C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats La Cueva MCJROTC
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated La Cueva MCJROTC 1106.7 to 1066.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in third place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Grant Mankewitz who shot a 293.7. The remaining contributing members were Hayden Ward, Jaden Neel, and Nicholas Turi. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. La Cueva MCJROTC was led by, Logan Aldridge who shot a 275.7. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Fournier, Walter Zacherl, and Carson Back. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against North Brunswick AJROTC from Leland, NC. North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While La Cueva MCJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316191285.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1604
La Cueva MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1610
27 Sep-03 Oct 21