Eastside NJROTC Upsets Bethel AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Eastside NJROTC upset Bethel AFJROTC 943 to 934 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Eastside NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 6 points lower than Bethel AFJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row, Eastside NJROTC is in seventeenth place with a 3 - 2 record. Eastside NJROTC was led by Christian Reece who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Snover, Taylor Calhoun, and Malcolm Thomas. Eastside NJROTC is from Gainsville, FL, and is coached by John Philippon.
Bethel AFJROTC dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They are currently in nineteenth place. Bethel AFJROTC was led by Cameron Hohnsbehn who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Leilani Ware, Annabell Tremlett, and Geovanni Saavedra. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Next up Eastside NJROTC will compete against NorthWest Shooters from Cypress, TX. NorthWest Shooters currently has a 2 - 4 record. Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Martha Layne Collins AJROTC from Shelbyville, KY. Martha Layne Collins AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.795644665.1
Eastside NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=749
Bethel AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=743
05 - 11 Mar 2018