Nation Ford MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mandeville MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Nation Ford MCJROTC edged out Mandeville MCJROTC 1069 to 1056 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Nation Ford MCJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by Nick Noto who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Jordyn Brooks, Preston Jaeger, and Deonte Hayes. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
Mandeville MCJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Mandeville MCJROTC was led by Peter Cassady who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Chiu, Meagan Seese, and Mark Shreve. Mandeville MCJROTC is from Mandeville, LA, and is coached by John Cassady.
Next up Nation Ford MCJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Mandeville MCJROTC will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps 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 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=1.1.763342010.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017