[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

As long as the cheerleaders were standing behind the NFHS recommended six foot line, let them yell all they want. Once again we get ourselves into trouble by worrying about things that are not important to the conduct of the game. Let them scream their heads off. That is their fucnction.

I do not have my rules books in front of me but the two rules referenced by the original poster have nothing to do with cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are not the pep band and they definitely not bench personnel. Unless they get in the way of you and the players during the game or cause actual problems with the conduction of the game because they are getting in the way of the officials or players ignore the cheerleaders.