Trojans hammer Warriors to stay atop conference

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Garner scored a run in every inning of Friday night's game as they pounded out a season high 13 hits and scored a season high of 14 runs as they defeated East Wake 14-4 at Trojan Park in a game that went just six innings because of the ten-run rule.

The Trojans (5-3, 2-0) got off to the races early in the game scoring three runs in the opening inning off Christian Neal (L, 0-0). Levin Woodall led off the game with a double down the line in left and after a Tyler Marshburn walk, the Trojan lead off man scored on an Alec Hulmes groundout to make it 1-0 Garner. The men of Troy added two more runs thanks to a triple by Skyler Strickland and a wild pitch by Neal made it 3-0 Garner after one.

East Wake (4-3, 1-1) scored a run in the top of the second to pull to within three, but Garner responded with a run in the bottom half as Aquail Sanders led off the inning and scored two batters later.

The three run lead was more than enough for Trojan lefty Brighton Hudson (W, 2-0) who worked five strong innings and scattered just six hits allowing three runs with out a walk and striking out five.

However, the Trojans were not done scoring as they added a single run in the third and three in the fourth on a two-run double by Marshburn. Garner then plated two more in the fifth inning on a CJ Schmitt two-run blast to center.

The Trojans led 10-4 entering the last of the sixth and scored four runs to win the contest by the 10 run mercy rule, 14-4.

Garner will hit the road on Tuesday night when they travel to Spartan Field to battle Smithfield-Selma, first pitch is slated for 7:00.

**The JV baseball team improved to 2-0 in the conference with a 6-2 win over East Wake on Friday afternoon. The Trojans will travel to SSS on Tuesday at 4:00.**

Softball earns victory

Garner bounced back after a tough loss to Clayton on Tuesday night as they defeated East Wake 6-2 on Friday night at Trojan Park.

The Lady Trojans led 6-0 entering the final inning before East Wake added a pair of runs for the final margin.

Garner will hit the road on Tuesday when they take on Smithfield-Selma at 7:00.

**The JV softball team moved to 4-0 on the season with a 13-1 victory over East Wake at Trojan Field. Garner will return to action on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 when they travel to Holly **

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Soccer keeps on rolling

Playing their third conference game of the week and their second game in as many nights, Coach Corsbie and the varsity soccer season remained the class of the league on Thursday night with a 4-0 shutout of Harnett Central at Trojan Stadium.

After a scoreless first half, Garner took a 1-0 lead before Bayleigh Adams scored to make it a two-goal margin for the Lady Trojans. Heather Wilfong adds a goal and Elizabeth Pittman gets the shutout in goal for Garner as they completed a 3-0 week with their 4-0 victory.

The Lady Trojans will return to action on Monday night at 6:30 when they host Smithfield-Selma.

Marbrey's perfect game helps Garner to victory

Sophomore right hander Lauren Marbrey tossed the first perfect game of her career on Thursday night helping the Garner varsity softball to a 10-0 five inning victory over the visiting Cary Imps at Trojan Field.

Garner (2-1, 0-1) bounced back after a tough loss to open the conference season with the big non-conference victory. The Lady Trojans jumped ahead 4-0 after the first three innings with Courtney Barbour and Amber Kirkland crossing the plate in the third frame.

The lead grew in the fourth inning as Alyssa D'Arco doubled to the gap to unload the bases as three runs scored and a one hitter later, when Bridgett Kirkland singled home D'Arco and the Lady Trojans led 8-0 as they coasted to the 10-0 five inning victory.

Coach Barbour and his ladies return home on Friday night at 7:00 when they return to conference play when they welcome East Wake to Trojan Field.

JV Softball earns victory

Coach Maxwell and her JV softball squad moved to a perfect 3-0 on the young season as they took dismantled Cary 11-2 on Thursday night at Trojan Field.

The JV team will also be in action on Friday when they host East Wake at 5:00.

Garner soccer downs East Wake

The varsity lady Trojan soccer team picked up their second conference victory in as many games on Wednesday night with a 3-0 shutout over East Wake at Trojan Stadium.


Lauren Pierce, Michaela Wycoff and Ashley Ford scored the goals for the Lady Trojans while Bayleigh Adams added a pair of assists along with Wycoff and Taylor Cooke.

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Trojan Tennis Capture 20th Consecutive Conference Victory!

Garner 6
Knightdale 3
(3/14/12)

Singles:

D. Chavez (G) d. M. Neely (K) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
A. Dickhoff (K) d. A. Smith (G) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-5
E. Pierce (G) d. G. Munn (K) 6-1, 6-4
S. Guthrie (K) d. J. Webster (G) 6-7 (2), 6-0, 11-9
E. Hall (G) d. A. Root (K) 6-3, 6-1
N. Stephenson (G) d. K. Jaouhari (K) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles:

M. Neely/A. Dickhoff (K) d. A. Smith/E. Pierce (G) 8-4
D. Chavez/E. Hall (G) d. G. Munn/S. Guthrie (K) 8-0
N. Stephenson/K. Dolman (G) d. A. Root/K. Jaouhari (K) 8-6

Exhibition:

Edward "Ned" Johnson (9-7) won in singles. Tyler Losada/Cole Cross (3-8) lost in doubles.

Record: (6-0, 6-3)

The Trojans will be back in action on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 when they host Fuquay-Varina.

Trojans fall to Mustang

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Coming off their shutout win over Clayton on Tuesday night, Garner played another intense game on Wednesday afternoon as they fell a run short to Middle Creek 3-2 in eight innings at Trojan Park.

Middle Creek (5-2) came to bat against Trey Thompson (L, 0-2) in the eighth frame with the score knotted at two. Kennan Herring led off the inning and reached on a strikeout which got away from the Trojan catcher. One batter later, Jimmy Boyd doubled to the gap in right center to give the Mustangs the lead.

