Jones County AJROTC Defeats Southern AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 875.3 points, Jones County AJROTC defeated Southern AJROTC. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Jones County AJROTC was led by, Kyra Moore who shot a 249.5. The remaining contributing members were Emalee Chapman, Harvey Rowland, and John Harrison. Jones County AJROTC is from Gray, GA, and is coached by Gene England.
Southern AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Southern AJROTC is from Agat, GU, and is coached by Juan King.
Next up Jones County AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Southern AJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013574.1
Jones County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1393
Southern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1390
03 - 09 Feb 2020