Russell County JROTC Defeats John F. Kennedy AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 834.2 points, Russell County JROTC gets the win over John F. Kennedy AJROTC. Russell County JROTC was led by Alexandra Gillespie who shot a 220.4. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Martinez, Timothy McCubbins, and Alex Barradas. They are from Russell Springs, KY, and are coached by Denny Shelton.
Overall Russell County JROTC is ranked sixty-fourth. They have a 2 - 5 record.
John F. Kennedy AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Overall John F. Kennedy AJROTC is ranked sixty-seventh. They have a 1 - 6 record.
Next up Russell County JROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record. While John F. Kennedy AJROTC will compete against Oxford NJROTC from Oxford, MA. Oxford NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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=1.1.2023031314354604.1
Russell County JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2176
John F. Kennedy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2141
20 - 26 Mar 2023