LaFayette AJROTC Defeats La Cueva MCJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1460 points, LaFayette AJROTC defeated La Cueva MCJROTC. LaFayette AJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. LaFayette AJROTC was led by Emma Sargeant who shot a 386. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Kiser, Logan Massingill, and Steven Thompson. LaFayette AJROTC is from Lafayette, GA, and is coached by Perry Fouts and 1SG David Tomlinson.
La Cueva MCJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in ninth place in their Division. La Cueva MCJROTC is from Albuquerque, NM, and is coached by 1st Sgt Alberto Griego.
LaFayette advances to the post-season's Championship Tournament as the number eight seed. In their first round game they will take on one seed The Shooters Edge. The post-season starts the week after Thanksgiving.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 conference. 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.763352117.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017