Christian County AFJROTC defeats East Paulding AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Christian County AFJROTC defeated East Paulding AFJROTC 1055 to 381 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Christian County AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by Anthony Marlow who shot a 281. 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.
East Paulding AFJROTC dropped to 0 - 4 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. East Paulding AFJROTC was led by Emily Brackett who shot a 148. The remaining contributing members were Connor Smith, Deanna Shaffer, and . East Paulding AFJROTC is from Dallas, GA, and is coached by Lt Col Mike Farr.
Next up Christian County AFJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. East Paulding AFJROTC will compete against Bob Jones AFJROTC from Madison, AL. Bob Jones AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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=1.1.688329212.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016