Clover AFJROTC defeats Bob Jones AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Clover AFJROTC defeated Bob Jones AFJROTC 1059 to 784 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row, Clover AFJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Clover AFJROTC was led by Brianna Fish who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Kristopher Dauble, Alex Rulevich, and Emily Morse . Clover AFJROTC is from Clover, SC, and is coached by SMSgt Clarence Woodham.
Bob Jones AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bob Jones AFJROTC was led by Hannalyn Wilks who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Nickolas Valentin, Nikolai Fadairo, and Minh Nguyen. Bob Jones AFJROTC is from Madison, AL, and is coached by CMSgt Ellis Clark.
Next up Clover AFJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. Bob Jones AFJROTC will compete against Westbury AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Westbury AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688329204.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016