Creek Wood AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pickaway Diabolos
Creek Wood AJROTC edged out Pickaway Diabolos 892.6 to 891.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Creek Wood AJROTC was led by, Keely Eggers who shot a 252.1. The remaining contributing members were Arkady Bryant, Andre Mendoza, and Bradley Stoker. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in eighth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pickaway Diabolos was led by, Avery Hines who shot a 269.1. The remaining contributing members were Anna McComb, Ethan Rohrbacher, and Drake Reynolds. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Patrick D. Cherry.
Next up Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against Hickman County AJROTC from Centerville, TN. Hickman County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Pickaway Diabolos will compete against Bullitt Central AJROTC from Shepherdsville, KY. Bullitt Central AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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=1.1.2021110113225444.1
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1636
Pickaway Diabolos team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1688
08 - 14 Nov 2021