Denver North AJROTC Upsets Tombstone AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Denver North AJROTC upset Tombstone AJROTC 1072 to 1063 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Denver North AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 6 points lower than Tombstone AJROTC coming into this game.
Denver North AJROTC finishes the season in fourteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 4 record. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Dakota Bliven who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Katrena Silletto, Elena Farrell, and Chasity Vargas. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Tombstone AJROTC finished the regular season with a 1 - 6 record. They finishes the season in fifteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Tombstone AJROTC was led by, Abigail Uterhardt who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Jadan Olson, Xavier Keeling, and Cameron Young. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Both Denver North AJROTC and Tombstone AJROTC will advance to the postseason's Invitational Tournament. They are respectively the number six and seven seeds. In their Quarterfinal matchup Denver North will take on Selma MCJROTC who has a 2 - 5 record. Tombstone AJROTC will take on North Brunswick AJROTC who has a 3 - 2 record. The postseason begins 26 November 2018.
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=1.1.847559286.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
12 - 18 Nov 2018