Barren County AJROTC Upsets Coral Glades AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Barren County AJROTC upset Coral Glades AJROTC 855 to 846 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Barren County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 23 points lower than Coral Glades AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by, Wesley Liverman who shot a 217. The remaining contributing members were William Poynter, Hunter Seiler, and Dalia Gonzalez. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Coral Glades AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. Coral Glades AJROTC was led by, Jonathan Benchabat who shot a 225. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Levine, Carmine Guerra, and Danielle Roberts. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Next up Barren County AJROTC will compete against Hawthorne NJROTC from Hawthorne, CA. Hawthorne NJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports from Winfield, KS. Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports currently has a 4 - 2 record.
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=1.1.922541976.1
Barren County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1237
Coral Glades AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1240
11 - 17 Nov 2019