Hoke County AJROTC defeats Rockcastle County AJROTC
Hoke County AJROTC defeated Rockcastle County AJROTC 902.3 to 719.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Aricelis Torres who shot a 245.0. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Gonzalez, Samuel Locklear, and Khalid Him. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Ocean Rohrer who shot a 190.1. The remaining contributing members were Chase Gilliam, Kansas Kirby, and Robert Rhodus. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Kaiser High School from Honolulu, HI. Kaiser High School currently has a 0 - 3 record. While Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.941338847.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1400
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1379
10 - 16 Feb 2020