TEXT: """Payton McNally, 10, of Premiere Athletics based in Knoxville, Tennessee, grabs the arm of teammate Lily Hughes, 9, asking her, """"are you scared?"""" before their team is announced and escorted onto the floor before competition begins at the Gymnastics Gala meet at the U.S Cellular Center in Asheville, Saturday, January 6, 2017. Teams came from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee."""