Missouri Military Academy defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Missouri Military Academy defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 1076.6 to 1015.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Missouri Military Academy is in eleventh place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Missouri Military Academy was led by, Rene Garcia who shot a 276.0. The remaining contributing members were Marco Afane, Ethan Zinser, and Brennan Williams. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Shaun Fuller who shot a 271.5. The remaining contributing members were Madison Kesner, Jayvon Hayles, and Jackson Scott. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Glenn Baker.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against David Crockett NJROTC from Jonesborough, TN. David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 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=1.1.2021101116081160.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1600
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1605
18 - 24 Oct 2021