Rockcastle County AJROTC Upsets Hirschi AJROTC
Rockcastle County AJROTC upset Hirschi AJROTC 878 to 647 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Rockcastle County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 7 points lower than Hirschi AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Jade Hanson who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Austin VanWinkle, Jacob Rice , and Jasmine Hanson. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Hirschi AJROTC was led by, Jonathan Scroggs who shot a 203. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Bowie, Elias Henderson, and Mathew Monroe. Hirschi AJROTC is from Wichita Falls, TX, and is coached by 1SG James Faurie.
Next up Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Central York AFJROTC from York, PA. Central York AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Hirschi AJROTC will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679706.1
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1247
Hirschi AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1226
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