DURHAM — Joe Weinberger shot a 37 for nine holes and finished tied for third overall as the Person High School golf team inched a little closer up the Piedmont Athletic Conference ranks with a fourth-place finish in the season’s third conference match Monday afternoon at Willow Haven Golf Course.

Northern Durham was the host team and finished first with a total score of 150, followed by Riverside in second at 155, East Chapel Hill in third with a 159, and Person in fourth with a 162, by far its best team score in PAC-6 play to date.

James Weinberger carded a 41, and Brice Mitchell, Brett Perkins and Zeb Barnette each totaled a 42 on the day, as Person crept within 2 1/2 points of fourth place in the overall standings.

Rocket head coach Mark Lunsford sees continued improvement in his squad, which has its sights set on a Division 4A regional berth.

“It’s nice when your number five and six players shoot a 42,” he said. “If we can continue scoring 42 and under, we’re going to be OK.”

The Rockets had a non-conference duals match against Bartlett Yancey at Caswell Pines on Tuesday, and don’t see action again until they host the season’s fourth PAC-6 match on April 10 at the Roxboro Country Club (3 p.m. tee off).

The fourth conference match was originally supposed to be played on April 8 at Croasdaile Golf Course in Durham, with Riverside as the host team. But that contest has been switched to April 21.

On Monday, Northern’s Dalton Rich placed ahead of the pack with a 35, and Riverside’s Zack Garrett was next in line with a 36. Sharing the third spot with Weinberger were Northern players Stratten Waldt and Stephan Lasser.

Rounding out Monday’s order of finish were: Chapel Hill (167) in fifth, Jordan (173) in sixth, Hillside (214) in seventh, and Southern Durham (226) in last.