Alvin C. York AJROTC defeats South Doyle AJROTC
Alvin C. York AJROTC defeated South Doyle AJROTC 826 to 711 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Alvin C. York AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Alvin C. York AJROTC was led by Colton Jones who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Dylan Smith, Cherekee Johnson, and Payton Byrd. Alvin C. York AJROTC is from Jamestown, TN, and is coached by CW3 Bruce Catlett.
South Doyle AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. South Doyle AJROTC was led by Denver Potter who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Bryce Cutting, Kobe Brockman, and James Sofield. South Doyle AJROTC is from Knoxville, TN, and is coached by Col William Woodcock.
Next up Alvin C. York AJROTC will compete against Gibbs AJROTC from Corryton, TN. Gibbs AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. South Doyle AJROTC will compete against Barren County AJROTC from Glasgow, KY. Barren County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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 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=1.1.763307396.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017