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The last time the Garner Trojans visited Harnett Central High School, was the final game of the football regular season, a game that Garner lost 34-9. The Trojans visit on Friday night had a much different outcome than the previous meeting, as Garner defeated Harnett Central 86-58 in a game that the Trojans controlled from the opening tip.
Garner (7-6; 6-0) had a slow start to begin the game as it took almost two minutes for the game's first basket, but after the first bucket went down, the flood gates were opened as the Trojans raced out to a 22-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Harnett Central (2-11; 0-7) had no answer for the Garner press in the second quarter either as the Trojans had their way forcing Harnett Central to turn the ball over 13 times in the first quarter and that lead to several easy fast break buckets for the Trojans and as a result, Garner had a 47-17 halftime lead.
While, Gavin Wilson, was on fire from beyond the arc on Tuesday night, it would be Emmanuel McClain who was on fire from the three point line tonight as he set a career high with 5 three pointers to lead Garner in scoring.
The fourth quarter was spent padding the stats for the Trojans as all in all six different players set career highs in points as the Trojans rolled to the 86-58 win over Harnett Central.
Garner will break for exams next week before returning to action on Friday night when they continue their road trip by traveling to West Johnston for a 7:30 tip-off.
***The Trojan Sports Network would like the thank Harnett Central AD and Head Basketball Coach Will Gage with allowing us to bring you tonight's game.***
Varsity Girls Fall Short at Harnett Central
After a very slow start in the first quarter, the Lady Trojans couldn't quite complete their comeback as they fell to Harnett Central 50-42.
The first quarter ended with Garner leading 8-7, but Harnett Central came back and took the lead at halftime and while they tried to pull away in the second half, Garner would always hang around.
Late in the fourth quarter, Garner was trailing by just four points, but the Lady Trojans just could not find the shot to pull any closer as Harnett Central hit their free throws down the stretch to defeat Garner 50-42.
Garner is back on the road next Friday at West Johnston at 6:00.
Trojans Avenge Football Loss to Harnett Central With Convincing Win
