Haines City High School defeats Broome AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Haines City High School defeated Broome AFJROTC 977.4 to 829.7 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Haines City High School was led by Yamila Mercadotorres who shot a 268.6. The remaining contributing members were Kimbrly Sanchez , Jaderis Moralesmorales, and Yzhar Delvalle. They are from Haines City, FL, and are coached by Jason M. Diaz.
Overall Haines City High School is ranked thirteenth. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Broome AFJROTC was led by Braden Tyler who shot a 217.8. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Gant, Isabelle Mills, and Emily Buell. Broome AFJROTC is from Spartanburg, SC, and is coached by Wayne Long.
Overall Broome AFJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up Haines City High School will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Broome AFJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024012608465122.1
Haines City High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2428
Broome AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2477
05 - 11 Feb 2024