Tyler Maher wins GNRC Wrestling crown

Congratulations to sophomore Tyler Maher who wins his first GNRC title in the heavyweight division today at SSS. Maher records two pins and takes his season record to 28-3 with the conference title and moves to #11 on the NCMat.com Super 32 state rankings. The Trojans' Brooks Banks finishes with a 3rd place and and Steven Lombana picks up 4th. Junior Jesse Gould was seeded #1 at 119 but couldn't wrestle at Conference because of a back injury, but he will be back and ready for NCHSAA Regionals Championships which will be Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th at Knightdale High School.

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GAYSL baseball-softball registration underway

The Garner Area Youth Sports League, Inc. is currently registering players for the 2009 Spring Season. Any one interested in registering a player for the 2009 season or needing more information can contact us at our office at (919)779-2499 or go to our web site at http://www.garnersports.com/ where a registration form can be downloaded. GAYSL will be holding registration at South Garner Park located on Poole Drive in Garner on Saturday February 7th, 2009 from 10am until 2pm and the final registration and evaluations on Saturday February 21st, 2009 beginning at 8:30am. Registration Fees and evaluation times for each age group can be found on the registration form. If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to contact our office. The Garner Area Youth Sports League, Inc. is a non-profit organization that offers youth baseball and softball for boys and girls age 5 to 18 years old in the Garner area and surrounding community. Thanks, Mark Massey – Director of Operations, Garner Area Youth Sports League, Inc.

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Trojans down the Knights, back on top of the GNRC

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DaMetrius Upchurch scores 19, with 10 rebounds and Albert Smith adds 18 on outstanding 7-for-8 shooting and the Trojans blast Knightdale 71-60 at Trojan Gym. The much anticipated showdown of 8-1 teams has the Trojan defense forcing 21 Knightdale turnovers. The Trojans are 9-1 in the conference and drop the Knights into a tie for second with Clayton at 8-2. The remarkably close first half has both teams shooting well, Garner 57% (16-of-28 shots) and Knightdale 52% (16-of-31) en route to a 39-35 Trojan lead at the break. The Trojan defense does come up with 6 blocked shots in the period as Upchurch avoids the early foul trouble that plagued him Tuesday at Clayton. Smith is red hot, nailing all 5 of his first half shots for 12 points. Garner gathers a 14-9 rebounding margin and both teams commit just six turnovers.

The second half starts with Garner scoring 7 straight to open a 46-35 lead. After Josh Gorham's steal and three-point play, Smith and Cordero Hunter nail jumpers to provide Garner breathing room they enjoy most of the remainder of the game. Despite an uncharacteristic poor free throw shooting night, Upchurch is able to control the paint to post his 14th "double-double" of the season and keep the margin comfortable until Tyler Nicholson and Cam Mealy hit back-to-back threes to cut the Garner lead to 66-60 with 52.9 seconds to go. But the Knights would get no closer as Smith ices the game with two from the line and Hunter picks off the Trojans 9th steal of the evening and scores for the final 71-60 margin. Garner finishes the game shooting 61% while the Knights manage 44%, with 22 turnovers and Garner enjoys a 25-17 rebound margin. The Trojans travel to SSS Tuesday night looking for Coach Gray's 312th career win:

	1	2	3	4	F
KNI	19	16	12	13	- 61
GAR	21	18	17	15	- 70

SCORING: GAR--Dametrius Upchurch 19 points, (10 rebounds, 4 blocked shots), Albert Smith 18 (7-for-8 shooting, 7 rebounds), Cordero Hunter 13, Karl Agenor 7 (5 rebounds), Carl Redd 5 (7 assists, 3 steals), Jamal Barrett 9, (4 steals); Darius Hicks (2 blocked shots); KNI--Okoye 15 (8 rebounds), Manns 4 (8 rebounds), Simms 12, Aa.Smith 4, Noel 3, Mealy 8, Pope 4, Gorham 4, Nicholson 3, Green 2, McDowell 2