Garner (4-3) put the go ahead run on base in the last of the eighth as CJ Schmitt doubled with one out followed by an Aquail Sanders single to put runners at the corners but a strikeout and groundout followed as the Trojans failed to bring the tying or go-ahead runs home.


The Trojans were able to tie the game at two in the bottom of the sixth when Jake Faucette roped his second hit of the day over the first baseman's head to score Trever Lee.

Following the 3-2 loss, the Trojans will return to action on Friday night at 7:00 when they welcome the East Wake Warriors to Trojan Park.

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Marshburn mows down Comets

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Garner senior Tyler Marshburn, was in a word - dominate on Tuesday night fanning a career high 12 batters to help lift the Trojans to a 2-0 victory over the home standing Clayton Comets at Pleasant Field.

Clayton (3-2, 1-1) ran an equally dominate Evan Phillips (L, 1-1) to the hill on Tuesday as he struck out 11 Trojan hitters but in the end it was three mistakes that cost the Comet righty.

Garner (4-2, 1-0) scored the first run of the game in the third winning when Aquail Sanders walked to begin the frame as was moved to second base on a Skyler Strickland sacrifice bunt. Sanders moved up to third on a pass ball before he was singled home by Taylor Stephens as the Trojans took a 1-0 lead.

That margin held up until the sixth inning when another Garner senior made an impact on the contest. Alec Hulmes turned on a two ball, two strike pitch from the Comet pitcher and lifted it over the wall in left field for the final 2-0 margin.

Marshburn (W, 2-0) worked a complete game for the men of Troy scattering four hits, walking just one man and striking out 12.

Garner will return to action on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 when they welcome Middle Creek to Trojan Park.

**Coach Nelson and his JV squad earned their first conference win of the season as they defeated Clayton 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans will travel to Middle Creek on Wednesday at 4:15.**

Varsity Softball falls to Clayton

Garner and Clayton locked horns on the softball field Tuesday night at Clayton High and once again it was an epic pitchers duel. However, for the second straight meeting, the Comets got the better of the Lady Trojans winning 2-1.

Garner (1-1, 0-1) scored first pushing across a run in the sixth inning when Cheyenne Champion scored on a sacrifice fly by Alyssa D'Arco which made it 1-0 Lady Trojans.

Both pitchers continued to dominate as Garner's Lauren Marbrey scattered five hits on the night, but in her final inning, the Comets pushed across a pair of runs thanks to four consecutive hits as they earned the 2-1.

Coach Barbour and his lady Trojans return to action on Thursday afternoon at 7:00 when they host Cary at Trojan Field.

**Coach Maxwell and her JV Lady Trojans earned a 12-0 victory over Clayton. Garner (2-0, 1-0) will be at home Thursday at 5:00 when they host Cary.**

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Golf wins, again

The Garner Golf Team won another conference match on Tuesday afternoon at Wendell Country Club. The Trojans are 4-0 overall and 3-0 in conference.

Team scores: Garner 158, Harnett Central 159, Clayton 162, West Johnston.

Garner will return to action on Friday when they play in the Clayton Invitational at the Neuse golf course. Tee time is 1:00

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Soccer downs Clayton

Coach Corsbie and his Lady Trojan soccer team earned their first victory of the season on Monday night picking off Clayton 3-2.

It was the first road game for the Lady Trojans who got goals from Michaela Wycoff,
Gabi Dugal and Michaela Wycoff while Bayleigh Adams, and Heather Wilfong added assists for Garner.

The Lady Trojans return to action on Wednesday night when they welcome East Wake to Trojan Stadium. The JV match begins at 4:30 followed by the varsity at 6:30.

Tennis downs West Johnston

Garner 8
West Johnston 1
(3/12/2012)

Singles:

D. Chavez (G) d. K. Smith (WJ) 6-2, 6-1
J. Motley (WJ) d. A. Smith (G) 7-5, 3-6, 10-4
E. Pierce (G) d. M. Juarez (WJ) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 10-4
J. Webster (G) d. A. Turner (WJ) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
E. Hall (G) d. D. Shelp (WJ) 6-0, 7-6 (8)
N. Stephenson (G) d. R. Manion (WJ) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles:

E. Pierce/A. Smith (G) d. K. Smith/M. Juarez (WJ) 8-2
D. Chavez/E. Hall (G) d. J. Motley/A. Turner (WJ) 8-4
N. Stephenson/K. Dolman (G) d. D. Shelp/W. Ahmed (WJ) 8-2

Exhibitions:

Collin Simpson (8-0) and John Dunston (8-2) won in singles. Joe Stewart (6-8) lost in singles. Ryan Mahjoub/Ethan Mitchell (8-3) and Joseph Graham/Sindre Larsen (8-0) won in doubles.

Record: (5-0, 5-3)


The Trojans return to action on Wednesday when they take on Knightdale at 4:00

Trojan Tennis drops match to S. Brunswick

Garner 2
South Brunswick 7
(3/10/2012)
Singles:

E. Burnett (SB) d. D. CHavez (G) 6-1, 6-1
P. Evans (SB) d. A. Smith (G) 6-3, 6-4
G. Azzato (SB) d. E. Pierce (G) 6-1, 6-2
C. Stanley (SB) d. J. Webster (G) 6-0, 6-2
E. Hall (G) d. J. Kronenwetter (SB) 6-4, 7-5
N. Stephenson (G) d. Z. Keesee (SB) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles:

E. Burnett/P. Evans (SB) d. D. Chavez/A. Smith (G) 8-5
G. Azatto/C. Stanley (SB) d. E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) 8-2
J. Kronenwetter/Z. Keesee (SB) d. E. Hall/E. Mitchell (G) 8-3

Exhibitions:

John Dunston/Ryan Mahjoub (2-8), Keith Dolman/Simba Washaya (6-8), Miller Sawyer/Josh Johnson (5-8) and Tyler Losada/Lalonzo Chambers (0-8) lost in doubles.

