Sparkman AJROTC Upsets Henderson County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Sparkman AJROTC upset Henderson County AJROTC 1004 to 981 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Sparkman AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 6 points lower than Henderson County AJROTC coming into this game.
Sparkman AJROTC finishes the season in twentieth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Sparkman AJROTC was led by, James Ramey who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were James Pitts, Jason Ryan, and Brianna Nyman. Sparkman AJROTC is from Harvest, AL, and is coached by LTC Lloyd M. Nathan Sr..
Henderson County AJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 3 record. They finishes the season in twenty-fourth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Briana Duncan who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Catherine Cantrell, Dayton Spille, and Connor Tripp. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.923979386.1
Sparkman AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1245
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1216
18 - 24 Nov 2019