Mountain Home NJROTC defeats Rock Hill AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mountain Home NJROTC defeated Rock Hill AFJROTC 971.3 to 873.1 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Lukas Pool who shot a 255.9. The remaining contributing members were Karhys Herbert, MaKynley Smith, and Emerson Walls. They are from Mountain Home, AR, and are coached by Jason Williams.
Overall Mountain Home NJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Rock Hill AFJROTC was led by Za'Kiyus Gill who shot a 236.9. The remaining contributing members were Cara Cooper, Wyatt Parker, and Audrey Higginbotham. Rock Hill AFJROTC is from Rock Hill, SC, and is coached by Jesse Thibodeau.
Overall Rock Hill AFJROTC is ranked thirty-sixth. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Mountain Home NJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Rock Hill AFJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024022013113513.1
Mountain Home NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2450
Rock Hill AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2454
26 Feb-03 Mar 24