Fort Payne AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Fort Payne AJROTC edged out South Brunswick AJROTC 1036.0 to 1027.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Mary Cifuentes who shot a 265.1. The remaining contributing members were Barrett Bible, Carmella Cisneros, and Lucas Blevins. They are from Fort Payne, AL, and are coached by John Walker.
Fort Payne AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Bailee Donato-Wisnewski who shot a 265.1. The remaining contributing members were Jayvon Hayles, Geoffrey Schoo, and Juan Ramos. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Glenn Baker.
South Brunswick AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in nineteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Bensalem MCJROTC from Bensalem, PA. Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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=1.1.2022102511122028.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1948
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2011
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