South Brunswick AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Panola AFJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC edged out South Panola AFJROTC 984.5 to 979.7 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Braydon Sage who shot a 262.8. The remaining contributing members were Justin Ramierez, Brandon Ramierez, and John Sizemore. They are from Southport, NC, and are coached by Glenn Baker.
Overall South Brunswick AJROTC is ranked twenty-sixth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
South Panola AFJROTC was led by Veronica Hernandez who shot a 251.1. The remaining contributing members were Adrian Gonzalez, Zyonie White, and Rubi Bautista. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Overall South Panola AFJROTC is ranked eighth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against West Bladen AJROTC from Bladenboro, NC. West Bladen AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. While South Panola AFJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 7 - 0 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=1.1.2023031314354508.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2126
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2184
20 - 26 Mar 2023