Knightdale defeats the Lady Trojans
The Lady Trojans suffer through 33 turnover to fall 40-35 to the Knights. Garner manages to cut into a nine point Knight lead after three quarters to 35-34 on Vearnessa Brown's lay-up with just 2 minutes to go. But Garner fails to convert in the closing minute as Knightdale holds them off, for their third win of the year. Garner drops to 4-12 for the season:

	1	2	3	4	F
KNI	9	9	14	8	- 40
GAR	6	8	9	12	- 35

SCORING: GAR--Alex Covington 7, Vearneasa Brown 8, Jasmine Shaw 6, Ka'Isha El-McPherson 2, Essence Chism 2 (5 rebounds), Jaya Johnson 2, Tyara Hill 2, Edris Lucas 2, Serena Watson 4; KNI--Lumpkin 13, Marriott 12, Keita 8 (15 rebounds) Burwell 4, Hukins 3

The Trojans recognized a moment of silence in honor of NCSU Coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle with cancer this week. We send our sincere condolences to the Yow family for their loss.........

The Trojan Sports Network was happy to welcome Garner Town Manager Hardin Watkins and senior cheerleader Jena Valentine who shared her "green initiative" for GMHS community service project as our halftime guests.

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JV girls roll to 15-0 with win at Knightdale

Coach Ellerbee and the JV Lady Trojans blast Knightdale 45-27 for the GNRC road win. Racing out to a 20-9 halftime lead, the Trojans get 20 points from Ashley Courtney to stay undefeated at 15-0. The Trojans travel to SE Raleigh Monday, Feb. 2nd (schedule revision):
SCORING: Ashley Courtney 20 Tralen Neil 6, Whitney Harrington 10, Jakiya Davis 2, Jamesia Rouse 1, Kima Sidberry 6.

The JV Boys fall at Knightdale 69-41 despite Gavin Wilson's 16 points. The Knights are in control for the entire game to drop the Trojans to 8-1 in the GNRC and tied with SE Raleigh. The loss stops the Trojans six game win streak. The Trojans and the Bulldogs square off Monday night for the GNRC lead, 7:30PM game time.

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Trojans fall on Senior Day Wrestling

Sophomore Tyler Maher's pin takes his record to 26-3 but the Trojans manage only a pin by Jesse Gould (21-8 for the season) and a decision by Brooks Banks in the Senior Night match against a very tough Holly Springs team. The Trojans head into the GNRC Championships this weekend at SSS:
Holly Springs 59 Garner 15
103 - Jacob Ramig (Holly Springs) Fall 1:16 over Will Pittman (Garner)
112 - Steven Gilbert (Holly Springs) Fall 1:38 over Damian Harrell (Garner)
119 - Jesse Gould (Garner) Fall 3:09 over Matt Watson (Holly Springs)
125 - Alex Lee (Holly Springs) Fall 4:49 over Cole Magdrefrau (Garner)
130 - Jake Reinemund (Holly Springs) Fall 1:15 over David Huie (Garner)
135 - Alex Javidi (Holly Springs) won by DQ over Vincent Woods (Garner)
140 - Skylar Kitchen (Hollly Springs) Decision 10-6 over Deshan Woods (Garner)
145 - David Riddle (Holly Springs) Fall 2:28 over Dan Theriot (Garner)
152 - Jake Fillip (Holly Springs) Tech Fall over 15-3 over Jordan Hammond (Garner)
160 - Xavier Bailey (Holly Springs) Fall :36 over Drawman Fouty (Garner)
171 - Alex Dolan (Holly Springs) Fall 1:10 over Deandre Ellis (Garner)
189 - Brooks Banks (Garner) Decision 11-6 over Torrance Porter (Holly Springs)
215 - Anthony Samperisi (Holly Springs) Decision 11-8 over James Tedesco (Garner)
285 - Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:23 over Quinn Eberte (Holly Springs)
(Note: With the win, Maher enters the Top 10 in wins by sophomores in NC as compiled by NWCAOnline.com).

