North Port High School defeats Russell County JROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Port High School defeated Russell County JROTC 1045.9 to 812.9 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. North Port High School was led by Alexander Frljanic who shot a 266.3. The remaining contributing members were Kyle Hines, Alexa Cortes, and Kayla Johnston. They are from North Port, FL, and are coached by Dee Barnes.
Overall North Port High School is ranked fifty-eighth. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Russell County JROTC was led by Ryan Martinez who shot a 255.9. The remaining contributing members were Alex Barradas, Timothy McCubbins, and Emma Harris. Russell County JROTC is from Russell Springs, KY, and is coached by Denny Shelton.
Overall Russell County JROTC is ranked sixty-fifth. They have a 0 - 5 record.
This coming week North Port High School has a bye week. While Russell County JROTC will compete against Creek Wood High School from Charlotte, TN. Creek Wood High School currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.2023022113280025.1
North Port High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2182
Russell County JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2176
27 Feb-05 Mar 23