Moanalua High School defeats Cross Creek NJROTC
Moanalua High School defeated Cross Creek NJROTC 1064 to 1034 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Moanalua High School is in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Moanalua High School was led by, Lexi Tokuda who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Ebonie Lo, Kendelle Hung-Ino, and Love Akina. Moanalua High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by Bruce Yonesaki.
Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Cross Creek NJROTC was led by, Patrick Johnson who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Melvin Pell, Jasmine Kelso, and Kirsten Sullivan. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by CDR Johnathan Shaw.
Next up Moanalua High School will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Cross Creek NJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099531.1
Moanalua High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1194
Cross Creek NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1201
04 - 10 Nov 2019