South Panola AFJROTC defeats Kofa MCJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC defeated Kofa MCJROTC 1072.5 to 1045.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in eleventh place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Sarena Hickingbottom who shot a 281.2. The remaining contributing members were Masimo Aguilar, Aidan Willey, and Mathew Hickingbotton. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Kofa MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Kofa MCJROTC was led by, Hannah Daniels who shot a 270.8. The remaining contributing members were Alayna Pallanes, Carlos Soto, and Domenique Parker. Kofa MCJROTC is from Yuma, AZ, and is coached by Todd Birney.
This coming week South Panola AFJROTC has a bye week. While Kofa MCJROTC will compete against Jack C. Hays MCJROTC from Buda, TX. Jack C. Hays MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2022092213273445.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1943
Kofa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1955
26 Sep-02 Oct 22