sophie helps Newt in a robot battle competition.
After the team realizes that Bella is close to breaking Troy's father's passing record, Troy asks her to do something unthinkable.
Bella tries to hide the feelings she still has for Zach when Troy invites them to their tailgate. Troy and Sophie challenge Newt and Pepper to some tailgate games.
Bella must make a tough decision when the Bulldogs' playoff game is moved to the same day as Pepper's mother's baby shower.
The team has a shocking realization when their new game plan for the state championship against their rivals does not work.
