Fort Payne AJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fort Payne AJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1038 to 998 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fort Payne AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Ibet Perez, Jade Robison, and Devin Thomason. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by, Kattie Simpson who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Hinkle, Dayton Spille, and Robert Trotter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Next up Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Nation Ford MCJROTC from Fort Mill, SC. Nation Ford MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.844620047.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=941
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
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