Creek Wood AJROTC defeats Central Talbotton AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Creek Wood AJROTC defeated Central Talbotton AJROTC 896.8 to 869.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Creek Wood AJROTC was led by Eddie Forrest who shot a 246.6. The remaining contributing members were Bradley Stoker, Aleaha Portman, and Andre Mendoza. They are from Charlotte, TN, and are coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Creek Wood AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in seventeenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in tenth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Central Talbotton AJROTC was led by Shawn Harris who shot a 235.8. The remaining contributing members were Aidden Golightly, Nigel Mahone, and Isiah Alexander. Central Talbotton AJROTC is from Talbotton, GA, and is coached by Gene England.
Central Talbotton AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in nineteenth place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against Perry AJROTC from Massillon, OH. Perry AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While Central Talbotton AJROTC will compete against Chaparral NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Chaparral 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=1.1.2022102511122128.1
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1991
Central Talbotton AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2030
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