South Brunswick AJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1022 to 949 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, South Brunswick AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Tommy Nguyen who shot a 258. The remaining contributing members were Rayana Edge, Taylor Morgan, and Christina Girard. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Fort Payne AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Haley Tooley who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Alex McKaig, and Zach Goodman. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by LTC John Walker.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688454508.1
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