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GNRC Indoor Track meet postponed

The GNRC Track Championships scheduled for today has been moved to Monday, Feb. 2nd at W. Johnston, still at 2PM

Trojans rally to nip the Comets

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Carl Redd's free throws with 5.7 seconds seal the 73-70 conference win at Clayton. The Trojans grab a share of the lead in the GNRC at 8-1. An exciting game that saw Garner's first lead at 69-68 with just 2:12 to go. DaMetrius Upchurch and Cordero Hunter score 20 each and Albert Smith adds 10. Garner's defense forces eight steals and 17 Comet turnovers while committing just 9 turnovers themselves. Both teams show exceptional shooting touch, with Garner finishing 57% from the floor (26-for-45) and Clayton 61% (25-for 41) and both teams equal from the line at 17-for-22.

Clayton at times had leads of ten at two different points. Clayton grabs an early rebounding advantage, beating Garner on the boards 7-2 in the opening period but Garner ultimately erases that margin by game end 24-19. With Upchurch and Jamal Barrett finding foul trouble and out of the game for extended periods, Darius Hicks gives the Trojans quality minutes in the paint and Hunter's hot shooting (6-of-8 in the first half, 3-for4 from behind the arc), Garner trails just 39-34 at the half. Upchurch sits virtually the whole second period after picking up his second foul. He gets called for a quick whistle to open the second half and another with 2:37 to go in the third, forcing him to sit the remainder of the period. Barrett's ball-handling is lost with his fifth foul and Garner down seven, 66-59 with 5:13 to go in the game. The Trojans step it up with four steals down the stretch, two by Emanuel McClain and one each by Hunter and Redd. The win allows Garner (11-8) to sweep the season series and claim a share of the conference lead headed into a huge Friday showdown with Knightdale (10-6, 8-1 in GNRC):

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	14	20	14	25	- 73
CLY	20	19	18	13	- 70

SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 20 (7 rebounds), Cordero Hunter 20, Albert Smith 10, Jamall Barrett 6 (5 assists), Darius Hicks 6 (4 rebounds), Carl Redd 5, Karl Agenor 4, Emanual McClain 2; CLY-Parrish 27, McPhatter 18 (11 rebounds), Tabron 11, T.Williams 10, Lee 4

Lady Trojans fall to the Comets 50-41
The Lady Trojans suffer through another poor shooting night, hitting just 1-of-11 in the first period and 33% for the game in the GNRC loss. Both teams have turnover issues in the aggressive, defensive contest but the Comets rely on the 18 to 9 free throws made advantage for the win. The Comets toe the charity strip 30 times compared to Garner who takes just 19 shots from the line. The Trojans (5-13) return home to face Knightdale Friday night at Garner:

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	2	14	13	12	- 41
CLY	9	14	12	15	- 50

SCORING: GAR--Edris Lucas 10, Serena Watson 7, Vernessa Brown 7, Jasmine Shaw 7, Alex Covington 3 (5 rebounds), Jaya Johnson 2, Tyara Hill 3, Essence Chism 2; CLY--Young 12, Williams 8, Hall 8, Richardson 9, Johnson 4,


JV Trojans sweep the Comets at home
JV Lady Trojans stay undefeated with 61-40 win, to go to 14-0 . Coach Bloms and the boys team win 57-51 over Clayton behind Jordan Brooks 15 pts and Gavin Wilson adds 10 pts. The JV teams travel to Knightdale Thursday night for the GNRC games.



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DECA Club scores exceptional at District Competition

Congratulations to the GMHS DECA Club for representing Garner at the district competition on January 8, 2009. About 500 students were in attendance from Wake County and surrounding counties. Christopher LaGant finished in the top 10 of his event. 76% of our students "Met Proficency" and received a certificate on stage. The competition consisted of a computer test, and students were presented with a real world business problem and had to tell their suggestions to a judge. DECA is an association of marketing students .

Earlier this year, the club also raised $1,028.33 for Toys for Tots. This provided toys for about 80 children in Wake and surrounding counties. The students worked very hard to promote the campaign at school, creating flyers, banners, and commercials for the TrojanVision. They volunteered time during their lunches to talk with the student body and collect donations. In conjunction with the NC State football team's Toys for Tots campaign, Wolfpack Sports Marketing did a presentation with the club to share how they promote Toys for Tots and partner with Coca Cola and local Harris Teeters. NCSU donated 20 tickets to the NCSU vs. Georgia Tech basketball game, and they raffled these tickets to the students who made donations. Congratulations to Ms. Howell and the students for their terrific community service!!!!

