La Cueva MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season La Cueva MCJROTC edged out South Panola AFJROTC 1093.4 to 1084.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, La Cueva MCJROTC is in eleventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Gabriel Higbie who shot a 279.6. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Fournier, Logan Aldridge, and Steven Munoz. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Kelsie Isbell who shot a 275.3. The remaining contributing members were Logan McCool, Gabriel Sewell, and Sarena Hickingbottom. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Next up La Cueva MCJROTC will compete against James River NJROTC from Midlothian, VA. James River NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Walhalla AJROTC from Walhalla, SC. Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910372248.1
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1610
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1597
01 - 07 Nov 2021