David Crockett NJROTC defeats American Legion Post 41
David Crockett NJROTC defeated American Legion Post 41 1005 to 979 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, David Crockett NJROTC is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 4 - 4 record. David Crockett NJROTC was led by, John Morris who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Fisher, Adina Phebus, and Jade Vance. David Crockett NJROTC is from Jonesborough, TN, and is coached by John Roberts.
American Legion Post 41 currently has a 3 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall. American Legion Post 41 was led by, Everett Smith who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Tharp, Blake Kitzmiller, and Adam Jones. American Legion Post 41 is from Elk Garden, WV, and is coached by Rod Ryan.
This coming week David Crockett NJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 41 will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC 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.
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=1.1.874981984.1
David Crockett NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1098
American Legion Post 41 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1068
25 - 31 Mar 2019