Record: (4-0, 4-3)

The Trojans return to conference play on Monday afternoon at 4:00 when they host West Johnston.

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Trojan comeback falls short

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Garner scored two runs the bottom of the seventh to pull to within one run of Fuquay-Varina but fell short of completing their comeback as the Bengals topped the men of Troy 8-7 on Saturday afternoon at Trojan Park.

The Trojans (3-2) trailed by three runs (5-2) entering their final at bat but managed to score a pair of runs to cut into the Bengal lead. Carrington Austin doubled with one out and after a walk to Trever Lee, Skyler Strickland laced a two-run single to left center to pull Garner to within a run. Vince Jefferies laid down a bunt single (his third hit of the day) to load the bases with two outs, however the comeback bid would be thwarted as Levin Woodall lined out to second to end the game.

Fuquay-Varina (4-0) opened up a one run game in the sixth with three unearned runs. The big hit of the inning was a two-run, two out single off the bat of Duce Johnson and give the Bengals an 8-4 lead before the Trojans added some runs.

Garner will return to action on Tuesday night at 7:00 when they travel to Pleasant Field to take on the Clayton Comets in the Greater Neuse River Conference opener.

JV Bounces Back

Following their first loss of the season on Wednesday afternoon, Coach Nelson and his JV Trojans bounced back with a 6-5 victory over Fuquay-Varina.

Garner scored four runs in the first inning and survived a Bengal rally to earn the one run victory.

The Trojans will open up their conference season on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 when they travel to Pleasant Field to battle the Clayton Comets.

Trojan tennis falls in first match with S. Brunswick

Garner 4
South Brunswick 5
(3/9/12)

Singles:

E. Burnett (SB) d. D. Chavez (G) 6-0, 6-3
P. Evans (SB) d. A. Smith (G) 6-1, 6-1
E. Pierce (G) d. G. Azzato (SB) 6-4, 6-4
C. Stanley (SB) d. J. Webster (G) 6-4, 6-0
E. Hall (G) d. N. Pieper (SB) 7-5, 6-2
N. Stephenson (G) d. J. Kronenwetter (SB) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles:

D. Chavez/A. Smith (G) d. E. Burnett/P. Evans (SB) 8-4
G. Azzato/C. Stanley (SB) d. E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) 8-3
N. Pieper/Z. Keesee (SB) d. E. Hall/E. Mitchell (G) 8-1

Exhibitions:

Joe Stewart/Collin (8-0) won in doubles. Joseph Graham/Ned Johnson (8-9 (5)) and Sindre Larsen/Kevin Gloth (1-8) lost in doubles.

Record - (4-2, 4-0)

The Trojans will face South Brunswick again on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

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Lacrosse and Soccer fall

The Trojan lacrosse squad began their 2012 season on Friday and unfortunately for Garner, the season didn't begin on a high note as they fell to Enloe 12-1.

Garner (0-1) fell behind 4-0 after the opening period and trailed 6-0 at the break. The loan Trojan goal came from Josh Hawkins in the third period. However, the men of Troy trailed 9-1 after three before falling 12-1.

Coach Barnes and her squad open the home portion of their schedule on Tuesday night when they welcome Wakefield to Trojan Stadium. The opening faceoff is slated for 6:00

Soccer Falls

Coach Corsbie and his Trojans dropped their third and final game of the week on Friday night at Trojan Stadium, this time to Cary 3-0.

The Lady Trojans begin their conference schedule on Monday night when they travel to Clayton at 6:00.

NOTE: Clayton does not have a JV team so the varsity match will begin at 6:00

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Soccer falls to Fuquay

After dropping their season opener to Athens Drive on Tuesday night, Coach Corsbie and his lady Trojans fell in their second match of the year on Thursday night at Trojan Stadium.

Lady Trojan soccer drops the 5-3 decision to Fuquay. Trojan goals by Bayleigh Adams, Gabi Dugal and Taylor Cooke.

They are back in action Friday at Trojan Stadium vs Cary. The JV match begins at 4:30 followed by the varsity at 6:30.

Trojan Tennis blanks Spartans

Garner 9
Smithfield-Selma 0
(3/7/2012)

Singles:

D. Chavez (G) d. C. Johnson (SSS) 6-0, 6-0
A. Smith (G) d. F. Coehlo (SSS) 6-1, 6-1
E. Pierce (G) d. Je. Araya (SSS) 6-2, 6-0
J. Webster (G) d. Ju. Araya (SSS) 6-0, 6-0
E. Hall (G) d. T. Wilson (SSS) 6-0, 6-0
E. Mitchell (G) d. R. Hicks (SSS) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

J. Stewart/C. Simpson (G) d. C. Johnson/F. Coehlo (SSS) 8-3
J. Webster/K. Dolman (G) d. Je. Araya/Ju. Araya (SSS) 3-1 (ret.)
J. Dunston/R. Mahjoub (G) d. T. Wilson/R. Freeman (SSS) 8-1

Record: (4-0, 4-1)

The Trojans will be in action on Friday and Saturday when they travel to South Brunswick for a pair of matches.

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Baseball drops first game of season

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Athens Drive scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday's contest to hand the Garner Trojans their first loss of the season 6-4.

Athens (1-3) loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth inning to chance Trojan reliever Jake Ellington (L, 0-1) from the game. Alec Hulmes entered and on and one ball, two strike pitch, Patrick Graham laced a two-run single to left field to break the four all tie.

Garner (3-1) brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh against Conner Lewing (W, 1-0) but they couldn't get the key hit.

The Trojans trailed 3-1 after three, but managed to rally thanks to five consecutive walks by Jaguar starter Matt McAllister. Aquail Sanders also delivered a sacrifice fly in the three-run fourth.

After dropping their first game of the season, the Trojans will return home on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 when they welcome Fuquay-Varina to Trojan Park.

