Fort Payne AJROTC defeats Liberty County AJROTC
Fort Payne AJROTC defeated Liberty County AJROTC 1022.1 to 1000.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Barrett Bible who shot a 261.0. The remaining contributing members were Carmella Cisneros, Mary Cifuentes, and Lucas Blevins. They are from Fort Payne, AL, and are coached by John Walker.
Fort Payne AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 1 - 3 record.
Liberty County AJROTC was led by Emily Goff who shot a 261.3. The remaining contributing members were Cierra Morales, Sydney Goff, and Denim Rhames. Liberty County AJROTC is from Bristol, FL, and is coached by Jason Dence.
Liberty County AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-fifth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in tenth place. They have a 0 - 4 record.
Next up Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Liberty County AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101714313068.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1948
Liberty County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1990
24 - 30 Oct 2022