Warrenton Rifles Narrowly Defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Warrenton Rifles edged out South Panola AFJROTC 1102.4 to 1095.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in seventh place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Seth Carver who shot a 288.2. The remaining contributing members were Julia Austin, Alexis Jerde, and Hunter Brown. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Logan McCool who shot a 280.8. The remaining contributing members were Masimo Aguilar, Gabriel Sewell, and Kelsie Isbell. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Missouri Military Academy from Mexico, MO. Missouri Military Academy currently has a 1 - 0 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316200569.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1606
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1597
04 - 10 Oct 2021