Henderson County AJROTC Upsets Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC upset Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1038 to 1015 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Henderson County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 23 points lower than Abraham Lincoln AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Henderson County AJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 4 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Kattie Simpson who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Hinkle, Dayton Spille, and Megan Carpenter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by, Jacob Lara who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Fatima Hernandez, Isabel Quezada, and Ana Toledo. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. While Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.846165561.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=916
05 - 11 Nov 2018