Western Alamance NJROTC defeats Thomasville AJROTC
Western Alamance NJROTC defeated Thomasville AJROTC 756 to 656 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Western Alamance NJROTC was led by Daniel Schoch who shot a 222. The remaining contributing members were Cameron Allen, Jonathon Harrell, and Kevin Stuart. Western Alamance NJROTC is from Elon, NC, and is coached by Dirk Butler.
Thomasville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Thomasville AJROTC was led by De'shaun Richardson who shot a 212. The remaining contributing members were Jordan Morrow, Josiah Moore, and Alexis Hargrove. Thomasville AJROTC is from Thomasville, NC, and is coached by Rober Merkel.
Next up Western Alamance NJROTC will compete against United South MCJROTC from Laredo, TX. United South MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Thomasville AJROTC will compete against Northeast MCJROTC from Pasadena, MD. Northeast MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883680.1
Western Alamance NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=900
Thomasville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=869
24 - 30 Sep 2018