Henderson County AJROTC Upsets Northgate AFJROTC
Henderson County AJROTC upset Northgate AFJROTC 903 to 816 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Henderson County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 36 points lower than Northgate AFJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. They currently have a 7 - 1 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Alexis Fridy who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Haylea Linzy, Noah Gosselin, and Catherine Cantrell. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 6 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Emily Reed who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Benjamin Meyerson, Asa Weil, and Anthony Graham. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
This coming week Henderson County AJROTC has a bye week. While Northgate AFJROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.874981998.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1066
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1099
25 - 31 Mar 2019