Hoke County AJROTC defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
Hoke County AJROTC defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 985.7 to 857.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Hoke County AJROTC was led by Savanna Boettge who shot a 256.3. The remaining contributing members were Jaiden Johnson, Xavier Scott, and De'Angelo Servant. They are from Raeford, NC, and are coached by Harold Thacker.
Hoke County AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in seventeenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Sylvia Ibrahim who shot a 240.1. The remaining contributing members were Jimmy Prater, Thomas Abdelmesah, and James Holaday. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by Joel Payne.
Stewarts Creek AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-seventh place. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Seneca Valley AJROTC from Harmony, PA. Seneca Valley AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Organ Mountain NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Organ Mountain NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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=1.1.2022100317274893.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2045
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1992
10 - 16 Oct 2022