West Bladen AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Haughton AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Bladen AJROTC edged out Haughton AFJROTC 986.7 to 980.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. West Bladen AJROTC was led by Marissa Taylor who shot a 267.9. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Hash, Ashley Resindez, and Ariana Toledo. They are from Bladenboro, NC, and are coached by Hash.
Overall West Bladen AJROTC is ranked twenty-second. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Haughton AFJROTC was led by Layla Briggs who shot a 249.1. The remaining contributing members were Kevin Huffstickler, Erin Rigsby, and Wally Cassel. Haughton AFJROTC is from Haughton, LA, and is coached by Tony Zucco.
Overall Haughton AFJROTC is ranked nineteenth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
Next up West Bladen AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Haughton AFJROTC will compete against Organ Mountain NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Organ Mountain NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023031314354532.1
West Bladen AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2153
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2179
20 - 26 Mar 2023