South Brunswick AJROTC defeats West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC defeated West AJROTC 959 to 921 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, South Brunswick AJROTC is in twenty-second place with a 3 - 3 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Mason Whitworth who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Osborne, Kaylan Williams, and Austin Rheuby. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Thomas Blue.
West AJROTC dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They are currently in twenty-fourth place. West AJROTC was led by Mahamoud Camara who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Jared Hernandez, Parrice Gray, and Johann Ameca-Porras. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Robert E Lee MCJROTC from Baytown, TX. Robert E Lee MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. West AJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.795644704.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=747
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=772
05 - 11 Mar 2018