David Crockett NJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season David Crockett NJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1086.4 to 1017.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, David Crockett NJROTC is in eleventh place overall and fifth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. David Crockett NJROTC was led by, John Morris who shot a 281.2. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Fisher, Adina Phebus, and Caleb Corso. David Crockett NJROTC is from Jonesborough, TN, and is coached by Clyde Shumate.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Mary Cifuentes who shot a 266.6. The remaining contributing members were Barrett Bible, Dylan Loudermilk, and Kael Farmer. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up David Crockett NJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021101116081163.1
David Crockett NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1615
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1599
18 - 24 Oct 2021