Stewarts Creek AJROTC Narrowly Defeats St Stephens NJROTC
Stewarts Creek AJROTC edged out St Stephens NJROTC 998 to 980 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in sixteenth place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Jayce Hatcher who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Parsons, Fady Thabet, and Jaxon Pierce. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season St Stephens NJROTC was led by Ian McLaughlin who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Nguyen, Blake Saine, and Molly Hitaffer. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Hazel Green NJROTC from Hazel Green, AL. Hazel Green NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Ridge View AJROTC from Columbia, SC. Ridge View AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
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=1.1.843237121.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=893
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=820
22 - 28 Oct 2018