MOULTRIE —
When the Colquitt County High rifle team’s match with Tift County in Tifton on Tuesday ended in a 1,091-1,091 deadlock, the teams’ coaches went looking for a rule book to find the tie-breaker procedure.
The first tie-breaker in a high school rifle match is most center-10 shots.
Tift County had 33 center shots. Colquitt County won the match with 37 center shots.
The victory raised Colquitt County’s record to 4-0, although the team’s score was its lowest since the opening match of the season.
Each team scored a 362 in the kneeling position.
Tift County scored a 384 in the prone position and a 345 in the standings.
The Packers had a 378 in the prone and a 351 in the standing.
Colquitt County competed without Eugene Anderson, one of its top shooters.
Kaitlin Turner led Colquit County with a 282, including a match-high 98 in the prone position.
She also had a 93 in the standing and 91 in the kneeling positions.
Kiarron Hendry had the tam’s second-highest score, a 275 that included a 95 in the prone, an 88 in the standing and a 92 in the kneeling positions.
Cameron Johnson returned to action for the first time since the opening match and had a 269 that included a 91 in the prone, a 90 in the standings and an 88 in the kneeling.
Kellen Kern had the final counting score, a season-high 265.
His score included a 94 in the prone, an 80 in the standing and a 91 in the kneeling.
Erica Lyn, who had a 245, and Tyler Gershom, who turned in a 231, also shot for Colquitt County on Tuesday.
The Packers return to action at 5 p.m. today when they play host to Fitzgerald.
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