Gibbs AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Doyle AJROTC
Gibbs AJROTC edged out South Doyle AJROTC 766 to 752 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Gibbs AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Gibbs AJROTC was led by Jordan Bishop who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Harrison Walker, Sarah Ryan-Hall, and Triston Hightower. Gibbs AJROTC is from Corryton, TN, and is coached by Kirk Tower.
South Doyle AJROTC dropped to 0 - 5 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. South Doyle AJROTC was led by Bryce Cutting who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Denver Potter, James Sofield, and Kobe Brockman. South Doyle AJROTC is from Knoxville, TN, and is coached by Col William Woodcock.
Next up Gibbs AJROTC will compete against Grainger AJROTC from Rutledge, TN. Grainger AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. South Doyle AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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=1.1.763307428.1
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