South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Panola AFJROTC edged out North Brunswick AJROTC 1106.4 to 1099.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in ninth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Logan McCool who shot a 283.3. The remaining contributing members were Aidan Willey, Kelsie Isbell, and Sarena Hickingbottom. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Snapping a two game win streak North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Delaney Larson who shot a 279.1. The remaining contributing members were Jada Walker, Jose Gonzalez, and Jasmine Lopez. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George Williams..
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Patuxent NJROTC from Lusby, MD. Patuxent NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.2021101116081138.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1597
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1603
18 - 24 Oct 2021