Northside High School defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
Northside High School defeated Dallastown Area MCJROTC 1442 to 1045 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Northside High School is in twelfth place overall and eighth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Northside High School was led by, Samuel Mendez who shot a 367. The remaining contributing members were Hawkins Elijah, Brandon Nicolay, and Matthew Smith. Northside High School is from Columbus, GA, and is coached by LTC Luis Hernandez.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Dallastown Area MCJROTC was led by, Ashley Henry who shot a 368. The remaining contributing members were Hunter Eberly , Zachary Grove, and Zachary Kauffman. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up Northside High School will compete against Piedra Vista AJROTC from Farmington, NM. Piedra Vista AJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 record. While Dallastown Area MCJROTC will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 2 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 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 nearly 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=1.1.846162971.1
Northside High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=949
Dallastown Area MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=958
05 - 11 Nov 2018