Heartwarming / Bring It On

• Whitney's reaction to her little sister Jamie's cheerleader tryout performance. Whitney initially puts Jamie up for Carver's spot because Jamie is light enough to easily toss and wouldn't complain. Still, everyone is so supportive of her (except Torrance, who wants to find someone with cheerleading credentials) that the scene is kind of sweet. Especially considering the main characters are usually pretty alpha bitchy.
• It's Cliff who supports Torrance when she's having difficulty getting the squad to adapt to the new routine.
  • Despite ribbing cheerleading to Torrance, he's the one to wordlessly encourage Missy to listen to Torrance's point of view. And he does this without taking sides against either Torrance or his sister.
• The East Compton Clovers winning the Championship at the end of the first film. Seriously, they deserved to win after having their routines stolen by the Toros for FIVE YEARS! Not to mention that after the announcement that the Toros won second place happened, everybody on the Toros looked slightly upset, until Courtney, arguably the bitchiest girl on the squad and the one who was against not using the Clovers' routines, is the first to shout "Second Place, Hell Yeah!" Even Courtney became a Graceful Loser by the end.
  • Torrance and Cliff are still on the outs when the Toros and Clovers get to Nationals, despite Torrance's best efforts to reconcile with Cliff (and Missy telling Cliff to get over himself and let Torrance apologize). When the Toros perform, Cliff realizes that Torrance has mixed part of the mix tape he sent her earlier in the film into the team's routine as a Grand Romantic Gesture.
• A small one, but one indeed, when Torrance warns Isis about a small thing that the judges watch for and heavily penalize. Helping your biggest opponent, even to your own detriment, is certainly a heartwarmer. Isis immediately does the same in reverse, warning Torrance that one of the Toros is screwing up her own (and thus her partners, and thus the rest of the squads) timing. When Jenelope questions Isis on that, Isis says they just understand each other.
• Shortly before the final competition, Les, who is gay, meets another male cheerleader who is also presumably gay, and they exchange kind words of support for each other's squads.