South Effingham NJROTC defeats Fontana MCJROTC
South Effingham NJROTC defeated Fontana MCJROTC 1057 to 1019 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Effingham NJROTC is in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. South Effingham NJROTC was led by, William Blakeney who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Jayce Mock, Michael Alexander, and Chaeston Nomayor. South Effingham NJROTC is from Guyton, GA, and is coached by Terry Stautberg.
Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall and sixth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Fontana MCJROTC was led by, Moses Ramirez who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Mark Bates, Jasmine Arguello, and Carlos Rivera. Fontana MCJROTC is from Fontana, CA, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Harkley.
Next up South Effingham NJROTC will compete against Cross Creek NJROTC from Augusta, GA. Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.846165551.1
South Effingham NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=919
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=930
05 - 11 Nov 2018