Back row from left to right-Tyler Maher, Dylan Quick, Brandon Shupe, Tyler Sauro-Raffensberger, Wes Martin, Matt Wescoe, Tresean Adam, Nick Staton, Carl Redd
Front row from left to right- Taylor Blanton, Lauran Coleman-Webb, Vincent Woods, Nic Ely, Justin Blalock, Christopher LaGant, Cranston Bass, Alex Bennett, Travis Grissom, Carly Bohnenblusch, Anthony McNeil, Aaron Jack, Tyler Howard, Neil Hammerstein, Chase Morgan, Greg Bell; Ms. Howell is in the front

Trojans compete in the Crescent Bank Capital City Classic Wrestling

Sophomore Tyler Maher continues his impressive season with a 2nd place finish in the Capital City Classic at Green Hope Saturday. Wrestling in the heavyweight division, Maher goes 3-1 to take his season record to 25-3. Brooks Banks scores a 7th place finish in the 189 division. Jesse Gould picks up 4 wins in the 119 class to go to take his season record to 20-8. The Trojans get 3 wins each from Deshan Woods at 145 & Vincent Woods at 130 and Cole Magedfrau picks up two at 125. Damian Harrell at 112 and Steven Lombana at 125 & Dandre Ellis at 171 get one win each in the tournament. The Trojans complete their regular season at home Wednesday against Holly Springs before heading to the GNRC Tournament next weekend.
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Boys finish 2nd in GNRC Swimming Championship

Brennan Kroll, Douglas McCormac, Chris Sutton and Jimmy Augenbach finished third in the 200 freestyle relay to help the Trojans knock Knightdale from the second spot in the overall team competition. The same foursome finished fourth in the 400 free relay to lead Garner to their 295 total, just two point ahead of third place Knightdale. The Lady Trojans finish 5th in the team competition:

Boys Final standings
1) Clayton, 376, 2) Garner, 295, 3) Knightdale, 293, 4) West Johnston, 255, 5) Smithfield-Selma, 210, 6) Southeast Raleigh, 197, 7) East Wake, 180, 8) Holly Springs, 175

Girls Final standings
1) Holly Springs, 503, 2) West Johnston, 374, 3) Clayton, 305, 4) East Wake, 289, 5) Garner, 200, 6) Smithfield-Selma, 186, 7) Southeast Raleigh, 170, 8) Knightdale, 108
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The Trojans sweep the Wildcats

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Enjoy the stellar play-by-play call of Trojan alums Chris Edwards ('06) & Jimmy Kelly!!

DaMetrius Upchurch scores 25 points and adds 11 rebounds as the Trojans shake off a slow start to pound W.Johnston 82-65 at Garner. The win caps a 4-for-4 night by Garner who wins both JV and both varsity games, re-scheduled due to inclimate weather this week. The Trojans (10-8, 7-1 in the GNRC) set up a huge showdown next Tuesday at Clayton (also 7-1 in the conference).

The Wildcats start off blistering hot with Mark Parker hitting three consecutive 3-pointers and roll to a 18-9 first quarter lead. But a big 33-point second quarter by the Trojans erases the deficit. Garner hits 11 of 13 shots in the quarter to go up 42-34 at the half. Garner uses 6-0 and 7-0 runs during the period and do not trail for the remainder of the game. Emanuel McClain proves to be spark plug for the Trojan rally with 5 steals in the period and finishes the game with seven and eight assists. Cordero Hunter is red hot hitting six of his last seven to finish with 19 points and Albert Smith adds 16, Karl Agenor 12.

