Bob Jones AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats East Paulding AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bob Jones AFJROTC edged out East Paulding AFJROTC 787 to 780 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Bob Jones AFJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Bob Jones AFJROTC was led by Nikolai Fadairo who shot a 207. The remaining contributing members were Hannalyn Wilks, Nickolas Valentin, and Minh Nguyen. Bob Jones AFJROTC is from Madison, AL, and is coached by CMSgt Ellis Clark.
East Paulding AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 5 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season East Paulding AFJROTC was led by Connor Smith who shot a 221. The remaining contributing members were Deanna Shaffer, Emily Brackett, and John Dockins. East Paulding AFJROTC is from Dallas, GA, and is coached by Lt Col Mike Farr.
Next up Bob Jones AFJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. East Paulding AFJROTC will compete against Westbury AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Westbury AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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=1.1.688329222.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016