New Caney AJROTC Defeats St Pauls AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1026 points, New Caney AJROTC defeated St Pauls AJROTC. New Caney AJROTC finishes the season in seventh place in their Division with a 2 - 5 record. New Caney AJROTC was led by Riley Bernardic who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Kade Rawlins, Trevor Gaines, and Steven Hall. New Caney AJROTC is from New Caney, TX, and is coached by CW5 Jimenez.
St Pauls AJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in sixth place in their Division. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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=1.1.763305057.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017