As we saw with their last game, the Trojans come out of the locker room at the half with just 17 seconds to spare and head straight to the floor. It works with another crisp shooting period, hitting 11 of 18 while forcing the Wildcats to turn the ball over six times (20 for the game while Garner has just 13). The lead swells to 20 with McClain's 7th steal of the game feeding Smith for the jumper and its 69-49 and Garner coasts home for the conference win:

	1	2	3	4	F
WJ	18	16	15	16	- 65
GAR	9	33	22	18	- 82

SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 25 points (11 rebounds), Corder Hunter 19, Albert Smith 16 (7-of-11 shooting), Karl Agenor 12 (6 rebounds), Emanuel McClain 5 (8 assists, 7 steals), Jamal Barrett 4, Carl Redd 2, WJO--M.Parker 17, D.Anderson 13, S.Johnson 8, B.Jacobs 8, M.Taylor 5, J.Shackley 4, D.Ray 3, C.Brownfield 2, A.Justice 2, M.Rich 2, J.McNeill 1;



Lady Trojans finish off WJ 39-19
Jasmine Shaw leads the way with 19 points, including a perfect 5-for-5 shooting in the first half. The varsity Lady Trojans go to 4-10 and pick up their third conference win of the season.

	1	2	3	4	F
WJ	3	5	4	7	- 19
GAR	10	10	10	9	- 39

SCORING: Jasmine Shaw 19, Edris Lucas 7, Vearnessa Brown 4, Alex Covington 4, Serena Watson, 3, Essence Chism 2; WJO--C.Smith 4, T.Thompson 3, K.Gavitt 3, M.Bethtew 2, M.Barton 2, K.Burr 2, T.Holder 2, T.Dixon 1



JV Girls remain unbeaten
Coach Ellerbee's Lady Trojans win 38-33 in the first game of a quadruple-header at Garner against W.Johnston. They stay unbeaten at 13-0.

	1	2	3	4	F
WJ	4	8	7	14	- 33
GAR	9	5	12	12	- 38

SCORING: Whitney Harrington 11, Ashley Courtney 10, Kima Sidberry 9, Jamesia Rouse 4, Alana Bailey 3, Tralen Neil 1

The JV boys win 56-34 over the Wildcats in Game #2 of the day to go to 11-3 for the year:

	1	2	3	4	F
WJ	10	4	11	9	- 34
GAR	11	6	22	17	- 56

SCORING: Josh McClain 12, Gavin Wilson 11, Jamar Leach 8, DeAnthony Harris 4, Deion Dorsey 4, Dominique Reed 6, Cameron Redd 2, Jalen Bobbitt 4

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Congratulations Ralph Smith, voted to the Board of Directors for the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina!!

Revised exam schedule updated

2nd Quarter Exam schedule (revised):

Day	Date		Time
Friday	Jan.23	3rd block Exam	7:25 - 10:30AM
		Break	10:30 -10:40AM
		4th block review session	10:40 - 11:40AM
		School dismissed	11:45AM
Monday	Jan.26	Teacher workday & exam make-up day	no classes
Tuesday	Jan.27	4th block Exam	7:25 - 10:30AM
		School dismissed	10:35AM
Wednesday	Jan.28	First day of 2nd semester Students report to 1st semester 1st block class to receive updated schedule	7:25 - 2:18PM

REPORT CARDS will issued on February 3rd (delayed from Jan. 30th)
February 2009 Full Calendar of Events now available online

GMHS Chorus performs for historic inauguration

GMHS award winning Die Meistersingers were chosen to peform for the swearing in ceremonies of Governor Beverly Perdue. The group is made up of 39 juniors and seniors, “It was a big honor,” said Senior Sarah Harrington. Chorus Director Meredith Covington said she was really proud of the students for their performance. “They’re very hard-working and they’re very responsible,” she said. “It was thrilling. ”The unexpected invitation gave the group only five days to prepare for the event after winter break. But nerves were far from the Die Meistersingers as they sang the National Anthem in tuxedos and black gowns with pearls.

