From staff reports

The varsity middle school basketball tournament resumes today at Southeast with the girls semifinals.

Erwin’s top-seeded girls (14-1) take on fourth-seeded North Rowan (9-6) at 4:30 p.m. China Grove’s second-seeded girls (13-2) face third-seeded Knox (12-3) at 6 p.m.

Boys semifinals are Wednesday with top-seeded Mooresville (14-1) battling No. 4 China Grove (9-6) at 4:30 p.m. and No. 2 North Rowan (13-2) squaring off with No. 3 Erwin (10-5) at 6 p.m.

Championship games are Thursday, girls at 4:30 and boys at 6 p.m.

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Erwin’s girls rolled 50-10 in the first round against Corriher-Lipe. Haley Dalton scored 15 points, while Mary Spry and Hannah Isley scored 10 each. Leah Hinceman had five.

Mackenzie Chabala scored six to lead the Yellow Jackets.

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Cameron Stout scored 24 points for Knox in a 54-48 loss to China Grove in the first round.

College wrestling

UNC Pembroke won against Limestone, 22-11, on Monday.

Brandon Sloop (Carson) won a decision at 174 pounds for the Braves.

College basketball

Pfeiffer’s men routed Carolina Christian, 124-66, on Saturday to stay undefeated.

Pfeiffer (11-0) was led by Josh Calhoun, who poured in 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting.  Jevon Patton shot 9-for-10 for 24 points, and Marcus Sawyers shot 12-for-15 and scored 25.

Calhoun is on the  Watch List for the 2018 Bevo Francis Award which consists of 100 small college men’s basketball players in several divisions.

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Tre Williams (Carson) scored 14 points and had three steals in Claflin’s 86-53 romp against Paine on Saturday.

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Amani Ajayi (East Rowan) had 12 points and six rebounds for Averett’s women in a 77-66 loss on Saturday at Pfeiffer.

Ajayi also had 12 points and six rebounds on Sunday in a 79-72 loss to Ferrum.