Softball Sweeps Jaguars

The Garner softball squad began their 2012 campaign on Wednesday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over Athens Drive.

Lauren Marbery led the Lady Trojans in the circle with 12 strikeouts while Courtney Barbour went 3 for 3 at the plate as Garner opens their season with a victory.

Garner returns to action on Tuesday night at 7:00 when they travel to Clayton to battle the Comets.

**The JV Softball team opened their season on Wednesday with a 16-11 victory. Coach Maxwell and her Lady Trojans travel to Clayton on Tuesday afternoon at 5:00**

Trojan golfers still perfect

The Trojan golf team won their second consecutive conference match and third match overall on Tuesday defeating the GNRC at Wendell Country Club. Garner narrowly edged Clayton who finished second outscoring the Comets 159-160.

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The Trojans will return to action on Tuesday, March 12th at 3:30 when they take on Holly Springs at Devils Ridge.

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This Week in Trojan Athletics Show returns tonight

The Trojan Sports Network will return to Aversboro Restaurant tonight at 7:00 as they take a look at what's going on this week around Trojan Sports.

We encourage you to attend the show at Aversboro Restaurant at 1411 Aversboro Road in Garner.

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Trojan Netters slay Warriors

Garner 8
East Wake 1
(3/5/12)

Singles:

D. Chavez (G) d. C. Jones (EW) 6-2, 6-4
A. Smith (G) d. C. Batts (EW) 6-2, 7-5
E. Pierce (G) d. W. Clement (EW) 6-1, 6-2
J. Webster (G) d. J. Dallaird (EW) 6-1, 6-0
E. Mitchell (G) d. D. Egan (EW) 6-1, 6-2
E. Hall (G) d. C. Rhinehart (EW) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:

C. Jones/C. Batts (EW) d. E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) 8-3
E. Mitchell/E. Hall (G) d. W. Clement/Z. Heath (EW) 8-0
J. Stewart/C. Simpson (G) d. D. Egan/B. Whitley (EW) 8-6

Exhibitions:

Joseph Graham/Ned Johnson (8-2) and Keith Dolman/Lalonzo Chambers (8-2) won in doubles. Miller Sawyer/Josh Johnson (4-8) lost in doubles.
Simba Washaya (4-8) lost in singles.

Records: (3-0, 3-1)


The Trojans return to action on Wednesday at 4:00 when they travel to Smithfield-Selma.

Trojans rally past Caps

WEB CAST.

Garner scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to erase what was a four-run deficit as they remained undefeated with a 7-5 win over the Broughton Capitals on Friday afternoon at Wiley Warren Field.

The Trojans (3-0) trailed by three at 5-2 entering their final at bat and after a pair of singles from Brighton Hudson and Aquail Sanders, Skyler Strickland saw 10 pitches in his at bat before drawing a walk to load the bases with one out. Taylor Stephens followed with a RBI groundout to pull the men of Troy to within two runs with just one out remaining.

Levin Woodall followed at the plate and down to his final strike, Woodall, hit a ball back up the middle that was knocked down by the Broughton second basemen but his throw pulled the first basemen off the bag allowing two-runs to score and knot the game at five. Two batters later, Alec Hulmes drove a ball down the right field line to plate a pair and give the Trojans a 7-5 lead.

Broughton (0-3) came to bat in the last of the seventh facing Hulmes (W, 1-0) with the meat of their order at the plate and the Trojan right hander promptly struck out the side.

With the victory, the Trojans improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 2006 season. Garner will return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to Athens Drive to face the Jaguars. First pitch is slated for 4:00.

**The JV baseball team also moved to 3-0 with their 5-4 victory over Broughton at Trojan Park. The JV Trojans will be at home on Wednesday at 4:00 when they host Athens Drive**

Hudson pitches Trojans to victory

WEB CAST.

Brighton Hudson (W, 1-0) worked six strong innings, scattering four hits and allowing just one run on Thursday afternoon to help lift Garner to a 9-1 road victory over Middle Creek.

Garner (2-0) got off to a fast start once again scoring a pair of runs in the opening inning off Mustang starter Graham Edwards (L, 0-1). Alec Hulmes doubled to the gap in right center to score Levin Woodall who singled earlier in the inning and Hulmes came home when Hudson reached on an error.

The Trojan lead grew to five runs in the third inning when the sophomore, Hudson, aided his own cause with a two-run single down the line in right followed later in the inning by a Skylar Strickland RBI single (his first varsity hit).

Middle Creek (1-1) pushed across their only run of the game in the fourth when Jimmy Boyd singled in David Salmon to make it 5-1. However, that would be as close as the Mustangs would get as the Trojans scored four runs in the sixth.

The biggest hit of the sixth frame was a two-run sacrifice fly by CJ Schmitt who flew out to deep right which allowed both Woodall and Hulmes to score and cap the scoring for Garner.

Jake Ellington came on to record the final three outs of the game lifting the Trojans to a 9-1 victory.

Garner will once again be on the road tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 when they face the Broughton Capitals at Wiley Warren Field.

JV Trojans still perfect.

Brayden Sims doubled home a pair of runs for the JV Trojans as they moved to 2-0 with an 11-3 victory over Middle Creek at Trojan Park on Thursday night.

Coach Nelson and his squad will return to action at Trojan Park on Friday afternoon when they host Broughton at 4:00.

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Trojan tennis downs Clayton

Garner 5
Clayton 4
(2/29/12)

Singles:

D. Dale (C) d. D. Chavez (G) 7-5, 6-1
A. Simpson (C) d. A. Smith (G) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
E. Pierce (G) d. W. Booth (C) 6-2, 6-3
J. Webster (G) d. I. Bliss (C) 7-6 (3), 6-4
J. Huber (C) d. E. Mitchell (G) 2-6, 6-3, 10-8
E. Hall (G) d. T. Cline (C) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles:

D. Chavez/A. Smith (G) d. D. Dale/A. Simpson (C) 8-4
I. Bliss/J. Huber (C) d. E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) 8-2
E. Mitchell/E. Hall (G) d. W. Booth/T. Cline (C) 8-2

Exhibitions:

Ryan Mahjoub/John Dunston (8-2), Keith Dolman/Ned Johnson (8-4) won in doubles. Kevin Gloth/Sindre Larsen (6-8) lost in doubles.

