Falcon men upset Queens

CHARLOTTE — Pfeiffer’s up-and-down men’s basketball season took another upswing on Monday night, as the Falcons upset CVAC rivalQueens 87-77.

Tyree Harris led Pfeiffer with 20 points, while Rico Grier, a Harding High star who was playing back in his hometown, added 19.

Pfeiffer shot 51.5 percent in the second half to hold off the Royals at Ovens Gym.

“We got contributions from 11 people,” Pfeiffer coach Dave Davis said. “It was a terrific win for us because we have struggled on the road and this is the most hostile environment we’ve played in.”

Pfeiffer’s women also got a big win, knocking off the Royals 65-62 behind four 3-pointers and 21 points by Shannon Reid. Emily Goad came off the bench for 16 points.

The game featured a battle of sisters with Pfeiffer’s Amanda Joplin (three points, five rebounds) on the winning team and Kellie Joplin (10 points, nine rebounds) on the losing side.

WOMEN

PFEIFFER (65) — Williams 5, Atkins 7, Misenheimer, Duke 3, Reid 21, Volpicelli 2, Brinson, Bain 6, Finch 2, Goad 16, A.Joplin 3.

QUEENS (62) — Lynn 13, Olsen 17, K.Joplin 10, Scrutchens 4, Newman 16, Carter 2.

Pfeiffer 42 23 — 65

Queens 29 33 — 62

MEN

PFEIFFER (87) — Wallace 8, McCutcheon 12, Harris 20, Grier 19, Johnson 5, Hammons 2, Wilkerson 2, Williams 12, T.Jackson 7, Jones, Argrett.

QUEENS (77) — Winford 10, Nicholas 1, Benson 19, Vaughn 9, Andrade 23, Clark 10, English 5.

Pfeiffer 38 49 — 87

Queens 31 46 — 77

• Lions end skid, beat Bears

MARS HILL — Mars Hill broke an eight-game losing streak with an 87-71 win over visiting Livingstone on Monday night.

The Lions (3-14) dominated the second half and got double-figure scoring from five players.

Guards J.C. Henry (18 points) and Jerome LaGrange (16 points, nine rebounds) had big games for the Blue Bears (4-14), but there was no stopping the red-hot Lions, who shot 11-for-19 on 3-pointers.

LIVINGSTONE (71) — Henry 18, LaGrange 16, Michael 9, Morrison 8, Johnson 7, Nash 7, Brown 4, Hilliman 2, Moses, Gray, Pifer.

MARSHILL (87) — Williams 16, Hinton 17, Cope 14, Ramsey 14, Watts 9, Lewis 11, Triplin 6.

Livingstone 27 44 — 71

Mars Hill 44 43 — 87