Battle Ground AFJROTC defeats Rockcastle County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Battle Ground AFJROTC defeated Rockcastle County AJROTC 1326.7 to 1294.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Battle Ground AFJROTC is in ninth place overall and seventh place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Jameson Harpe who shot a 388.4. The remaining contributing members were Parker Morrison, Marcus Adams, and Jena Beachner. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and eighth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Damien Johnson who shot a 361.9. The remaining contributing members were Richie Clouse, Sarah Pride, and Daniel Ashcraft. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
Next up Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.918220795.1
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1175
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1177
21 - 27 Oct 2019