Coral Glades AJROTC defeats Rockcastle County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Coral Glades AJROTC defeated Rockcastle County AJROTC 843.5 to 578.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Coral Glades AJROTC was led by, Jonathan Benchabat who shot a 234.4. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Urbaneja, Brandon Jensen, and Sebastian Gallo. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Chase Gilliam who shot a 204.2. The remaining contributing members were Kansas Kirby, Robert Rhodus, and . Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Next up Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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 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, 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-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013552.1
Coral Glades AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1413
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1379
03 - 09 Feb 2020