Elliott County AJROTC defeats Eugene Ashley NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Elliott County AJROTC defeated Eugene Ashley NJROTC 860 to 628 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Elliott County AJROTC was led by, Macray Holbrook who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Tessa Prater, Alfred Skaggs, and Wade Cox . Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by, Job Letendre who shot a 181. The remaining contributing members were Luke Morgan, Jennifer Carroll, and Taylor Allen. Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Chief Thomas Frost.
Next up Elliott County AJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 290 from Stafford, VA. American Legion Post 290 currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against Bob Jones AFJROTC from Madison, AL. Bob Jones AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.867736445.1
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1105
Eugene Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1084
18 - 24 Feb 2019