Moberly AJROTC defeats Royal MCJROTC
Moberly AJROTC defeated Royal MCJROTC 1050.6 to 974.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Moberly AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Moberly AJROTC was led by, MacKenzie Hopper who shot a 270.1. The remaining contributing members were Anastaza Buckner, Joseph Gibbs, and Aveline Baldwin. Moberly AJROTC is from Moberly, MO, and is coached by 1SG Jeff Parks.
Royal MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Royal MCJROTC was led by, Jason Pierce who shot a 252.2. The remaining contributing members were Alan Garcia Ramirez, Diego Martinez, and Jesus Morales. Royal MCJROTC is from Pattison, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
Next up Moberly AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Royal 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 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=1.1.2022092213242592.1
Moberly AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1995
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1974
03 - 09 Oct 2022