Eastside NJROTC defeats A. C. Mosley MCJROTC
Eastside NJROTC defeated A. C. Mosley MCJROTC 928 to 892 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Eastside NJROTC finishes the season in fourteenth place with a 5 - 3 record. Eastside NJROTC was led by Taylor Calhoun who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Snover, Malcolm Thomas, and Natalie Holt. Eastside NJROTC is from Gainsville, FL, and is coached by John Philippon.
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC dropped to 3 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in twenty-eighth place. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC was led by Daniel Harbison who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Connor Dagel, Alexander Yanov, and Kateryna Pedenko. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC is from Lynn Haven, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Hicks.
Next up Eastside NJROTC will compete against Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team from Versailles, IN. Versailles American Legion Junior Shooting Team currently has a 5 - 3 record. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 3 - 5 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. The winner of the league is the team with the best 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=1.1.798523011.1
Eastside NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=749
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=773
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