Henderson County AJROTC defeats Cookeville AJROTC
Henderson County AJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC 1025 to 962 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Henderson County AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Cindy Gilbert who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Aaron Teeter, Landon Nelson, and Kattie Simpson. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Victor Rosentreter.
Cookeville AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Cookeville AJROTC was led by Andrew Loftis who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Lainee Darrow, Montanah Schopieray, and Donald Tulodieski. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against West Creek AJROTC from Clarksville, TN. West Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688451033.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016