Walhalla AJROTC Upsets South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Walhalla AJROTC upset South Brunswick AJROTC 1051 to 920 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Walhalla AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 9 points lower than South Brunswick AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in twentieth place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Jayme Hernandez who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Bryant , Savanna Williamson , and Bianca Montieth . Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fifth place overall. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Austin Rheuby who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Jordan Christman, Brady Nifong, and Keegan Mcdonald. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
This coming week Walhalla AJROTC has a bye week. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.918221291.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1181
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1192
21 - 27 Oct 2019