Christian County AFJROTC defeats Bob Jones AFJROTC
Christian County AFJROTC defeated Bob Jones AFJROTC 1017 to 745 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Christian County AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by ANthony Marlow who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Haley Slaughter, Zachary Ohm, and Justin Lane. Christian County AFJROTC is from Hopkinsville, KY, and is coached by Maj Robert Marlow.
Bob Jones AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Bob Jones AFJROTC was led by Hannalyn Wilks who shot a 204. The remaining contributing members were Nikolai Fadairo, Nickolas Valentin, and Minh Nguyen. Bob Jones AFJROTC is from Madison, AL, and is coached by CMSgt Ellis Clark.
Next up Christian County AFJROTC will compete against Westbury AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Westbury AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Bob Jones AFJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688329188.1
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