East Surry AJROTC defeats Guthrie JROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season East Surry AJROTC defeated Guthrie JROTC 832.0 to 773.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. East Surry AJROTC was led by Colby Stowers who shot a 221.6. The remaining contributing members were Skylar Turney, Joseph Brock, and Justin Bowman. They are from Pilot Mountain, NC, and are coached by Robert Sentell.
East Surry AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-third place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Guthrie JROTC was led by Charles Irvin who shot a 233.1. The remaining contributing members were Wesley Paige, Marvin Maltos-Chavarria, and Tyler Pittman. Guthrie JROTC is from Guthrie, OK, and is coached by Kyle Brede.
Guthrie JROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-fourth place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up East Surry AJROTC will compete against Franklin Parish AJROTC from Winnsboro, LA. Franklin Parish AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. While Guthrie JROTC will compete against Bullitt Central AJROTC from Shepherdsville, KY. Bullitt Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.2022101714313165.1
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2028
Guthrie JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2064
24 - 30 Oct 2022