Gibbs AJROTC Upsets Barren County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Gibbs AJROTC upset Barren County AJROTC 814 to 793 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Gibbs AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 13 points lower than Barren County AJROTC coming into this game.
Gibbs AJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Gibbs AJROTC was led by Abel Feier who shot a 211. The remaining contributing members were Jordan Bishop, Triston Hightower, and Sarah Ryan-Hall. Gibbs AJROTC is from Corryton, TN, and is coached by Kirk Tower.
Barren County AJROTC dropped to 3 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in fifth place in their Division. Barren County AJROTC was led by Zoey Lowe who shot a 215. The remaining contributing members were McKenzie Martinez, Isaac Shackelford, and Wesley Clark. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Masters 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763307408.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017