Zion Benton NJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC edged out North Brunswick AJROTC 1134.0 to 1133.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 6 - 1 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Kimberly Rico who shot a 284.3. The remaining contributing members were Cortney Berry, Niko Jackson, and Amarisa Jackson. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season North Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Nallely Miranda who shot a 291.7. The remaining contributing members were Jada Walker, Delaney Larson, and Jose Gonzalez. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George Williams..
This coming week Zion Benton NJROTC has a bye week. While North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021110113174131.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1598
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1603
08 - 14 Nov 2021