Elliott County AJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion
Elliott County AJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 795 to 759 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Elliott County AJROTC was led by, Macray Holbrook who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Alfred Skaggs, Tessa Prater, and Wade Cox . Elliott County AJROTC is from Sandy Hook, KY, and is coached by Dennis Buschman.
Shoals American Legion currently has a 3 - 4 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Wyatt Asbell who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Morgen Wolfe, Kayden Goller, and Zeth Grafton. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Bruce Hawkins, Jason Maschino.
Next up Elliott County AJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. While Shoals American Legion will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 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.
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=1.1.874982004.1
Elliott County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1105
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1087
25 - 31 Mar 2019