Smiths Station MCJROTC defeats Ben Davis MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Smiths Station MCJROTC defeated Ben Davis MCJROTC 1035.0 to 1002.6 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Smiths Station MCJROTC was led by Adam Hanvey who shot a 263.6. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Marler, Donovan Melendez, and Janelle Owens. They are from Smiths Station, AL, and are coached by Major William Bolden.
Smiths Station MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-fourth place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Ben Davis MCJROTC was led by Victor Carrera who shot a 258.9. The remaining contributing members were Edwin Olguin, Christopher Robinette, and Austin Pinkard. Ben Davis MCJROTC is from Indianapolis, IN, and is coached by Joseph Martin.
Ben Davis MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-first place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in fifth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Smiths Station MCJROTC will compete against Hazel Green NJROTC from Hazel Green, AL. Hazel Green NJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Ben Davis MCJROTC will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
The league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101615305453.1
Smiths Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2253
Ben Davis MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2252
23 - 29 Oct 2023