Records: (2-0, 2-0)

The Trojans will step outside of conference play for the first time this season as they travel to Athens Drive to face the Jaguars tomorrow at 4:00

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Garner golf wins again

Playing their second match in as many days, the Trojans golfers continued their outstanding start as they downed Fuquay-Varina on Tuessday 169-181.

Michael Ottenson was the medalist shooting a 37 followed by:
Matt Hawley 43
Paolo Ceyrolles 44
Matteo Ceyrolles 45

The golf team returns to action next Tuesday (March 6) when they travel to Wendell Country Club for a match against the Greater Neuse River Conference. The Trojans tee time is slated for 4:00

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Trojan baseball wins season opener

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Senior CJ Schmitt homered over the wall in left field to plate two runs and give the Trojans at 7-5 advantage in the last of the sixth as the men of Troy won their season opener for the first time since 2007 with the two run decision at Trojan Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Garner (1-0) took a 4-0 after two thanks to a three run double by Alec Hulmes to cap the second inning. The first run for the Trojan came in the opening inning when Taylor Stephens scored on a bases loaded walk.

Broughton (0-1) answered back in the top of the third as they scored five runs to chase Trojan starter Trey Thompson from the game. The big hit of the third was a two run double from Austin Walker which gave the Capitals a one run, 5-4 advantage.

The Trojans then ran Tyler Marshburn (W 1-0) to the hill in relief and the righty work four and two thirds and did not allow a walk while striking out seven in his debut in a Trojan uniform.

Garner was able to tie score in the fourth inning off Broughton reliever Chris Schrum (L, 0-1) when Schmitt delivered his first RBI of the game with as he drove in Levin Woodall which made the game even at five before the Trojan catcher won it in the sixth.

The men of Troy return to action on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Middle Creek. First pitch is slated for 4:15.

JV Wins

Coach Nelson and his JV baseball squad earned their first win of the season on Tuesday afternoon as they downed Broughton 9-3 at Wiley Warren Field.

The Trojans will open the home portion of their schedule on Thursday when they host Middle Creek at 4:00.

Judy McCreery, GRI, SRES and Fonville Morisey

Trojan Tennis Downs Bulldogs

Garner 8
Southeast Raleigh 1
(2/28/12)

Singles:

D. Chavez (G) d. M. Collier (SER) 6-0, 6-0
A. Smith (G) d. J. Le (SER) 6-1, 6-0
E. Pierce (G) d. B. Atkinson (SER) 6-4, 6-0
J. Webster (G) d. N. Money (SER) 7-5, 6-1
E. Mitchell (G) d. P. Snow (SER) 6-0, 7-5
E. Hall (G) d. H. Gihwala (SER) 7-5, 6-3

Dooubles:

E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) d. B. Atkinson/N. Money (SER) 8-5
P. Snow/H. Gihwala (SER) d. J. Stewart/C. Simpson (G) 8-6
J. Dunston/R. Mahjoub (G) d. C. Harris/J. Sangvacharakul (SER) 8-2

Exhibitions:

Joseph Graham (8-1), Simba Washaya (8-0) and Miller Sawyer (8-4) won in singles. Tyler Losada/Lalonzo Chambers (5-8) lost in doubles.

Record: (1-0, 1-0)


The Trojans travel to face rival Clayton High School tomorrow at 3:30.

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Golf team earns victory in season opener

The Trojan golf team won their first conference match with a combine score of 155, Michael Ottenson won Medalist with 36, Paolo Ceyrolles 38, Zack Coble 38, Matt Hawley 43.

Match Results:
1 - Garner 155
2 - Clayton 158
3 - Harnett Central 163
4 - West Johnston 165

Garner returns to action on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 when they travel to Bent Winds to take on Fuquay-Varina.

Trojans fall in Sectional Final

WEB CAST.

Millbrook erased an eight point, 28-20 halftime deficit on Friday night at Trojan Coliseum to move into the regional semi-finals with a 62-55 win over the Garner Trojans.

Garner (25-3) trailed by three points at 14-11 after the opening eight minutes but were able to rally in the games second stanza as Gavin Wilson caught fire from the outside knocking down a pair of three pointers as he poured in 13 points to give the men of Troy a 28-20 lead at intermission.

Millbrook (24-6) came out on fire in the third quarter scoring the first seven points of the stanza to pull to within one point at 28-27 prompting Coach Gray to call a timeout to stop the bleeding. As the quarter wore on, the contest became a back and fourth affair as the Wildcats were led by Karon Blount and Shi'Chee Moore who kept them in the game and helped Millbrook take a 40-38 lead into the final quarter.

In the final minutes of the final stanza, the Trojans couldn't get the buckets to fall as Moore put Millbrook on his back scoring 18 of his game high 21 points in the second half including 10 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Wildcats to a 62-55 victory.

For the Trojans another spectacular season comes to a conclusion but the Trojan Nation would like to extend their appreciation to the nine seniors who provided us with so many memories over the past four seasons. The Garner senior basketball players went 51-4 over the past two seasons including an 88-27 record over the past four years.

Thanks to: Jarie Hicks, Josh McClain, Max Kuhns, Anthony Tucker, Larry Richardson, Gavin Wilson, DaShawn Stabler, Cameron Redd, and Dominique Redd.

Trojans out score Wakefield; advance to Sectional Finals

WEB CAST.

Garner outscored Wakefield 46-30 over the final 16 minutes of basketball to advance to the Sectional Final for the third straight year with a 76-60 victory over the Wolverines on Wednesday night at Trojan Coliseum.

