South Panola AFJROTC defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC defeated Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1073 to 966 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Nicholas Rudd who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Walker, Cameron Cosby, and Raven Hudson. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Ana Toledo who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Saul Claustro , Jacob Lara, and Fatima Hernandez. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
This coming week South Panola AFJROTC has a bye week. While Abraham Lincoln AJROTC also has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.840347725.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=925
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=916
08 - 14 Oct 2018