C. T. Johnson AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Jupiter AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC edged out Jupiter AJROTC 944 to 937 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in twenty-fourth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Samantha Lippolis who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Christian Crawford, Dexter Williams, and Connor Davis. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Jupiter AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Jupiter AJROTC was led by, Bogdan Leone who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Leslie Diaz, Makenzie Sasser, and Mathew Grenier. Jupiter AJROTC is from Jupiter, FL, and is coached by Javier Gonzalez.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Pelion AJROTC from Pelion, SC. Pelion AJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Jupiter AJROTC will compete against Onate NJROTC from Las Cruces, NM. Onate NJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 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=1.1.874981992.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1113
Jupiter AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1103
25 - 31 Mar 2019