Nation Ford MCJROTC defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
Nation Ford MCJROTC defeated North Brunswick AJROTC 1085 to 1048 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Nation Ford MCJROTC finishes the regular season in seventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Nation Ford MCJROTC was led by, Sarah Leininger who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Kalenza, Nick Noto, and Deonte Hayes. Nation Ford MCJROTC is from Fort Mill, SC, and is coached by Sean Mulcahy.
North Brunswick AJROTC finished the regular season with a 3 - 2 record. They finishes the season in tenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. North Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Jennifer Buenrostro who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Maria Garcia, Justin Asbury, and Katherine Kelly. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George L. Williams.
Nation Ford MCJROTC will advance to the postseason's Championship Tournament as the number seven seed. In their quarterfinal matchup they will take on Gulfport MCJROTC who has a 7 - 0 record.
North Brunswick AJROTC will advance to the Invitational Tournament as the number two seed. In their quarterfinal matchup they will take on Tombstone AJROTC who has a 1 - 6 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=1.1.847559282.1
Nation Ford MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=940
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=931
12 - 18 Nov 2018