Grainger AJROTC defeats Gibbs AJROTC
Grainger AJROTC defeated Gibbs AJROTC 887 to 688 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their sixth win in a row, Grainger AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Grainger AJROTC was led by James Wyrick who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Jake Northern , Coby Vineyard, and Daulton Goble. Grainger AJROTC is from Rutledge, TN, and is coached by Robert Thacker.
Gibbs AJROTC dropped to 4 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Gibbs AJROTC was led by Jordan Bishop who shot a 190. The remaining contributing members were Harrison Walker, Abel Feier, and Sarah Ryan-Hall. Gibbs AJROTC is from Corryton, TN, and is coached by Kirk Tower.
Next up Grainger AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 record. Gibbs AJROTC will compete against Barren County AJROTC from Glasgow, KY. Barren County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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, 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=1.1.763307440.1
06 - 13 Nov 2017