Northside High School Defeats Piedra Vista AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1427 points, Northside High School defeated Piedra Vista AJROTC. Their second win in a row. Northside High School finishes the season in eleventh place overall and seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Northside High School was led by, Kaya Smith who shot a 363. The remaining contributing members were Hawkins Elijah, Matthew Smith, and Samuel Mendez. Northside High School is from Columbus, GA, and is coached by LTC Luis Hernandez.
Piedra Vista AJROTC finished the regular season with a 5 - 2 record. They finishes the season in ninth place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Piedra Vista AJROTC is from Farmington, NM, and is coached by David Naber.
Peidra Vista AJROTC will advance to the Championship Tournament as the number eight seed. Their quarter-final match up is against Granbury MCJROTC who has a 7 - 0 record this season. The Championship Tournament starts next week on 26 November 2018.
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=1.1.847557475.1
Northside High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=949
Piedra Vista AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=954
12 - 18 Nov 2018