C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 1005.4 to 895.2 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in third place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Sara Mercado who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Jaden Neel, Kampten Biggs, and Jennifer Salazar. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Connor Pickering who shot a 245.2. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Beals, Nevaeh Ledbetter, and Gaige Feager. Mattoon AJROTC is from Charleston, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021020110275206.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1532
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1548
08 - 14 Feb 2021