North Brunswick AJROTC defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season North Brunswick AJROTC defeated Marion AJROTC 1044 to 883 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, North Brunswick AJROTC is in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Jennifer Buenrostro who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Justin Asbury, Ashley Buenrostro, and Katherine Kelly. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Marion AJROTC was led by Jaron Hofmann who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Tayler Garriott, Lucas Riley, and Dj Smith. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against O'Connor AFJROTC from Helotes, TX. O'Connor AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
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=1.1.841801065.1
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=931
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=918
15 - 21 Oct 2018