Fork Union Military Academy defeats Hoke County AJROTC
Fork Union Military Academy defeated Hoke County AJROTC 946.5 to 922.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fourth win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Trenton Maxwell who shot a 252.5. The remaining contributing members were James Robinson , Jacob Tompkins, and Huyn-Woo Kim. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Joshua Gonzalez who shot a 252.5. The remaining contributing members were Aracelis Torres, Samuel Locklear, and Megan Surprise. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Next up Fork Union Military Academy will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Hoke County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.945621178.1
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1426
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1400
02 - 08 Mar 2020