Haughton AFJROTC defeats Grossmont NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Haughton AFJROTC defeated Grossmont NJROTC 1041.4 to 910.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Haughton AFJROTC is in second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Haughton AFJROTC was led by, Candice Giddings who shot a 273.3. The remaining contributing members were Leland Merritt, Layla Briggs, and Erin Rigsby. Haughton AFJROTC is from Haughton, LA, and is coached by Tony Zucco.
Grossmont NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Grossmont NJROTC was led by, Zita Huang who shot a 244.4. The remaining contributing members were Malia Lebhar, Oshun Alt, and Molly Blakeley. Grossmont NJROTC is from El Cajon, CA, and is coached by Max Velasquez.
This coming week Haughton AFJROTC has a bye week. While Grossmont NJROTC will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 shoot 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=1.1.2022092213242567.1
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2005
Grossmont NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1972
03 - 09 Oct 2022