Nation Ford MCJROTC Defeats La Cueva MCJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1073 points, Nation Ford MCJROTC defeated La Cueva MCJROTC. Nation Ford MCJROTC finishes the season in second place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by Preston Jaeger who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Deonte Hayes, Sarah Leininger, and Nick Noto. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
Nation Ford will go on to represent Marine Corps JROTC in the post-season Invitational Tournament. They are the number two seed and will compete against seven seed Christian County AFJROTC in the opening round game. The post-season will begin the week after Thanksgiving.
La Cueva MCJROTC dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
These two teams are competing in the Marine Corps 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 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=1.1.763342016.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017