Cookeville AJROTC Upsets West Carteret NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Cookeville AJROTC upset West Carteret NJROTC 1024 to 973 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Cookeville AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 32 points lower than West Carteret NJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Spencer Cupp who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Montanah Schopieray, Jacob Norrod, and Landon Smith. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
West Carteret NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season West Carteret NJROTC was led by James Gaskill who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Atlee Pool, Angelina Neufeld, and Hayden Winchell. West Carteret NJROTC is from Moorehead City, NC, and is coached by Col Giani.
Next up Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Martha Layne Collins AJROTC from Shelbyville, KY. Martha Layne Collins AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While West Carteret NJROTC will compete against Binghamton Rifle Club from Binghamton, NY. Binghamton Rifle Club currently has a 4 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.843237119.1
Cookeville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=859
West Carteret NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=835
22 - 28 Oct 2018