William Floyd NJROTC defeats Elliott County AJROTC
William Floyd NJROTC defeated Elliott County AJROTC 850 to 733 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. William Floyd NJROTC was led by, Joseph Cortes who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Santamaria, Heather Lucas, and Keaton Peters. William Floyd NJROTC is from Mastic Beach, NY, and is coached by Dwight Becherer.
Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Elliott County AJROTC was led by, Macray Holbrook who shot a 213. The remaining contributing members were Josh Fetters, Alfred Skaggs, and Cameron Garrison. Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
Next up William Floyd NJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Elliott County AJROTC has a bye week.
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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.844632488.1
William Floyd NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=982
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=873
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