Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Waller AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC 1147.7 to 803.7 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Brayden Rich who shot a 289.5. The remaining contributing members were Brianna Benedetto, Riley Vines, and Santiago Camacho. They are from Zion, IL, and are coached by Dan Hackstein.
Zion Benton NJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Navy JROTC Conference they are in first place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Waller AFJROTC was led by Priscilla Ayala who shot a 247.8. The remaining contributing members were Wyatt Adair, Macey Smith, and Wyatt Belcher. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
Overall Waller AFJROTC is ranked eighty-seventh. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against Guthrie AJROTC from Guthrie, OK. Guthrie AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023092113332349.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2245
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2304
02 - 08 Oct 2023