Northgate AFJROTC Defeats Southern Garrett AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 852 points, Northgate AFJROTC defeated Southern Garrett AJROTC. Northgate AFJROTC finishes the season in fifth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 2 - 4 record. Northgate AFJROTC was led by, Benjamin Meyerson who shot a 228. The remaining contributing members were Emily Reed, Jonathan Reed, and Cameron Oxford. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Southern Garrett AJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 3 record. Southern Garrett AJROTC is from Oakland, MD, and is coached by LTC Ralph Sheaffer.
Next up Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Dinwiddie AJROTC from Prince George, VA. Dinwiddie AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Southern Garrett AJROTC will compete against Boonslick AJROTC from Boonville, MO. Boonslick AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.846168419.1
Northgate AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=852
Southern Garrett AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=874
05 - 11 Nov 2018