Langham Creek AFJROTC defeats Bob Jones High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Langham Creek AFJROTC defeated Bob Jones High School 928.8 to 833.8 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Juliet Flores who shot a 279.5. The remaining contributing members were Oriana Zamora, Melanie Gutierrez, and Jeter Saldana. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steve Rinehart.
Overall Langham Creek AFJROTC is ranked forty-sixth. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Bob Jones High School was led by Cate Curry who shot a 220.9. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Lee, Aaron Chen, and Taylor Turpin. Bob Jones High School is from Madison, AL, and is coached by Ellis Q Clark.
Overall Bob Jones High School is ranked fifty-first. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up Langham Creek AFJROTC will compete against Rogers AJROTC from Newport, RI. Rogers AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Bob Jones High School will compete against Seneca MCJROTC from Louisville, KY. Seneca MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
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=1.1.2023013015115196.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2145
Bob Jones High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2154
06 - 12 Feb 2023