Camden County NJROTC defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Camden County NJROTC defeated Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 2391.0 to 2354.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Camden County NJROTC is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Camden County NJROTC was led by, Danjela Jordan De Jesus who shot a 608.4. The remaining contributing members were Virginia Byrd, Abigail Swain, and Skylar Sanford. Camden County NJROTC is from Kingsland, GA, and is coached by Stephen G Banta.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Tahirah Williams who shot a 589.1. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Anderson, Arianna Parker, , and Kya Leptrone. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Next up Camden County NJROTC will compete against Granbury MCJROTC from Granbury, TX. Granbury MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Eldorado MCJROTC from Alburquerque, NM. Eldorado MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
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 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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=1.1.2022092213055996.1
Camden County NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1918
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1916
03 - 09 Oct 2022