Senior Julie Dale conducted the Die Meistersingers’ 10 songs, including “My Country Tis of Thee” and the state song, from under a white tent just outside the front door of the Governor’s Mansion. “It’s such an awesome opportunity for our chorus to be put out there like this,” Dale said. Covington chose Dale to direct the chorus because she is consistently a hard worker and she is humble, which brings respect from her peers. “She’s an infinitely strong musician,” Covington said. “She’s a natural.”Dale was on the NC Honors Chorus in 2008, one of two students from Garner who received the invitation. She also went to Governor’s school last summer, a six-week program in Winston-Salem for academically-gifted students to further their education and love of the arts. Her parents, Bob and Amy Dale, are both proud of her accomplishments and look forward to her future. “She’s always been musical,” Amy said.She has been accepted to East Carolina University, UNC Greensboro and UNC Wilmington. Dale, who wants to become a chorus director one day, has music running through her veins. Her grandfather was a choir director for 30 years. She said conducting her peers at the inauguration was an excellent way to gain experience.

The members of the chorus are: Michael Callicutt, Julie Dale, Danesha Dolby, Brittany Fink, Jerian Floyd, Pierre Gilbert, Sarah Harrington, Patricia Hickman, Carmen Hicks, Patrick Holmes, Taylor Jackson, Kimberly Kimbrough, Valerie Lainfiesta, Lauren Langworthy, Kelsey, Light, Stefanie Lister, Jake Mauk, Mary Beth McDowell, Nicole McGhee, Caryn McKinney, Yavonka McLeod, Sarah Moore, Casey Nickalson, Keegan Norris, Mackenzie Norris, Ashley Nowell, Brandy Parabok, Dustin Pickett, Anna Powell, Curtis Reed, Amy Rogers, Matt Sances, Derek Schaap, Rebekah Smith, Alex Snell, Ally Springer, Kimberly Stewart, Serena Watson and Stephanie Wilson.

Maher win gives Trojan wrestlers the win

Tyler Maher pinned his opponent in the heavyweight match to give the Trojans the come from behind 40-38 win over SE Raleigh. Down 38-34. Maher (21-2) gets the pin in the 1st period to put Garner ahead in the hotly contested GNRC match. Note: Individual match results will be posted as they become available.

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Bailey qualifies for State Indoor Track Championships

Michelle Bailey qualified for the state meet in the 1600m with a time of 5:50. Bailey joins Aston Anglin-Stone (shot put), Ian Hunter (55 meter sprint) and Jacob Jones (pole vault) who previously qualified.

The Trojans will compete in the Eastern High School Challenge @ Eddie Smith Indoor Facility at UNC this weekend, Jan 16-17th. Day one events start at 600pm. Day 2 events will begin at 9am and run all day. The meet website has a complete list of events: http://www.durhamstriders.com/

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Towne Players present "The Fantasticks"

The Garner Towne Players announce their new season! All performances scheduled for the Garner Historic Auditorium. The Fantasticks January 16, 17, 22, and 23 at 8:00 p.m. January 17 and 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Talk about a time-proven audience-pleaser! The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world, and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. “The Fantasticks” is an intimate show engaging the audience's imagination and showcasing a strong ensemble cast. Its moving tale of young lovers who become disillusioned, only to discover a more mature, meaningful love is punctuated by a bountiful series of catchy, memorable songs, many of which have become standards.

Trojans destroy the Hawks for GNRC win

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The Trojans roll out hot as a firecracker and run Holly Springs out of Trojan Gym with the 96-53 win. A 31-point first quarter, the largest total for a quarter this season and its off to the races! They outscore the Hawks in three of four quarters and force 29 Hawk turnovers while committing just 14. DaMetrius Upchurch piles up 23 points (on 9-of-13 shooting) and 8 rebounds. Cordero Hunter enters the game and hits his first four shots and finishes 7-of-10 for 16 points. Albert Smith, Karl Agenor and Carl Redd add 11 each.

The Trojans first game after the holiday break starts with them hitting 12 of 17 shots en route to a 31-17 lead after one quarter. Upchurch scores eight in the period. Hunter enters the game at the 3:19 mark and promptly nails a jumper and a 3-point basket to put Garner up 23-12. The 6-0 run by the Trojans start the second, highlighted by a picturesque Carl Redd feed to Upchurch for a thunder dunk. Garner's defense forces 13 Holly Springs (5-11) turnovers in the quarter, sending them into the halftime up 53-25. The Trojans shoot 61% for the half, while the Hawks manage just 42%, and are out-rebounded 17 to 6.

