Zion Benton NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pace NJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC edged out Pace NJROTC 988.2 to 987.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Franchisco Camacho who shot a 248.6. The remaining contributing members were Davin Braden, Sydney Cubacub, and Brian Rico. They are from Zion, IL, and are coached by Master Chief Dan Hackstein.
Overall Zion Benton NJROTC is ranked eleventh. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Pace NJROTC was led by Lainey Christison who shot a 279.6. The remaining contributing members were Parker Rhodes, Leianna Rolon-Torres, and Dominic Virts. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, Florida, and is coached by John Baker.
Overall Pace NJROTC is ranked twenty-first. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Pace NJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023013015115129.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2132
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2162
06 - 12 Feb 2023