South Panola AFJROTC Defeats Clark AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1060 points, South Panola AFJROTC defeated Clark AFJROTC. South Panola AFJROTC finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Nikki Still who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Jason Robertson, Jaylen Hall, and Nicholas Rudd. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
South Panola will go on to represent Air Force JROTC in the post-season Championship Tournament. They are the number 7 seed and will compete against second seed Lebanon AJROTC in the opening round game. The post-season will begin the week after Thanksgiving.
Clark AFJROTC dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in fifth place in their Division. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Col Jerry Couvillion.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 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=1.1.763299841.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017