Shooting their highest score of the season, Mountain Home NJROTC defeated Rock Hill AFJROTC from Rock Hill, SC in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League with a score of 971.3 to 873.1.Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Lukas Pool who shot a 255.9. Other contributing members were Karhys Herbert, MaKynley Smith, Emmy Walls and coach Jason Williams. Mountain Home NJROTC is ranked thirty-seventh with a record of 2 – 2.
Rock Hill AFJROTC was led by Za’Kiyus Gill who shot a 236.9. Other contributing members were Cara Cooper, Wyatt Parker, Audrey Higginbotham and coach Jesse Thibodeau. Rock Hill AFJROTC is ranked thirty-sixth with a record of 2 – 2.
Mountain Home NJROTC will next compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL.
The teams are competing in the National Air Fire “New Shooter” league. The league, sponsored by Scopos, is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high school and junior rifle clubs throughout the U.S. and over ten weeks each team competes in eight games. Each week, teams are paired with another team of an equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in the Three-Position Air Rifle match which is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions. Each athlete shoots ten shots in three different positions, kneeling, prone and standing. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in 30 shots is the total, with the team score being composed of a team’s best four athletes.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter.
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