Hereford MCJROTC defeats Chaparral NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hereford MCJROTC defeated Chaparral NJROTC 958.3 to 934.7 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Hereford MCJROTC was led by Abigail Guerra who shot a 269.2. The remaining contributing members were Kayden Garcia, Marissa Garcia, and Ezra Hernandez. They are from Hereford, TX, and are coached by Johnny Journey.
Hereford MCJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fourteenth place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in third place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Chaparral NJROTC was led by Christian Flores who shot a 250.6. The remaining contributing members were Vasquez Alexandra, Clarissa Burciaga, and Lana Ballarn. Chaparral NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by John Becker.
Chaparral NJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Hereford MCJROTC will compete against Coventry Schools NJROTC from Coventry, RI. Coventry Schools NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Chaparral NJROTC has a bye week.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101014005377.1
Hereford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2246
Chaparral NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2225
16 - 22 Oct 2023