Ball AJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Ball AJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 933.1 to 901.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Ball AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Ball AJROTC was led by, Arnie Puentes who shot a 252.5. The remaining contributing members were Elisabeth Warner, Thaddeus Dean, and Christine Rhame. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Catherine Cantrell who shot a 232.8. The remaining contributing members were Silas Beard, Linette Reyesramirez, and Garry Brooks. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by SFC Ashley Wolfe.
Next up Ball AJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA. Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910494294.1
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1675
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1647
01 - 07 Nov 2021