Chaparral NJROTC defeats Bensalem MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Chaparral NJROTC defeated Bensalem MCJROTC 889.7 to 845.9 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Chaparral NJROTC was led by, John Acosta who shot a 245.9. The remaining contributing members were Clarissa Burciaga, Alisanna Strange, and Jesus Romero. Chaparral NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by John Becker.
Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bensalem MCJROTC was led by, Michael Sit who shot a 234.5. The remaining contributing members were Fernanda Moran, Malachi Duncan, and Nyah Hyers. Bensalem MCJROTC is from Bensalem, PA, and is coached by MSGT SHAWN WORTHEN.
Next up Chaparral NJROTC will compete against Washburn Rural AFJROTC from Topeka, KS. Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Bensalem MCJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.2022020715310075.1
Chaparral NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1832
Bensalem MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1818
14 - 20 Feb 2022