Grainger AJROTC defeats South Doyle AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Grainger AJROTC defeated South Doyle AJROTC 927 to 560 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row, Grainger AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Grainger AJROTC was led by James **/*/ who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Daulton Goble, Jake Northern , and Dakota Carroll. Grainger AJROTC is from Rutledge, TN, and is coached by Robert Thacker.
South Doyle AJROTC dropped to 0 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. South Doyle AJROTC was led by Denver Potter who shot a 211. The remaining contributing members were Bryce Cutting, Kobe Brockman, and James Sofield. South Doyle AJROTC is from Knoxville, TN, and is coached by Col William Woodcock.
Next up Grainger AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. South Doyle AJROTC will compete against Gibbs AJROTC from Corryton, TN. Gibbs AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763307420.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017