R-S Central MCJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
R-S Central MCJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1002 to 971 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, R-S Central MCJROTC is in nineteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. R-S Central MCJROTC was led by Destiny Cureton who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Hartvig Holmberg, Diamond Logan, and Samuel Yelton. R-S Central MCJROTC is from Rutherfordton, NC, and is coached by Chris Brown.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Kattie Simpson who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Hinkle, Dayton Spille, and Megan Carpenter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up R-S Central MCJROTC will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.837883046.1
R-S Central MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=932
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
24 - 30 Sep 2018