Cross Creek NJROTC defeats Easley NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Cross Creek NJROTC defeated Easley NJROTC 1087 to 1014 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Cross Creek NJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by Marvin Pell who shot a 281. The remaining contributing members were Nicki Rowe, Patrick Johnson, and Melvin Pell. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by Jonathan Shaw.
Easley NJROTC dropped to 0 - 5 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Easley NJROTC was led by Zach Gestring who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Alexandra Poston, Sandra Rodriquez, and Alexis Bader. Easley NJROTC is from Easley, SC, and is coached by Bill Ross.
Next up Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against Ramona NJROTC from Ramona, CA. Ramona NJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. Easley NJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
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 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=1.1.763348805.1
30 Oct-05 Nov 17