Ball AJROTC defeats Dayton MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ball AJROTC defeated Dayton MCJROTC 953.1 to 816.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Ball AJROTC was led by Elisabeth Warner who shot a 263.6. The remaining contributing members were Jace Apple, Thaddeus Dean, and Alianna Sierra. They are from Galveston, TX, and are coached by Mark Knight.
Ball AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-seventh place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Dayton MCJROTC was led by Juan Coreas who shot a 244.7. The remaining contributing members were Zaidah Rodriguez, Alondra Villordo, and Nicholas Lopez. Dayton MCJROTC is from Dayton, TX, and is coached by 1stSgt Roy Matthews.
Dayton MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fiftieth place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Ball AJROTC will compete against Langham Creek AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Langham Creek AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Dayton MCJROTC will compete against Brooke Point NJROTC from Stafford, VA. Brooke Point NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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=1.1.2022101714313154.1
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1987
Dayton MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2036
24 - 30 Oct 2022