C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Barren County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Barren County AJROTC 1007 to 793 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in seventh place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by Emanuel Vazquez who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Ian Zinsmeister, Paul Mankewitz, and Kristen Crawford. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Barren County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by Wesley Liverman who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were McKenzie Martinez, Isaac Shackelford, and Hunter Seiler. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Barren County AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883942.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=831
Barren County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=870
01 - 07 Oct 2018