Pascagoula NJROTC defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pascagoula NJROTC defeated C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1155.6 to 1129.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Pascagoula NJROTC was led by Dayanara Alvarado Lopez who shot a 292.5. The remaining contributing members were Diego Ramos, Sam Nason, and Haleiana Jones. They are from Pascagoula, MS, and are coached by Greg Goley.
Pascagoula NJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by Sara Mercado who shot a 293.1. The remaining contributing members were Nicholas Turi, Elijah Madrigal, and Macen Dunderdale. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in ninth place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up Pascagoula NJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 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=1.1.2022103115255943.1
Pascagoula NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1963
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1951
07 - 13 Nov 2022