Denver North AJROTC defeats Haines City High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Denver North AJROTC defeated Haines City High School 1005.2 to 426.2 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Denver North AJROTC was led by Jonathan Romero who shot a 269.4. The remaining contributing members were Brady Wonhof, Daniela Padilla-Saldana, and Giulio Quijano. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Overall Denver North AJROTC is ranked forty-fourth. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Haines City High School was led by Jaderis Moralesmorales who shot a 214.4. The remaining contributing members were Yamila Mercadotorres, Yzhar Delvalle, and Gaij Papp. Haines City High School is from Haines City, FL, and is coached by Jason M. Diaz.
Overall Haines City High School is ranked fiftieth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
This coming week Denver North AJROTC has a bye week. While Haines City High School will compete against Caney Creek NJROTC from Conroe, TX. Caney Creek NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024020514112511.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2467
Haines City High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2428
12 - 18 Feb 2024