South Brunswick AJROTC defeats Flowing Wells AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC defeated Flowing Wells AJROTC 1056 to 1032 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Brunswick AJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 2 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Tommy Nguyen who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Tony Nguyen, Cassi Bailey, and Christina Girard. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by LTC Tom Blue.
Flowing Wells AJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Flowing Wells AJROTC was led by Anthony Duran Phoumphaka who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Zack Parsons, Ben Spiegel, and Jesus Martinez. Flowing Wells AJROTC is from Tucson, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Bob DeWitt.
Next up South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Flowing Wells AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. 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=1.1.763303088.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017