The Trojans (25-2) lead 12-0 to start the game before Wakefield (17-8) came storming back to tie the game at 30 heading into the locker room. Garner was paced by Larry Richardson who scored eight points to lead the men of Troy. On the flip side, Jalin Barnes scored 12 first half points for Wakefield while Romone Adderley kept the Wolverines in the game by hitting three, three point shots in the opening half to erase the early lead for the Trojans.

With the game back in fourth in the opening moments of the second half, the Trojans went down low to Dominique Reed, who after scoring just two first half points exploded for eight points in the third quarter (he finished with 18 to lead all scorers). Late in the third stanza, Garner led by five (50-45) with just 3.2 seconds left; on the inbounds, Demarcus Sanford drove to the left elbow and hit a fall away 14 foot jump shot as the buzzer sounded to extend the Garner lead to 52-45 heading into the final stanza.

Wakefield found themselves in foul trouble in the fourth quarter which allowed Garner to go to the rim with Demarcus Sanford (career high 16 points), Josh McClain (9 points) and Ricahrdson (15 points) who were able to extend their lead to as many as 12 midway through the fourth.

The Wolverines forced Garner to win the game from the free throw line which they did going as they scored 12 points from the line in the final three minutes to move to the third round of the playoffs with a 76-60 victory.

Garner will return home on Friday night as they host Millbrook in the Sectional Finals. Tip-off for the contest is slated for 7:00 from Trojan Coliseum.



Above is a call of from the Trojan Sports Network of Dominique Reed's dunk against Wakefield on Wednesday night.

Trojans advance to second round

WEB CAST.

After playing three games in five days last week, Garner came out a big sluggish on Monday night but survived a scrappy Sanderson squad to advance to the second round of the 4A playoffs with a 80-58 win at Trojan Coliseum.

Garner (24-2) led by six (17-11) after the first quarter as they exploited their size inside as Dominique Reed scored six of his 13 points in the opening quarter. The second quarter was very sloppy, however the Spartans couldn't get anything going on the offensive end thanks to outstanding defense from the Trojans and as a result, Garner led 34-19 at halftime.

The men of Troy came out of the locker room on fire to start the second half going on a 8-2 run over the first 1:43 of the third quarter to begin to pull away. Sanderson (11-16) was able to stick close with their outside shooting as they buried four three pointers in the third quarter. But, the Trojan big men continued to dominate as Garner took a 58-34 lead to the final quarter.

In the final stanza, Coach Gray emptied his bench allowing most everyone to get in the game as they pulled away to win, 80-58.

The Trojans will return home on Wednesday night in the second round of the 4-A playoffs as they welcome the Wakefield Wolverines to Trojan Coliseum.Wakefield was able to advance to the second round with a 69-61 victory over Knightdale. Tip-off is slated for 7:00.

Trojans host Sanderson to open playoffs

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the 2012 playoff brackets on Saturday afternoon and beginning Monday night, Garner will make their 18th appearance in the State Playoffs under head coach Eddie Gray.

Garner who won their fourth straight Greater Neuse River Conference Championship this winter was tabbed as the number two overall seed in the East Pod. The Trojans will welcome the Sanderson Spartans (10-14) who are the number 15 overall seed with the winner of the contest facing the winner of the Knightdale/Wakefield game on Wednesday night.

Tip-off for the Garner/Sanderson game on Monday night is slated for 7:00 and no passes will be honored. Your Trojan Sports Network will also have play-by-play coverage beginning at 6:30.

To view the entire playoff bracket, CLICK HERE.

Reed's buzzer beater sends Trojans to Conference title

WEB CAST.

Dominique Reed banked in a bucket from left of the key with less than three seconds left to break a 68 all tie with the Clayton Comets on Friday night as he sent Trojan Coliseum into a frenzy as the Trojans claimed their third straight conference tournament championship 70-68.

Clayton (18-6) dominated the opening quarter and a half overcoming a five point deficit to take a 19-12 lead after the first period. That lead ballooned to near double digits midway through the second quarter before the Trojans got on the comeback trail.

Larry Richardson put Garner (23-2) on his back in the first half hitting shot after shot to finish the half with 14 points and give Garner a two point lead late in the quarter before Julius Barnes knocked in a short jumper to make it 33-29 Trojans at the break.

The third quarter was nip and tuck and the Comets managed to stay close thanks to the outside shooting of Anthony Gaskins who knocked home a pair of three pointers in the third quarter as he finished the game with five shots from distance, but after three Garner led 51-49.

Clayton built a seven point lead with just over three minutes left and after back to back to back steals and layups by Garner, it was just a one point game entering the home stretch.

With less than a minute to go and the Comets up three, 68-65, the Trojans went to their go to guy Reed, who put back an offensive rebound and drew a foul and went on to complete the old fashioned three point play.

The Comets had one final possession as the game clock wound inside of 20 seconds but a steal by Demarcus Sanford gave Garner their final crack at the winner. On the final play, Richardson fed Reed on a jump pass for the games final two points and gave the home team a 70-68 victory.

Garner will return to action on Monday night in the opening round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's 4-A State Playoffs. Tip off is slated for 7:00, the opponent however is not known at this time but the brackets will be announced on Saturday afternoon.

Once we know the brackets, we will provide the playoff information.


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Coach Gray claims Sports Council Award

For the Garner Trojans, 2011 was a remarkable year and on Wednesday night at the RBC Center, the Trojans added another feather to their cap; as head mens basketball coach, Eddie Gray, was honored with the Raleigh Sports Councils Amateur Athletic Award beating out Keith Marshall (Millbrook High School) and Jesse Williams (Broughton High School/US National Team for Track and Field).

Gray was nominated for the award after his club won the 2011 HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational defeating squads from Houston, Texas, Kinson and the Bronx, New York. He was selected as the winnere after receiving more fan votes online than the other two competitors.

