WEB CAST.
In a game that was built as a battle of two of the most high powered offenses in Wake County, Garner and Millbrook battled to a 3-0 final score as Garner came up just a bit short at Trojan Stadium on Friday night.
In the first half the two teams slug it out with neither defense yielding an inch as the two teams played through a scoreless first and second quarter. With under 20 seconds left in the second quarter, the Trojans got the biggest play of the night, which came from one of the offensive leaders. AJ Clanton picked off the Trey McFarland pass and ran it back 66 yards inside the Millbrook red zone, however time had expired and the two squads went to the locker room scoreless.
The second half was a lot like the first was in terms of both teams playing the field position game and neither team's defense giving up any ground. In the games third quarter, both teams had sloppy offensive moments while the defenses made great plays. With no one able to capitalize on the turnovers, the game went to the fourth quarter still in a scoreless draw.
Garner had their best scoring chance of the night early in the fourth quarter. The Trojans got the ball at their own 45 yard line and used a steady diet of Clanton, Juwan Moye, and Demetrius Fairley to move the ball into the Millbrook red zone, but a holding call against the men of Troy pushed Garner back outside of the red zone and on fourth and 11, Connor Torruella's 48 yard field goal try landed just short.
The contest was still tied with 3:36 left when Millbrook marched down the field on the Trojan defense and moved the ball inside the Garner 20 where, Jonathan Bowman nailed a 30 yard field goal to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead with 1:53 to play.
Garner had one final shot, and on two plays, Garner had the ball fall into and out the receivers hands and as a result, Millbrook took three knees and and sent the Trojans to a 3-0 defeat.
The Trojans will be back in action at home next Friday night as they host the Broughton Capitals at Trojan Stadium. Kick-off is set for 7:30
Millbrook Wins Defensive Battle 3-0
