Hoke County AJROTC defeats Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC defeated Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC 962.2 to 855.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Xavier Scott who shot a 262.9. The remaining contributing members were Savanna Boettge, Samuel Locklear, and Calina Calbreath. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC was led by, Matthew Temple who shot a 233.3. The remaining contributing members were David Whisenhunt, Waylon Watts, and James Nordellia. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC is from Lugoff, SC, and is coached by Rayford McDowell.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. While Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021110113225440.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1687
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1685
08 - 14 Nov 2021