Walhalla AJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Walhalla AJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 1110.5 to 986.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in tenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Jayme Hernandez who shot a 289.5. The remaining contributing members were Keagan Dean , Natalie Williamson, and Elaine Saint. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Jayvon Hayles who shot a 257.1. The remaining contributing members were Shaun Fuller, Tyler Lewis, and Juan Ramos. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Glenn Baker.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 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=1.1.2021102910372267.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1601
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1605
01 - 07 Nov 2021