WEB CAST.
After their win over Southeast Raleigh on Friday night, Garner found themselves in first place after Knightdale lost their first conference game of the season to West Johnston, however, the Trojans would have to hold serve on their home court against a very scrappy and upstart East Wake Warrior bunch, and after playing a outstanding team game for the majority of the game, Ganrer cruised to a 73-50 win.
The Trojans began the game on a 8-0 run before East Wake got on the board with just over three minutes left in the first quarter with a Tyler Horton free throw. However, Garner had some sloppy moments in the first quarter as East Wake cut the lead to three at 14-11 at the end of one.
After a pep talk by Coach Gray, the Trojans found their shot in the games second stanza as they used a balanced effort to put some distance between themselves and the Warriors, but thanks to back to back three pointers by Quinton Langen East Wake was right back in the game.
That was, until Gavin Wilson got red hot from beyond the arc as he hit four consecutive three point shots en route to a career five three pointers as he lead Garner in scoring at intermission with 14 points, and he would finished the game with 17 (which was also a career high).
In the second half, it was clear that East Wake just could not compete with the Trojans quickness and the Warriors had no match for Stephon Drane inside as he scored 14 of his game high 19 points in the second half as Garner had a comfortable 63-37 lead after three.
Malcome Sloan, played pretty much the entire second half for Garner and put on a great show off the bench as he scored a career high 9 points as the Trojans continued their hot play inside the Conference with at 73-50 win.
With the win, Garner is now 6-6 on the year and 5-0 in the conference while East Wake falls to 5-9 on the season and 2-4 in the Greater Neuse River.
The Trojans are back in action on Friday night when they travel to Harnett Central to take on the Trojans at 7:30
Scoring:
East Wake: Antwan Payton 18, Quinton Langen 15, Tyler Horton 10, Jamal Davis 3, Antonio Payton 2, Ian Hasbrouck 1, Jon Barnes-Smith 1.
GARNER: Stephon Drane 19, Gavin Wilson 17, D'Andre Anderson 11, Malcome Sloan 9, Josh McClain 5, Emmanual McClain 5, Donald Johnson 3, Darne' Hall 2, Dominique Reed 2.
Varsity Girls Comeback Falls Short
Garner trailed East Wake by 11 points at halftime, but the Lady Trojans refused to die as they fought their way back into the game only to fall 47-43.
East Wake hit a long three pointer just as the third quarter expired, Garner would then continue their climb back into the contest and tie the game at 40 midway through the fourth quarter.
However, the Warriors would hit their free throws down the stretch and they downed Garner 47-43. The Lady Trojans are back in action at Harnett Central on Friday night at 6:00.
JV Boys Hold On For Win
In a game that was nip and tuck the entire way, Coach Bloms and his JV Boys held on for a 77-75 win road win over East Wake. With the win, Garner is now 9-2 overall record and 6-0 inside Conference.
The Trojans were led by the following players:
Anthony Tucker: 21 pts, 4 assts, 7 rebs, 3 stls
Juwan Moye: 15 pts, 3 assts, 3 rebs, 3 stls
Larry Richardson: 11 pts, 3 assts
Rashaun Shaw: 6 pts, 13 rebs, 2 stls
The Trojans are back at home on Friday at 7:30 when they host Harnett Central
