South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Seaford NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC edged out Seaford NJROTC 843.3 to 841.6 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Mathew Hickingbotton who shot a 260.0. The remaining contributing members were Jazmine Taylor, Rnyne Self, and Samantha Little. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Seaford NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Seaford NJROTC was led by, George Hollerman V who shot a 234.1. The remaining contributing members were Kyler Smoot, Zachary Glass, and Vada Prazcko. Seaford NJROTC is from Seaford, DE, and is coached by Anthony Rowe.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While Seaford NJROTC will compete against SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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 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=1.1.2022013113554296.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1843
Seaford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1793
07 - 13 Feb 2022