Summerlin Academy AJROTC defeats South Effingham NJROTC
Summerlin Academy AJROTC defeated South Effingham NJROTC 1078 to 1052 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Taylor Helms who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Maggard, Kye Patsue, and Stephanie Salvucci. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. South Effingham NJROTC was led by William Blakeney who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Jayce Mock, Chaeston Nomayor, and Alexander Novak. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
This coming week Summerlin Academy AJROTC has a bye week. While South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.843225813.1
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=920
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=919
22 - 28 Oct 2018