East River AJROTC Upsets Clark AFJROTC
East River AJROTC upset Clark AFJROTC 1030 to 989 last week in the National Air Rifle League. East River AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 21 points lower than Clark AFJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, East River AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Adam Wajda who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Trinitee Jeffers, Madyson Hall, and Jonah Towers. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Gerrick Smith.
Clark AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Clark AFJROTC was led by, Christian Ramirez who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Niester, Abrianna Casiano, and Nathan Bonillas-Ruiz. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Jonathan Jehn.
Next up East River AJROTC will compete against Waimea AJROTC from Waimea, HI. Waimea AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Clark AFJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.922541002.1
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1187
Clark AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1179
11 - 17 Nov 2019