Hoke County AJROTC defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC defeated South Panola AFJROTC 958.6 to 915.8 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fourth win in a row. They finished the season with a 5 - 4 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Savanna Boettge who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Xavier Scott, Jaiden Johnson, and De'Angelo Servant. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
South Panola AFJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 4 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Jazmine Taylor who shot a 251.0. The remaining contributing members were Mathew Hickingbotton, Rnyne Self, and Samantha Little. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022032023202394.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1810
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1843
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