West AJROTC Defeats Elliott County AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 960 points, West AJROTC defeated Elliott County AJROTC. Their second win in a row. With the win, West AJROTC is in twentieth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. West AJROTC was led by, Seth Barela who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Garcia, Juan Flores, and Hillary Trejo-Nava. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Berthoud AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Berthoud AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. While Elliott County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.870615231.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1081
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1105
04 - 10 Mar 2019