Northeast MCJROTC defeats Thomasville AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Northeast MCJROTC defeated Thomasville AJROTC 1016 to 579 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Northeast MCJROTC is in ninth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Northeast MCJROTC was led by Christopher Kroh who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Cecilia Swarthout, Justin Hughes, and Colton Shamer. Northeast MCJROTC is from Pasadena, MD, and is coached by Kevin Jenkins.
Thomasville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Thomasville AJROTC was led by De'shaun Richardson who shot a 188. The remaining contributing members were Josiah Moore, Alexis Hargrove, and Jordan Miller. Thomasville AJROTC is from Thomasville, NC, and is coached by Rober Merkel.
Next up Northeast MCJROTC will compete against New Braunfels MCJROTC from New Braunfels, TX. New Braunfels MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Thomasville AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC 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=1.1.837884002.1
Northeast MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=871
Thomasville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=869
01 - 07 Oct 2018