However in typical fashion the head man of the Trojans was click to deflect the attention away from himself, "this isn't an award for me, its for the community, school and all the young people I've had the fortune to coach over the last 35 years." Gray said.

Coach continued, "I'm just so humbled by it and it's never been about me, its been about our school and the things we've been able to accomplish not only on the basketball court but in the classroom as well."

During his acceptance interview he thanked his wife, Susan, for always sticking by him and constantly encouraging him over his 35 years as a coach.

Congratulations to Coach Gray for such a deserving honor.

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Trojans waltz into tournament championship

WEB CAST.

Garner ran away from Knightdale early on Wednesday night at Trojan Coliseum and was able to sustain a scoring slump to move past the Knights 87-64 to move into the Greater Neuse River Conference Tournament Championship game for the third straight year.

The Trojans (22-2) used a very fast start going on a 8-0 run as Dominique Reed, Cameron Redd, Larry Richardson and Josh McClain all scored quick buckets for Garner over the first 63 seconds of the game prompting the Knights to call a timeout. However, that timeout did little to slow down Garner who went on to close the first in a frenzy as Reed scored 16 of his game high 25 points in the first stanza to lead 36-18 after one.

Knightdale (12-13) managed to slow the tempo down in the second quarter while the Trojans found themselves into a shooting slump. Unfortunately for the Knights, they could only cut the deficit to 12 points midway through the quarter. The final four minutes of the opening half saw the Trojans grow their lead to a working margin as they led 52-37 at the break.

Gavin Wilson provided the scoring leadership for Garner in the third scoring five of his 12 during the period while Garner to a 69-40 advantage to the final quarter. In that final stanza the Trojans were able to rest some key guys and cruised to a 87-64 victory.

Garner will return home for the Championship game on Friday night at 7:30 when they take on the Clayton Comets in the title tilt. The Comets reached the championship game by defeating Southeast Raleigh 53-50.

The boys championship game will be preceded by the girls championship game at 6:00 and at 4:00 Knightdale and Southeast Raleigh will play the third place game. All three contests will take place inside Trojan Coliseum.

2012 Garner Baseball Rosters announced

Varsity

Robert Doak
Garrett Hamilton
Alec Hulmes
Tyler Marshburn
Scotty McCreery
Juwan Moye
Aquail Sanders
CJ Schmitt
Tre Thompson
Carrington Austin
Jake Ellington
Jake Faucette
Anthony Gallavotti
Vince Jeffries
Michael Lamb
Trevor Lee
Taylor Stephens
Skylar Strickland
Levin Woodall
Brighton Hudson

JV
Jared Collins
Nick Gallogly
Wyatt Godwin
Kameron Harris
Grayson Lee
Nick Phillips
Alan Robinson
Cody Smith
Logan Torruella
Trevor Wiley
Chance Corbin
Stone Gulley
Saylon Kieft
Ian Monahan
Caleb Norris
Jonathan Sierra
Brayden Sims
Greg Stewart
Matt Young

Trojans move into semi-finals of conference tournament

WEB CAST.

Garner and Harnett Central locked horns for the second time in four days on Monday night at Trojan Coliseum in the opening round of the Greater Neuse River Conference tournament and for the 10th consecutive meeting, the men of Troy bested Central 79-53.

The Trojans (21-2) got off to a sluggish start but relied on senior big man, Dominique Reed, who was on fire in the early going the first five points for the Trojans and score all seven of his first half points in the opening eight minutes to left lead Garner to a 11-5 lead after one quarter.

In the second quarter, Garner found their stride both from the line and from the outside, Gavin Wilson entered the game and promptly nailed his first two shots from the outside to finish with eight first half points. Meanwhile, the Trojans missed just one shot from the charity stripe going 13 of 14 from the line to take a 45-19 lead into the locker room.

Harnett Central (4-19) tried to claw back into the game in the third quarter scoring the first four points of the quarter and went on to outscore Garner 19-13 in the period. Malcolm Graves carried Central with 11 of his game high 22 points in the third stanza but the Trojans still led 58-38 after three.

Coach Gray managed to work everyone into the game and in the closing moments of the game, Sammy Saunders scored a career high nine points to help led the Trojans on to the semi-finals with a 79-53 victory.

Garner will face Knightdale on Wednesday night at 7:30 at Trojan Coliseum. Southeast Raleigh and Clayton will play in the first semi-final at Trojan Coliseum, that game will tip-off at 6:00.

Spring Sports Tryout information

Spring sports try-outs beginning Monday Feb.13th (sport/location):

Tennis at the tennis courts - 2:30

Track at the Stadium at 3:00

Baseball at Trojan Park at 2:40

Softball at Trojan Field (softball field) at 2:30

Lacrosse on practice field at 2:30

Soccer on practice field at 2:30

All participants MUST have an athletic physical on file with Coach Guerrero BEFORE they will be allowed to participate. No exceptions!

Greater Neuse River Conference Tournament set

The field is set for the 2012 Greater Neuse River Conference basketball tournament which will be played Monday through Friday across the GNRC landscape.

Boys (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

MONDAY:

At Garner
Game 1: (4) Knightdale vs. (5) East Wake - 6:00
Game 2: (1) Garner vs. (8) Harnett Central - 7:30

At Clayton
Game 3: (3) SE Raleigh vs. (6) Smithfield-Selma - 6:00
Game 4: (2) Clayton vs. (7) West Johnston - 7:30

WEDNESDAY:

At Highest Seed
Game 5: SE Raleigh/SSS vs. Clayton/West Johnston - 6:00/7:30
Game 6: Garner/Harnett Central vs. Knightdale/East Wake - 6:00/7:30

FRIDAY:

At Highest Seed
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 - 7:30


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GIRLS (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

TUESDAY:

At SE Raleigh
Game 1: (4) Harnett Central vs. (5) Knightdale - 6:00
Game 2: (1) SE Raleigh vs. (8) Smithfield-Selma - 7:30

At East Wake
Game 3: (3) Clayton vs. (6) West Johnston - 6:00
Game 4: (2) East Wake vs. (7) Garner - 7:30

THURSDAY:

At Higher Overall Seed
Game 5: Harnett Central/Knightdale vs. SE Raleigh/SSS - 6:00/7:30
Game 6: Clayton/West Johnston vs. East Wake/Garner - 6:00/7:30

FRIDAY:

At Highest BOYS seed
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 - 6:00

Trojans hammer Central to close regular season

WEB CAST.

