Henry County NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club
Henry County NJROTC edged out Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club 935 to 932 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Henry County NJROTC was led by Leon Hickenbottom, Jr who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Jacobi Menzies, Donjahnae Johnson, and Jensis McGriff. Henry County NJROTC is from McDonough, GA, and is coached by Clint Houchins.
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 4 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club was led by Emily Macias who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Laura Sun, Sanjana Nandi, and Eleanor Yang. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club is from San Jose, CA, and is coached by Michael Davis.
Next up Henry County NJROTC will compete against Warren Central MCJROTC from Indianapolis, IN. Warren Central MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club has a bye week.
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=1.1.841802447.1
Henry County NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=828
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=882
15 - 21 Oct 2018