Cookeville AJROTC defeats Bullitt Central AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Cookeville AJROTC defeated Bullitt Central AJROTC 997.8 to 852.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Cookeville AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Cookeville AJROTC was led by, Madison Shoemake who shot a 267.1. The remaining contributing members were Landon Smith, Adyson Jones, and Colton Smith. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Bullitt Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bullitt Central AJROTC was led by, Matthew Singer who shot a 235.3. The remaining contributing members were Alasia Griffith, Olivia Sageser, and Jason Lin. Bullitt Central AJROTC is from Shepherdsville, KY, and is coached by Gene Roach.
Next up Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Bullitt Central AJROTC will compete against Devils Lake AJROTC from Devils Lake, ND. Devils Lake AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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 10.9 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021101917132702.1
Cookeville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1662
Bullitt Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1657
25 - 31 Oct 2021