Henderson County AJROTC defeats Eastern AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC defeated Eastern AJROTC 924.7 to 822.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Henderson County AJROTC is in twenty-fifth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Linette Reyes-Ramirez who shot a 241.3. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Galyon, Silas Beard, and Robert Bentonwhite. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Eastern AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eastern AJROTC was led by, April King who shot a 226.6. The remaining contributing members were Reece Compton, Michael Lopez, and Parker Schwartz. Eastern AJROTC is from Louisville, KY, and is coached by John Sallee.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Eastern AJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.939013560.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1374
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1387
03 - 09 Feb 2020