Christian County AFJROTC Defeats Westbury AFJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1023 points, Christian County AFJROTC defeated Westbury AFJROTC. Their second win in a row, Christian County AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by Anthony Marlow who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Haley Slaughter, Justin Lane, and Zachary Ohm. Christian County AFJROTC is from Hopkinsville, KY, and is coached by Maj Robert Marlow.
Westbury AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Westbury AFJROTC is from Houston, TX, and is coached by MSgt David Garcia.
Next up Christian County AFJROTC will compete against East Paulding AFJROTC from Dallas, GA. East Paulding AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. Westbury AFJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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=1.1.688329202.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016