South Panola AFJROTC Defeats East River AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 875.9 points, South Panola AFJROTC defeated East River AJROTC. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Mathew Hickingbotton who shot a 251.8. 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.
East River AJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Eric Flores.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 4 record. While East River AJROTC will compete against Smithson Valley from Spring Branch, TX. Smithson Valley currently has a 1 - 6 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=1.1.2022031408520941.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1843
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1788
21 - 27 Mar 2022