Natchitoches Central AJROTC defeats East Surry AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Natchitoches Central AJROTC defeated East Surry AJROTC 912.3 to 653.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Natchitoches Central AJROTC was led by, Gabe Roe who shot a 256.8. The remaining contributing members were Caitlin Moak, Bryce Day, and Chloe Griffin. Natchitoches Central AJROTC is from Natchitoches, LA, and is coached by Major (R) Duane Bailey.
East Surry AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season East Surry AJROTC was led by, Colby Stowers who shot a 226.7. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Brock, Hunt McMasters, and Dylan Myers. East Surry AJROTC is from Pilot Mountain, NC, and is coached by Robert Sentell.
This coming week Natchitoches Central AJROTC has a bye week. While East Surry AJROTC will compete against Mountain View AJROTC from Loveland, CO. Mountain View AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 shoot 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=1.1.2022092213155378.1
Natchitoches Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2020
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2028
03 - 09 Oct 2022