Redd comes out firing in the third quarter as Garner sprints out on a 17-5 run to go up 70-30. Redd hits four straight medium range jumpers and the Hawk backcourt woes continue, giving the ball up six more times. Another 60% shooting period, Garner stretches the lead to 43 after three periods. Redd sets up Upchurch for another rim-rattling slam to open the fourth period and Coach Gray empties the bench with 5:37 to go in the game. Terrence Walker and BJ Gaskins pace the Hawks with 16 each, though Walker manages just one point in the second half. Cody Woodall picks up three rebounds in less than a minute in the closing period in the 96-53 win to send Garner to 6-1 in the conference. (Webmaster note: Both varsity AND JV games originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 13th was moved to Jan. 22nd BUT subsequently postponed due to the winter weather.)

	1	2	3	4	F
HS	17	8	13	15	- 53
GAR	31	22	28	15	- 96

SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 23 (7-of 10 shooting, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks), Cordero Hunter 16 (7-of-10 from the floor), Albert Smith 11 (4 assists), Carl Redd 11 (5-of 7 shooting, 6 assists) Karl Agenor 11 (4-for-4 shooting), Darius Hicks 6, Emanuel McClain 8 (3 of 4 shooting), Darryl Harp 4, Emile Agenor 4, Darne Hall 3, Jamall Barrett 1 (4 assists), Cody Woodall (3 rebounds); HS--B.Gaskins 16, T.Walker 16, Q.Underwood 11, J.Kessing 4, T.Faulk 4, K.Burnette 2



Lady Trojans rally for the 39-37 win over the Hawks
Coach Mays' Trojans stage a furious fourth quarter comeback to come from ten back with just five minutes to play for the GNRC win over Holly Springs (9-7). Edris Lucas sparks the comeback hitting three consecutive jumpers and generating two steals. Tyara Hill's three pointer with just 31 seconds to go puts Garner up for good at 38-35. The Trojans (3-10) survive 25 turnovers and 48% shooting to pull out their second conference win. Essence Chism leads the Trojans with 8 points:

	1	2	3	4	F
HS	12	9	12	4	- 37
GAR	4	12	8	15	- 39

SCORING: GAR--Essence Chism 8 (5 rebounds), Edris Lucas 7, Vernessa Brown 6 (5 rebounds) , Alex Covington 6 (3-of 4 shooting, 6 rebounds), Tiffany Scarborough 4, Tyara Hill 3, Jasmine Shaw 3, Amber Pleasant 2 (3 assists) .: HS--V.Cotton 8, B.Holmes 8, T.Ford 7, T.Kemp 4, D.Lynn 3, A.Murphy 2, G.Glembocki 2, J.Davis 2;


JV Trojans blast the Hawks
Garner comes out strong from the opening tip to beat Holly Springs 70-30. The Trojans take advantage of a 23 to 4. opening quarter and gets scoring from each team member. Josh McClain, Jamar Leach & Gavin Wilson had 11 points each for the Trojans (10-3).

JV girls remain undefeated, nip the Hawks
Jamesia Rouse scores with 23 seconds to go on a feed from Kima Sidberry for the 49-48 road win. A very close game throughout, the Trojans ((12-0) start slow. Garner trails 23-17 at the half and it was back and forth for the balance of the game. Sidberry pumps in 16 and Ashley Courtney and Rouse add 10 each:
SCORING: Kima Sidberry 16. Jamesia Rouse 10, Ashley Courtney 10, Tralen Neil 2, Jennifer Steinback 5, Alana Bailey 5,

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Trojans roll over the Warriors

DaMetrious Upchurch leads the Trojans with 24 points as they roll to a 71-59 win over GNRC opponent E.Wake. The Trojans take advantage of a big second period to move to 5-1 in the conference. Albert Smith adds 15 and Darius Hicks 10, for the Trojans (8-8):

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	15	18	14	24	- 71
EW	14	9	13	23	- 59

SCORING: GAR--DaMetrius Upchurch 24, Albert Smith 15, Darius Hicks 10, Emanuel McClain 7, Jamall Barrett 7, Cordero Hunter 4, Karl Agenor 3; EWK--A.Hayes 16, M.McCallum 9, Jones 6, A.Hayes 6, Eleazer 5, K.Williams 5, K.Williams 5, P.Batts 2, C.Holder 2, Q.Langen 2, M.Harris 1.

