Palo Verde Valley AJROTC Defeats Englewood AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1003 points, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Englewood AJROTC. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Javon Payne who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Shaula Watson, Trace Mefford, and Michael Hacker. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony McBride.
Englewood AJROTC dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Englewood AJROTC is from Jacksonville, FL, and is coached by Terry L. Daniel.
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=1.1.688456359.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016