Hopewell AJROTC defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
Hopewell AJROTC defeated Dallastown Area MCJROTC 992 to 716 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Hopewell AJROTC finishes the season in eighth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 6 - 1 record. Hopewell AJROTC was led by, Payden Heckman who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Emily Hurd, Korlee Burton, and Ethan Williamson. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 5 record. They finishes the season in seventh place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Dallastown Area MCJROTC was led by, William Frankovitch who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Nikolaus Schneider, Justin Teague, and Levi Bunnell. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
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=1.1.847559922.1
Hopewell AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=980
Dallastown Area MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=829
12 - 18 Nov 2018