Eastern AJROTC defeats Natchitoches Central AJROTC
Eastern AJROTC defeated Natchitoches Central AJROTC 906.5 to 872.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Eastern AJROTC was led by Amanda Irizarry who shot a 257.8. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Schweikert, Anhuard Espinal, and Zinash Cox. They are from Louisville, KY, and are coached by John D. Sallee.
Eastern AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 4 - 0 record.
Natchitoches Central AJROTC was led by Avery Broadway who shot a 226.0. The remaining contributing members were Caitlin Moak, Gabe Roe, and Carl Williams. Natchitoches Central AJROTC is from Natchitoches, LA, and is coached by Major (R) Duane Bailey.
Natchitoches Central AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twelfth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Next up Eastern AJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Natchitoches Central AJROTC will compete against Royal MCJROTC from Pattison, TX. Royal MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 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=1.1.2022101714313109.1
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2010
Natchitoches Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2020
24 - 30 Oct 2022