From staff reports
All-American Chris Woods scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as Pfeiffer’s men’s basketball team rallied for a 79-70 win against Barton at Merner Gym on Monday.
Pfeiffer (5-4, 3-0) trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half but charged back for a Conference Carolinas victory.
Woods made a hook shot for Pfeiffer’s first lead all nightwith 3:05 left, then got a dunk off a Josh Humphrey steal.
Reggie Hollinger added 17 points for the Falcons. Jarrett Jernigan scored 16 points for Barton (7-5, 2-2).
Nyshea Willie led Barton’s women to a 71-63 win against Pfeiffer (3-6, 2-1).
Christina Harvey scored 17 points for the Falcons.
Prep wrestling
North Rowan topped East Rowan 36-30. See Scoreboard for results.
East placed fourth in the 13-team Hopewell Duals with a 3-2 record.
East won against Hickory Ridge (61-15), East Meck (65-12) and Mallard Creek (54-30) and lost to Olympic (45-33) and Butler (42-39).
Jason Deutsch, Mark Almeida, Wyatt Blume and Kory Shaffer went 5-0 for the Mustangs, while Nick Cornacchione, Morgan Crawford and Cameron Feriante were 4-1. Kendall Morgan was 3-1, while Jacob Byrd was 3-2.
In the Ashbrook Invitational, East placed sixth. Shaffer went 3-0. Deutsch, Almeida and Feriante were 3-1.
East (7-9) is home against West Rowan tonight and plays host to North Iredell on Friday. Matches start at 6:30 p.m.
West Middle boosters
The next West Rowan Middle School booster meeting will be held on Jan. 4 from 6-7 p.m. in Ms. Pless’ room and is open to all parents of WRMS students.
If you have any questions about the club, contact Jenni Radtke at 704-278-9320.
Umpires clinic
NSA will hold an umpire clinic at the Salisbury Civic Center on Sunday, Jan. 23. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., with the clinic starting shortly after that and lasting until 2 pm.
The fee for the clinic is $55. Anyone interested in umpiring any league or tournament play should plan on attending. Rules and mechanics will be taught by State Umpire-In-Chief Mike Snyder.
This clinic is for slow-pitch officials only. A clinic for fast-pitch umpires will follow in Greensboro at a later date.
For more information, contact Genna Livengood at 704-239-6693.