Granbury MCJROTC defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC

Granbury MCJROTC defeated Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1542 to 1518 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Granbury MCJROTC finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Granbury MCJROTC was led by Makenize SHEFFIELD who shot a 392. The remaining contributing members were Kelcy MCGRATH, Trinity HATHAWAY, and M'Leah LAMBDIN. Granbury MCJROTC is from Granbury, TX, and is coached by LtCol Scott Casey.

Snapping a six game win streak Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC dropped to 6 - 1 on the season. They finish the season in second place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Kailia Jones who shot a 384. The remaining contributing members were Logan Schartung, Julia Flake, and Jared Tipton. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.

Both Granbury and Fountain Fort Carson advance to the post-season's Championship Tournament. Granbury earns the number three seed and will take on six seed Lake Region Shooting Sports in the opening round game. Fountain Fort Carson earns the number five seed and will take on four seed Straford PAL Jr. Rifle Club. The post-season starts the week after Thanksgiving.

These two teams are competing in the JROTC 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 round-robin 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 almost 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=1.1.763350694.1

13 - 19 Nov 2017