South Plantation AJROTC defeats Coral Glades AJROTC
South Plantation AJROTC defeated Coral Glades AJROTC 928 to 893 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Plantation AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. South Plantation AJROTC was led by Jean-Luc Quatremain who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Aryanna Chang, Pedro Ramirez, and Jason Batten. South Plantation AJROTC is from Plantation, FL, and is coached by 1SG Miguel A. Rodriguez.
Coral Glades AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Coral Glades AJROTC was led by Jade Greaves who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Valeria Martinez, Jem Greaves, and Steven Rega. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Next up South Plantation AJROTC will compete against Jupiter AJROTC from Jupiter, FL. Jupiter AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against Wichita Falls JROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Wichita Falls JROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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 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=1.1.688456335.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016