Thomasville AJROTC Upsets Englewood AJROTC
Thomasville AJROTC upset Englewood AJROTC 744 to 742 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Thomasville AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 133 points lower than Englewood AJROTC coming into this game.
They finished the season with a 1 - 6 record. Thomasville AJROTC was led by, De'shaun Richardson who shot a 202. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Wright, Josiah Moore, and Juan Cano. Thomasville AJROTC is from Thomasville, NC, and is coached by Rober Merkel.
Englewood AJROTC finished the season with a 1 - 6 record. Englewood AJROTC was led by, Briseli Legoretalopez who shot a 196. The remaining contributing members were Angelis Vigo, Daniela Ramos, and Kiara Walker. Englewood AJROTC is from Jacksonville, FL, and is coached by 1SG Terry L. Daniel.
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=1.1.847559988.1
Thomasville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=869
Englewood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=896
12 - 18 Nov 2018