Moberly AJROTC defeats Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Moberly AJROTC defeated Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC 981.2 to 822.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Moberly AJROTC is in eleventh place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Moberly AJROTC was led by, MacKenzie Hopper who shot a 262.0. The remaining contributing members were Anastaza Buckner, Jaden Large, and Joseph Gibbs. Moberly AJROTC is from Moberly, MO, and is coached by Jeff Parks.
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC was led by, Matthew Temple who shot a 246.2. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Fang, David Whisenhunt, and Anthony Kelly. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC is from Lugoff, SC, and is coached by Rayford McDowell.
Next up Moberly AJROTC will compete against Rossview AJROTC from Clarksville, TN. Rossview AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021100517422557.1
Moberly AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1681
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1685
11 - 17 Oct 2021