North Caddo AJROTC Narrowly Defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Caddo AJROTC edged out C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1013.4 to 1012.5 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, North Caddo AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 3 record. North Caddo AJROTC was led by, Ashton Vaughn who shot a 266.4. The remaining contributing members were Ashley Hume, Ryan Cooper, and Spencer Champagne. North Caddo AJROTC is from Vivian, LA, and is coached by SGM Richard Walford.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Antonio Valdespino who shot a 279.6. The remaining contributing members were Kenneth Ortensie, Justin Mirelez, and Saichon Thanaen. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
This coming week North Caddo AJROTC has a bye week. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Milton NJROTC from Milton, FL. Milton NJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022030712492130.1
North Caddo AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1792
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1825
14 - 20 Mar 2022