Ridge Community AJROTC Defeats Dickson County AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 909 points, Ridge Community AJROTC defeated Dickson County AJROTC. With the win, Ridge Community AJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Ridge Community AJROTC was led by Alondra Rodriguez who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Rivera, Jax Graham, and Hector Maisonet. Ridge Community AJROTC is from Davenport, FL, and is coached by John Durocher.
Dickson County AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Dickson County AJROTC is from Dickson, TN, and is coached by LTC David Bates.
Next up Ridge Community AJROTC will compete against Taylor County AJROTC from Perry, FL. Taylor County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Dickson County AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.763306495.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017