Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC Upsets Northwood AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC upset Northwood AJROTC 973 to 868 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 7 points lower than Northwood AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC finishes the season in ninth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC was led by, Gianella Alvarez who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Michael Su, Elazen Castro, and Michelle Martinez. Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC is from Grand Prairie, TX, and is coached by Marcus Young.
Northwood AJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 4 record. Northwood AJROTC was led by, Alyssa Caples who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Brooklyn Delpapa, Cayce Matlock, and Derricus Allen. Northwood AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by LTC Byron Lafield.
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=1.1.923979410.1
Arlington Grand Prairie MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1279
Northwood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1228
18 - 24 Nov 2019