Trojans enjoy Senior Night sweep of the Warriors

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Senior Albert Smith pours in 19 and seniors DaMetrius Upchurch and Karl Agenor post double figure scoring and rebounds to lead the Trojans to their eighth straight win and remain on top of the GNRC. Cordero Hunter adds 12 for Garner. The Trojans honor their 16 senior men's and women's basketball players and cheerleaders during pre-game festivities. Upchurch scores 18 with eleven rebounds and Agenor adds 14 and 12 boards on crisp 5-of-8 shooting. The Trojan defense stirs up 23 Warrior turnovers while Garner commits just 13, including just one in the third period. The Trojans use a 23-4 second quarter to blow up a fairly close 22-16 game and race comfortably to 14-8 on the season and 11-1 in the conference.

The Trojans open the 2nd quarter with two Agenor free throws but the gym erupts on Smith's monster slam. Agenor follows with a 3-pointer and Upchurch's follow quickly makes it 31-16. Emanual McClain's steal, one of five on the evening, and score stretches it to 36-16. Agenor scores nine in the quarter. The second half is certainly more of the same with Garner stretching the lead and allowing Coach Gray to empty his bench, with each Trojan getting playing time. Smith finishes hot hitting 7 of his last 9 shots. the "double-double" by Upchurch is his 15th of the season for the 14-8 Trojans. Garner have a quick turnaround, hosting SE Raleigh tomorrow night, at 7:30PM:

	1	2	3	4	F
EW	16	4	13	17	- 50
GAR	22	23	20	19	- 84

SCORING: GAR--Albert Smith 19, DaMetrius Upchurch 18 (11 rebounds), Karl Agenor 14 (12 rebounds), Cordero Hunter 12, Emile Agenor 6, Darne Hall 3, Darryl Harp 3, Eric Grissett 3, Darius Hicks 2, Carl Redd 2, Emanuel McClain 2, Stacy Carroway (7 rebounds); EWK--Eleazer 12, M.McCallum 11, K.Williams 10, A.Hayes 6, Jones 3, C.Holder 3, Q.Langen 3, D.Davis 2;

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Lady Trojans get Senior Night win
Garner wins 46-36 over E.Wake. Coach Mays team uses a pressure defense to force 23 E.Wake turnovers and holding the Warriors to just 23% shooting on the night. The Trojans get 10 points from senior Alex Covington and 8 rebounds from senior Essence Chism in the win. The Trojans (5-13) race out to a 7-0 lead and never trail, celebrating Senior Night with their 4th conference win this year:

	1	2	3	4	F
EW	5	12	6	13	- 46
GAR	13	8	10	15	- 36

SCORING: GAR--Alex Covington 10, Jasmine Shaw 9, Tyara Hill 7, Edris Lucas 7, Ebonie Leonard 5, Essence Chism 4 (8 rebounds), Vernessa Brown 4; EWK--K.Crowder 10, J.Gray 9, A.Crumel 7, S.Winston 5, J.Lindsey 3, C.Bolton 1, E.Williams 1;

The Trojans Senior Athletes recognized:
Jamall Barrett
Eric Grissett
Cordero Hunter
DaMetrius Upchurch
Darius Hicks
Albert Smith
Emile Agenor
Karl Agenor
Carl Redd
Essence Chism
Alex Covington
Tyara Hill
Ebonie Leonard
Amber Pleasant
Meredith Lindsay
Katherine Stephens

In addition to our Senior Class and their honored guests, the Trojan welcomed Ms. Lisa Sullivan and Ms. Courtney Smith from NBC17, who were featured as halftime guests on the broadcast to promote Garner.MyNC.com.

JV Trojans squelch Warrior comeback
The Trojans race to a 31-19 halftime lead and then hold on the second half for the 53-52 GNRC road win. E.Wake fails in the closing seconds on two chances for the win. Gavin Wilson has another terrific game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists & 5 steals for Garner (14-5). The Trojans close out their season Friday at GMHS vs Holly Springs, 7:30PM game time:
SCORING: Gavin Wilson 16, DeAnthony Harris 3, Josh McClain 8, Jamar Leach 7, Jordan Brooks 6, Deion Dorsey 6, DJ Johnson 7.


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