South Panola AFJROTC defeats Bethel AFJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated Bethel AFJROTC 1058 to 944 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, South Panola AFJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Jaylen Hall who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Jason Robertson, Raven Hudson, and Nikki Still. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Bethel AFJROTC dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Bethel AFJROTC was led by ASIA ACALA who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were JORDAN WASSON, SARAH JONES, and CAMERON HOHNSBEHN. Bethel AFJROTC is from Spanaway, WA, and is coached by Steve Tkach.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Clark AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Clark AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Bethel AFJROTC will compete against Earl Warren AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763297648.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017