South Plantation AJROTC defeats Jupiter AJROTC
South Plantation AJROTC defeated Jupiter AJROTC 909 to 826 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, South Plantation AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. South Plantation AJROTC was led by Jean-Luc Quatremain who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Aryanna Chang, Pedro Ramirez, and Jason Batten. South Plantation AJROTC is from Plantation, FL, and is coached by 1SG Miguel A. Rodriguez.
Jupiter AJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Jupiter AJROTC was led by Justin McMaster who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Annie Rutter, Ollen Garcia, and Seventh Mckenzie. Jupiter AJROTC is from Jupiter, FL, and is coached by Javier Gonzalez.
Next up South Plantation AJROTC will compete against Englewood AJROTC from Jacksonville, FL. Englewood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Jupiter AJROTC will compete against Palo Verde Valley AJROTC from Blythe, CA. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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 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=1.1.688456341.1
10 - 16 Oct 2016