Zion Benton NJROTC defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC defeated C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1087 to 999 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Jeremiah Vonzell who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Niko Jackson, Halie Creekmore, and Alexia Resendiz. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Ian Zinsmeister who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Paul Mankewitz, Christian Crawford, and Elaine Knudson. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
This coming week Zion Benton NJROTC has a bye week. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.922540990.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1200
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1189
11 - 17 Nov 2019