South Brunswick AJROTC defeats Gallatin NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC defeated Gallatin NJROTC 912.1 to 316.1 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Vicente Long who shot a 253.9. The remaining contributing members were Terry Hannah, Skylar Freeze, and Rose Easterling. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Maggie Long who shot a 167.2. The remaining contributing members were Robert Summers, Christian Blizzard, and Aiden Brock. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Gallatin NJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.939013564.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1423
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1380
03 - 09 Feb 2020