James River NJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season James River NJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1091.3 to 1018.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, James River NJROTC is in twelfth place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. James River NJROTC was led by, Ethan Williamson who shot a 280.9. The remaining contributing members were Berend Vandermeer, Riley Montgomery, and Cole LeGates. James River NJROTC is from Midlothian, VA, and is coached by PSCM(SW) Steve Prince.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Barrett Bible who shot a 264.1. The remaining contributing members were Mary Cifuentes, Caitlyn O'Shields, and Macy Hignutt. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up James River NJROTC will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.2021102910372257.1
James River NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1618
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1599
01 - 07 Nov 2021