St Pauls AJROTC Upsets Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season St Pauls AJROTC upset Fort Payne AJROTC 1012 to 1005 last week in the National Air Rifle League. St Pauls AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 67 points lower than Fort Payne AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, St Pauls AJROTC is in sixth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. St Pauls AJROTC was led by Luis Monter who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Dezmon Bridges, Trevor Everitte, and Aurora Lopez. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
Fort Payne AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Kristen Fowler who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Alex McKaig, and Lilly Sparks. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up St Pauls AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763305041.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017