Warrenton Rifles defeats Bensalem MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Warrenton Rifles defeated Bensalem MCJROTC 1007.9 to 974.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Warrenton Rifles is in sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Warrenton Rifles was led by, Brandon Lehr who shot a 264.5. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Lehr, Julia Austin, and Owen Fields. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Bensalem MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bensalem MCJROTC was led by, Shu-Chen Chiang who shot a 254.2. The remaining contributing members were Madison Germano, Liam Robinson, and Jacob Huttenberger. Bensalem MCJROTC is from Bensalem, PA, and is coached by MSgt Shawn Worthen.
Next up Warrenton Rifles will compete against Cumberland Beagle Club from Cumberland, RI. Cumberland Beagle Club currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Bensalem MCJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022092213242559.1
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1981
Bensalem MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1975
03 - 09 Oct 2022