Southwestern Randolph High School defeats Creek Wood High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Southwestern Randolph High School defeated Creek Wood High School 971.2 to 816.9 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Southwestern Randolph High School was led by Cameron Farlow who shot a 258.1. The remaining contributing members were Saylah Arnold, Colton Fisher, and Dakota Adams. They are from Asheboro, NC, and are coached by Chris Sikes.
Overall Southwestern Randolph High School is ranked nineteenth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Creek Wood High School was led by Amelia Wilson who shot a 227.8. The remaining contributing members were Kimberly Solorzano-Perez, Aleaha Portman, and Grace Knowles. Creek Wood High School is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Overall Creek Wood High School is ranked sixty-sixth. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up Southwestern Randolph High School will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Creek Wood High School will compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA. Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.2023013015115220.1
Southwestern Randolph High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2147
Creek Wood High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2186
06 - 12 Feb 2023