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.
The Bulldogs blackmail Bella after she skips a team activity to go to a Hunter Hayes 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.
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.
When Troy's father visits Troy realizes he is close to breaking his father's passing record. He chooses to do something unthinkable. Bella, Pepper and Sophie help Newt hide his dog at school.
Bella tries to hide the feelings she still has for Zach when Troy invites him to their tailgate; Troy and Sophie challenge Newt and Pepper to some tailgate games.