South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Missouri Military Academy
South Panola AFJROTC edged out Missouri Military Academy 1074.1 to 1060.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in ninth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Logan McCool who shot a 274.9. The remaining contributing members were Gabriel Sewell, Aidan Willey, and Masimo Aguilar. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Missouri Military Academy currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Missouri Military Academy was led by, Rene Garcia who shot a 274.2. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Zinser, Marco Afane, and Zijie Zhou. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against North Brunswick AJROTC from Leland, NC. North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517384029.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1597
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1600
11 - 17 Oct 2021