Natchitoches Central AJROTC defeats Central Talbotton AJROTC
Natchitoches Central AJROTC defeated Central Talbotton AJROTC 876.8 to 849.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Natchitoches Central AJROTC was led by Gabe Roe who shot a 246.1. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Janet, Avery Broadway, and Caitlin Moak. They are from Natchitoches, LA, and are coached by Major (R) Duane Bailey.
Natchitoches Central AJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they finish the regular season in thirteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they finish in ninth place. They finished the regular season with a 5 - 2 record.
The cut scores are still unofficially, however Natchitoches Central AJROTC likely will qualify for the Elite Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Central Talbotton AJROTC was led by Nigel Mahone who shot a 225.0. The remaining contributing members were Aidden Golightly, Shawn Harris, and Isiah Alexander. Central Talbotton AJROTC is from Talbotton, GA, and is coached by Gene England.
Central Talbotton AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they finish the regular season in nineteenth place. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 4 record.
The cut scores are still unofficially, however Central Talbotton AJROTC likely will qualify for the Elite Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022110717205374.1
Natchitoches Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2020
Central Talbotton AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2030
14 - 20 Nov 2022