Bob Jones High School Defeats Leavenworth AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 776.5 points, Bob Jones High School gets the win over Leavenworth AJROTC. Bob Jones High School was led by Taylor Turpin who shot a 202.9. The remaining contributing members were Aaron Chen, Carson Drake, and Elizabeth Lee. They are from Madison, AL, and are coached by Ellis Q Clark.
Overall Bob Jones High School is ranked fifty-first. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Leavenworth AJROTC is from Leavenworth, KS, and is coached by 1SG (R) George Sutton.
Overall Leavenworth AJROTC is ranked seventy-second. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Bob Jones High School will compete against Langham Creek AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Langham Creek AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Leavenworth AJROTC will compete against Robert B Glenn AJROTC from Winston-Salem, NC. Robert B Glenn AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.2023011922382592.1
Bob Jones High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2154
Leavenworth AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2128
30 Jan-05 Feb 23