The 2009 edition of the JV Trojans took the field for the first time on Thursday night as they hosted the Broughton Capitals at Trojan Stadium.
Garner (1-0) would get on the board first on their second possession of the night as a ten play, 71 yard drive was capped by a Raevon Smith 24 yard touch down run, however the PAT was no good and the Trojans had a 6-0 lead. Broughton wasted little time getting on the board as they scored on the very next drive as Chris Whitley ran it 59 yards to the house and gave Broughton a 7-6 lead after the first quarter.
After the Trojans opening drive of the second quarter stalled, Broughton went to the air and got on the board again as Will Cooper hit Maurice McClean for the 24 yard TD strike and it was now 14-6 Caps.
But Garner would respond as Raevon Smith ran the kickoff back 50 yards to the Broughton 48 which set up a Tyler Hinton 48 yard touch down scamper and cut the lead to two at 14-12. Broughton would add a late score to take a 21-12 lead into the locker room at halftime, but as they usually do, Garner came out a different team in the second half.
After Carrington Austin picked off a Will Cooper pass to set the Trojans up, Raevon Smith capped off another long scoring as he went 56 yards to the house and cut the lead to two points at 21-19.
Garner took the lead on Broughton's next drive as again Carrington Austin intercepted a Will Cooper pass, this time, Austin went into the end zone to give the Trojans a 26-21 lead, one they would not relinquish.
On the Capitals very next drive, Aaron Roberts coughed up the football and gave it right back to the Trojans who took only one play for Anthony Tucker to run the reverse 30 yards into the end zone and give Garner a 32-21 lead.
Neither team would score again until late in the 3rd quarter as Tyler Hinton intercepted another Will Cooper pass and took it in 56 yards to pay dirt for the 39-21 lead.
The fourth quarter would be a battle of field position as neither team could manage much offense, but the Trojans still managed to hold the Capitals scoreless in the second half as the Trojans rolled to the 39-21 victory to kick off 2009.
Coach Hines and the JV Trojans will be back in action next Wednesday night at 7:00 at Middle Creek High School.
JV Football Comes From Behind to Down Caps
