Henderson County AJROTC defeats Zion Benton NJROTC
Seventh seeded Henderson County AJROTC upsets second seeded Zion Benton NJROTC 1097 to 1078 in the National Air Rifle League - Sporter Tournament. Despite starting the regular season shooting in the low 1000s, Henderson County AJROTC steadily improved. The last five games of the regular season they average over 1080. Saving their best for the post-season tournament their 1097 this week is the best score they shot this year. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Landon Nelson who shot a 282. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Gabhart, Cindy Gilbert, Aaron Teeter, and Trevor Owens. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Victor Rosentreter.
Zion Benton NJROTC qualified for the post-season by going undefeated and winning the Navy JROTC Champions Division. In their quarter final game Zion Benton NJROTC was led by JAYCIE HOENIG who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were KATRINA HAMILTON, HAILEY SMITH, WILLIAM NEWMAN , and HOWARD NORRISH. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Henderson County AJROTC advances to the semi-finals next week and will compete against their Army JROTC rivals Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. The winner of this game will move on to the Orion National Air Rifle League Sporter Championship game.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.625899377.1
30 Nov-06 Dec 15