Barren County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Alvin C. York AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Barren County AJROTC edged out Alvin C. York AJROTC 820 to 803 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Barren County AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by McKenzie Martinez who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Zoey Lowe, Wesley Clark, and Alex Harrison. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Alvin C. York AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Alvin C. York AJROTC was led by Dylan Smith who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Cherekee Johnson, Jarrod Chambers, and Alekxandra Dunkle. Alvin C. York AJROTC is from Jamestown, TN, and is coached by CW3 Bruce Catlett.
Next up Barren County AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Alvin C. York AJROTC will compete against Topeka West AJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.763307424.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017