Blythewood AJROTC defeats A. C. Mosley MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Blythewood AJROTC defeated A. C. Mosley MCJROTC 1006 to 961 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Blythewood AJROTC is in tenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Blythewood AJROTC was led by Katelyn Yates who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Faith Mull, Collin Flores, and Zachary Stears. Blythewood AJROTC is from Blythewood, SC, and is coached by LTC Charles White.
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC was led by Emma Hearin who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Marisol Graczyk, Jocelyn Dabbs, and Joshua Cumbie. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC is from Lynn Haven, FL, and is coached by Ken Hicks.
This coming week Blythewood AJROTC has a bye week. While A. C. Mosley MCJROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.837883928.1
Blythewood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=842
A. C. Mosley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=845
01 - 07 Oct 2018