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SPHS rifle team hits its mark with State Championship
SPHS rifle team members Nick Rudd (from l.), Kayla Walker, Thomas Harkins, Raven Hudson, Jason Robertson and coach Col. Robert Mims took home the AFJROTC State Rifle Championship recently.
The South Panola High School AFJROTC Rifle Team hit its mark in Brandon recently.
The team took home the Rifle State Championship with a total score of 2,157 points – 40 points better than second-place finisher Gulfport.
The team now sets its sights on a National Championship by shooting in Anniston, Ala., this weekend.
At Brandon, SPHS team members earned almost all of the individual honors.
In the overall individual competition, Raven Hudson finished second, Nick Rudd finished third, Kayla Walker finished fourth and Jason Robertson finished fifth.
Walker won the prone position. In the standing position, Rudd finished second and Walker finished third.
Hudson won the kneeling position, while Rudd finished third.