Perry AJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Perry AJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 1000.3 to 902.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Perry AJROTC was led by Layla Morse who shot a 260.3. The remaining contributing members were Connor Ross, Deryn Belknap, and Keagan Ellis. They are from Massillon, OH, and are coached by Patrick Grow.
Perry AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in eleventh place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 6 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Creek Wood AJROTC was led by Eddie Forrest who shot a 248.0. The remaining contributing members were Andre Mendoza, Bradley Stoker, and Kimberly Solorzano-Perez. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Creek Wood AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in seventeenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in tenth place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Next up Perry AJROTC will compete against Bullitt Central AJROTC from Shepherdsville, KY. Bullitt Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. While Creek Wood AJROTC will compete against Fullerton Union AJROTC from Fullerton, CA. Fullerton Union AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.2022103115260090.1
Perry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2015
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1991
07 - 13 Nov 2022