New Caney AJROTC defeats Waller AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season New Caney AJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC 982.3 to 631.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. New Caney AJROTC was led by Guinevere Honaker who shot a 261.9. The remaining contributing members were Ricardo Rosario, Drake Casey, and Steven Goins. They are from New Caney, TX, and are coached by Jonathan Concepcion.
New Caney AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Waller AFJROTC was led by Priscilla Ayala who shot a 186.7. The remaining contributing members were Olivia Rodriguez, Aiden Depetre, and Wyatt Adair. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
Waller AFJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-seventh place. They have a 0 - 4 record.
Next up New Caney AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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=1.1.2022101115025263.1
New Caney AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2027
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2007
17 - 23 Oct 2022