C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats West Broward AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated West Broward AJROTC 1101.6 to 1010.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Nicholas Turi who shot a 284.7. The remaining contributing members were Saichon Thanaen, Antonio Valdespino, and Sara Mercado. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
West Broward AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season West Broward AJROTC was led by, Isabel White who shot a 262.8. The remaining contributing members were Brenna Humphries, Alejandra Lasso, and Kenneth Valladares. West Broward AJROTC is from Pembroke Pines, FL, and is coached by Kenneth Merkel.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Missouri Military Academy from Mexico, MO. Missouri Military Academy currently has a 1 - 0 record. While West Broward AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.2022092213280112.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1951
West Broward AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1944
03 - 09 Oct 2022