South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC edged out North Brunswick AJROTC 1056 to 1046 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Thomas Harkins who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Breanna McGregor, Kelsie Isbell, and Shaniya Poole. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Snapping a two game win streak North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Nallely Miranda who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Heidi Navarro, Karina Betancourt, and Delaney Larson. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While North Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 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=1.1.919678103.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1178
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1182
28 Oct-03 Nov 19