Henderson County AJROTC defeats East Surry AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC defeated East Surry AJROTC 792.5 to 759.3 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 6 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Destiny Lear who shot a 208.0. The remaining contributing members were Aidan Green, Garry Brooks, and Jeremy Joseph. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by SFC Ashley Wolfe.
East Surry AJROTC currently has a 3 - 5 record. East Surry AJROTC was led by, Isacc McCormick who shot a 196.4. The remaining contributing members were Colby Stowers, Dylan Myers, and Nicholas Boggs. East Surry AJROTC is from Pilot Mountain, NC, and is coached by Robert Sentell.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Lancaster High School from Lancaster, NY. Lancaster High School currently has a 0 - 7 record. While East Surry AJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 5 - 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=1.1.2022031408520965.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1805
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1838
21 - 27 Mar 2022