New Caney AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lugoff-Elgin High School
New Caney AJROTC edged out Lugoff-Elgin High School 1032.7 to 1021.3 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. New Caney AJROTC was led by Ricardo Rosario who shot a 272.4. The remaining contributing members were Amayrany Solis, Steven Goins, and Evan Malone. They are from New Caney, TX, and are coached by Jonathan Concepcion.
Overall New Caney AJROTC is ranked fifth. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Lugoff-Elgin High School was led by Paige Herchik who shot a 260.0. The remaining contributing members were Lia Cappello, Shana Turner, and David Whisenhunt. Lugoff-Elgin High School is from Lugoff, SC, and is coached by Rayford McDowell.
Overall Lugoff-Elgin High School is ranked twelfth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Next up New Caney AJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Lugoff-Elgin High School 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023022113275908.1
New Caney AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2172
Lugoff-Elgin High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2164
27 Feb-05 Mar 23