Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeats Henry County NJROTC
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC defeated Henry County NJROTC 981 to 914 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC was led by Karime Silva-cid who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Jaden King, Jace Hepner, and William Schall. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony Mcbride.
Henry County NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Henry County NJROTC was led by Leon Hickenbottom, Jr. who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Jacobi Menzies, Jacob Chavis, and Donjahnae Johnson. Henry County NJROTC is from McDonough, GA, and is coached by Clint Houchins.
Next up Palo Verde Valley AJROTC will compete against A. C. Mosley MCJROTC from Lynn Haven, FL. A. C. Mosley MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Henry County NJROTC will compete against Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club from San Jose, CA. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.840364779.1
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=847
Henry County NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=828
08 - 14 Oct 2018