Fork Union Military Academy Upsets Hopewell AJROTC
Fork Union Military Academy upset Hopewell AJROTC 893 to 840 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Fork Union Military Academy was able to win despite averaging 37 points lower than Hopewell AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Vincent Hatch who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Moore, Brian Wu, and Adam Nazar. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by David Wallace.
Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Hopewell AJROTC was led by, Jalayah Harrison who shot a 219. The remaining contributing members were Haley Harris, Ethan Williamson, and Kayla McClendon. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
This coming week Fork Union Military Academy has a bye week. While Hopewell AJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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 win-loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.869178792.1
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1096
Hopewell AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1080
25 Feb-03 Mar 19