Zion Benton NJROTC Defeats Pebble Hills NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1111 points, Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Pebble Hills NJROTC. Zion Benton NJROTC finishes the regular season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by HAILEY SMITH who shot a 283. The remaining contributing members were MATTHEW CRESS, JAYCIE HOENIG, and ELENA APARICIO. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Zion Benton NJROTC's season will continue next week in the Post-Season tournament. They received an automatic bid by winning the Champion's Division and will be seeded first. They will compete against eighth seed Humboldt Sharpshooters in the opening game.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, Zion Benton NJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
Pebble Hills NJROTC dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Pebble Hills NJROTC is from El Paso, TX, and is coached by Anthony J. Arellano.
These two teams are competing in the Navy 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=1.1.688456836.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016