South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Kofa MCJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC edged out Kofa MCJROTC 1101.9 to 1085.1 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. South Panola AFJROTC was led by Veronica Hernandez who shot a 281.3. The remaining contributing members were Cameren Becerra, Aleria Lee, and Mathew Hickingbotton. They are from Batesville, MS, and are coached by Jordan Bailey.
South Panola AFJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in fourteenth place. Within the Air Force JROTC Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Kofa MCJROTC was led by Mildreth Hernandez who shot a 287.7. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Escalera, Delila Mendez, and Thifanny Cardenas. Kofa MCJROTC is from Yuma, AZ, and is coached by Todd Birney.
Kofa MCJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twentieth place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Kofa MCJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023102315452151.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2195
Kofa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2265
30 Oct-05 Nov 23