Henderson County AJROTC Upsets Pueblo West AJROTC
Henderson County AJROTC upset Pueblo West AJROTC 977 to 961 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Henderson County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 37 points lower than Pueblo West AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Henderson County AJROTC is in twentieth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Alexis Fridy who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Briana Duncan, Megan Carpenter, and Catherine Cantrell. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Alex Racine who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Ure, Kailey Arrigo, and Tyana Sanchez. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Sparkman AJROTC from Harvest, AL. Sparkman AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Myrtle Beach NJROTC from Pawleys Island, SC. Myrtle Beach NJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.922541926.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1216
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1217
11 - 17 Nov 2019