Thomasville AJROTC defeats Topeka West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Thomasville AJROTC defeated Topeka West AJROTC 801 to 659 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Thomasville AJROTC was led by, De-Shaun Richardson who shot a 221. The remaining contributing members were Dallas Maynor, James Bailey, and Zachary Wright. Thomasville AJROTC is from Thomasville, NC, and is coached by Rober Merkel.
Topeka West AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Ignasio Rameriz who shot a 194. The remaining contributing members were Gilbert Alcala, Christopher Lacy, and Xavion Hunt. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by James Hall.
Next up Thomasville AJROTC will compete against El Camino Real NJROTC from Woodland Hills, CA. El Camino Real NJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. While Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.922541988.1
Thomasville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1242
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1239
11 - 17 Nov 2019