JV Trojans blast the Warriors
Garner sprints to a 59-41 win over E.Wake behind Josh McClain's 14 pts, with Jordan Brooks adding 10 pts and 10 rebounds. The Trojans (9-3) take to the road Friday to play at Holly Springs.
SCORING: Josh McClain 14, Gavin Wilson 11, Jordan Brooks 10, Cameron Redd 8, Dominique Reed 7, Deion Dorsey 4, Jalen Bobbitt and DeAnthony Harris each had 2

JV Lady Trojans still unbeaten
The Lady Trojans chalk up win number 11 with the 73-45 win over E.Wake. Ashley Courtney paces the Lady Trojans with 24 points and Kima Sidberry adds 17:
SCORING: Ashley Courtney 24, Kima Sidberry 17, Whitney Harrington 8, Alana Bailey 9, Jennifer Steinbach 4, Jamesia Rouse 4, Sarha Jacob and Jakia Davis each had 3

Lady Trojans fall to E.Wake
The Lady Trojans suffer a cold second half, dropping the 43-35 loss at E.Wake. Alex Covington leads the Trojans with 12 points and 7 rebounds:

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	10	11	6	8	- 35
EW	8	8	12	15	- 43

SCORING: GAR--Alex Covington 12, Ka'Isha El-McPherson 6, Vernessa Brown 5, Edris Lucas 5, Jasmine Shaw 4, Serena Watson 2, Jaya Johnson 2; EWK--C.Bolton 12, E.Williams 10, A.Crumel 8, R.Winston 5, J.Gray 4, K.Crowder 2, J.Lindsey 2.

Thank you Trojan Club supporter:

Garner United Methodist Church
201 Methodist Lane, PO Box 2179
Garner, NC 27529
919-772-2042
Bob Redmond, Sr. Pastor
http://www.garnerumc.org/

Swim results from Jan. 6th meet

Brennan Kroll takes the 50-meter freestyle and Chris Sutton places 2nd in the 100-meter freestyle to pace the Trojans to a 2nd place finish in Jan. 6th quad-meet at Campbell Univ. Pool. Max Kuhns finishes 3rd in the 200-meter IM & 100-meter breaststroke, Douglas McCormac 3rd in the 100-meter butterfly & 100-meter backstroke, and James Augenbaugh takes 3rd in the 500-meter freestyle. Kroll anchors the 3rd place 200-meter medley relay of Dalton Cox, Kuhns, & Jake Register.

The girls bring home 3rd in the meet. The 200-meter medley relay team of Mary Burkey, Melinda Squires, Ali Ward & Gabi Dugal, place 3rd. The Trojans are next in action Jan. 23rd in the GNRC Swimming and Diving Championships at Triangle Aquatics Center:
(complete individual results in pdf)
BOYS:
1) Clayton-172, 2) Garner-121, 3) Holly Springs-91, 4) SSS-75

GIRLS
1) Holly Springs-183, 2) Clayton-133, 3) Garner-98, 4) SSS-81

Thank you Trojan Club supporters:

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Garden Gate Cafe and Restaurant

GMHS PTSA meeting tonight

The GMHS PTSA will hold a regular scheduled meeting tonight, Jan. 6th in the Media Center at 6:15PM.

FAFSA Applications can be completed

FAFSA (Free application for Federal Student Aid) applications can be submitted after January 1. The Federal government mandated the creation and use of one form (FAFSA) to apply for federal financial aid. Forms can be completed online at: The U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA Web Site, http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Check your college for FAFSA deadlines.

To apply for a pin number for FAFSA online application: http://www.pin.ed.gov/

FAFSA Hotline -General Information 1-800-433-3243

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS AND THEIR PARENTS will be held in the Media Center on this Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at 6:30PM.

THERE ARE ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER for the January 24th SAT. Visit , so have www.collegeboard.com and sign up today. Remember, the SAT is the one test that shows colleges what students know and what they know they can do.