Langham Creek AFJROTC defeats East Surry AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Langham Creek AFJROTC defeated East Surry AJROTC 944.8 to 830.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Joshua Moss who shot a 253.4. The remaining contributing members were Juliet Flores, Melanie Gutierrez, and Leila Menjivar. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steven Rinehart.
Langham Creek AFJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fifteenth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season East Surry AJROTC was led by Joseph Brock who shot a 213.5. The remaining contributing members were Colby Stowers, Skylar Turney, and Justin Bowman. East Surry AJROTC is from Pilot Mountain, NC, and is coached by Robert Sentell.
East Surry AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-fourth place. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Langham Creek AFJROTC will compete against Fullerton Union AJROTC from Fullerton, CA. Fullerton Union AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While East Surry AJROTC will compete against Guthrie JROTC from Guthrie, OK. Guthrie JROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101115025298.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2006
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2028
17 - 23 Oct 2022