Davie County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Earl Warren AFJROTC
Davie County AJROTC edged out Earl Warren AFJROTC 849.3 to 843.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Davie County AJROTC was led by, Daniel Horton who shot a 217.5. The remaining contributing members were Reily York, Jose Romero, and Cheyenne Barnette. Davie County AJROTC is from Mocksville, NC, and is coached by 1SG Harold Wolfe.
Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by, Aaron York who shot a 216.7. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Hendrick, Raphael Herrera, and Iaasc Silva. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Next up Davie County AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 0 - 0 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213152177.1
Davie County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2014
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2008
26 Sep-02 Oct 22