Pebble Hills NJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pebble Hills NJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 914 to 786 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Pebble Hills NJROTC finishes the season in thirtieth place with a 2 - 2 record. Pebble Hills NJROTC was led by David Carpio who shot a 232. The remaining contributing members were Alejandro Tizcareno, Ruben Ramirez, and Sean Huh. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
Topeka West AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in thirty-fifth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season Topeka West AJROTC was led by Austin Rice who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Bryce Driskell, Steven Parrack, and Cody Wilcox. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by LTC James Hall.
Next up Pebble Hills NJROTC will compete against NorthWest Shooters from Cypress, TX. NorthWest Shooters currently has a 2 - 2 record. Topeka West AJROTC will compete against North Caddo AJROTC from Vivian, LA. North Caddo AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.792755392.1
Pebble Hills NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=741
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=754
19 - 25 Feb 2018