East River AJROTC defeats Fork Union Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season East River AJROTC defeated Fork Union Military Academy 983.8 to 898.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, East River AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Arsenio Cash who shot a 263.0. The remaining contributing members were Erick Vega, Aliyah Solano, and Cayla Grissom. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Gerrick Smith.
Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Trenton Maxwell who shot a 255.9. The remaining contributing members were Huyn-Woo Kim, James Robinson, , and Christopher DeGray. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Next up East River AJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against Coral Glades AJROTC from Coral Springs, FL. Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.939013558.1
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1415
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1426
03 - 16 Feb 2020