Garner used a fast start on the road Friday night to put Harnett Central away and cap their second 20-win season is as many years with a 80-49 victory.

The Trojans used a big first quarter from Dominique Reed and Josh McClain to begin to pull away forcing Central to call a timeout midway through the first quarter and following that time out, Garner (20-2, 13-1) went on a 7-2 run to close the quarter and lead 21-6 after one.

In the second quarter it was the same story as Reed continued to go to work down low to finish the first half with 13 of his 20 points. Meanwhile, Larry Richardson buried a three and poured in eight first half points to give Garner a 41-15 lead at the break.

Harnett Central (4-16, 2-13) came out in the second half with a renewed fire and scored some easy buckets on a sloppy defensive effort and managed to cut the lead to 47-28 with just over three minutes left in the third quarter. But, that's when Cameron Redd took over scoring five of his 14 points in the waning moments of the third stanza to make it 55-37 in favor of Garner after three quarters.

The fourth quarter was more of the Garner attack as Coach Gray emptied his bench and everyone saw time as the men of Troy rolled to the 80-49 win.

Garner will be back at home on Monday night in the first round of the Greater Neuse River Conference Tournament. The Trojans will face Harnett Central with tip-off slated for 7:30.

Lady Trojans fall

Coach Mays and his Lady Trojans couldn't match up with Harnett Central on Friday night as they fell 51-28 to close the regular season.

The Lady Trojans will be on the road in the opening round of the conference tournament on Tuesday when they travel to East Wake at 7:30.

JV Sweeps

Both JV teams close their season with wins on Friday night as the JV ladies picked up a 40-37 win. The JV boys picked up a 59-34 win to cap their season at 18-4 overall and 11-3 in the conference.

Trojans outlast Bulldogs to win Greater Neuse River

WEB CAST.

Prior to their game with Southeast Raleigh on Tuesday night, Garner honored the nine seniors on their basketball team and those seniors helped lead the men of Troy to a 76-72 win over their arch rival inside Trojan Coliseum. With the victory, Garner has once again wrapped up the Greater Neuse River Conference championship for a fourth consecutive year.

Garner (19-2, 12-1) began the game on fire as senior Josh McClain scored all eight of his first half points in the first quarter which included a pair of three pointers; not to be outdone on senior night Larry Richardson also scored eight points to give the Trojans a 24-14 lead after one.

Southeast Raleigh (9-9, 7-6) managed to claw their way back into the contest in the second stanza as LeAnder Ashe hit a trio of three's to finish the half with 11 points and help the Bulldogs close the half on a 12-2 run to make it 37-34 Trojans at intermission.

The second half was as advertised as both teams left in on the floor but in the third quarter the Trojans went back to McClain who finished with 13 points his sixth game in a row in double figures, also key for Garner was Dominique Reed who scored seven of his team high 20 in the third to make it 55-51 Trojans after three.

With the outcome still in doubt in the fourth quarter, Garner was sent to the charity stripe 18 times in the final quarter and hit 17 of those 18. In addition, Richardson was 6/6 in the second half, Reed hit his final seven from the line and freshman Julius Barnes knocked down all six of his fourth quarter free throws to ice the game and preserve the 76-72 victory for Garner.

The Trojans will close the regular season on Friday night when they travel to Harnett Central for an 8:00 tip off.

Varsity Girls fall

Coach Mays and his Lady Trojans played Southeast Raleigh tough for the entire first quarter and into the second half, but the Bulldogs were just too much as they went on to defeat Garner 46-24.

The Lady Trojans close the regular season on Friday night at Harnett Central, tip off is set for 6:30.

JV falls

Both JV teams fall to SE Raleigh on Friday night with the JV ladies falling to the Bulldogs 50-23 and the JV boys fall 45-39.

The JV program will complete their season on Friday night at Harnett Central. Ladies at 4, boys at 5:15

Vote for Coach Gray for Sports Council Award

Garner head basketball coach, Eddie Gray has been selected by the Raleigh Sports Club as a finalist for their Amateur Athletics Award. The award is presented to someone in amateur sports who has made an impact over the past year(s) on their community.

The winner will be announced and the award presented on February 16th in an event at the RBC Center.

However, Trojan Nation needs to do their part to rally behind the head coach of the Trojans and cast your vote for Coach Gray.

In order to vote, CLICK HERE and follow the instructions. The voting runs until February 10th so make sure your voice is heard.

Congratulations, Coach Gray!

Individual results from GNRC Wrestling

1st Place 195 lb - Brandon Russell

3rd Place 220 lb - Jacob Ennis
3rd Place 138 lb - Emon Kizer
3rd Place 113 lb - James Box

4th Place 120 lb - Justin Scales
4th Place 145 lb - Devon Johnson


Congratulations to these outstanding wrestlers on a great season.

Track stars headed to States

Congratulations to the following track team members for qualifying for the State Indoor Meet which will be held Saturday, February 11 at the Eddie Smith Field House on the campus of UNC in Chapel Hill.

The boys 4OO- meter -relay team of Tyler Littmann, Lance Littmann, Preston Rogers and Adam Russ qualified with a time of 3:34.

Theodore Brown qualified in the Triple Jump with a mark of 45 feet seven inches.

Trojans joust Knights, again

WEB CAST.

Garner used a late second quarter spurt to take a 13 point lead into the locker room on Friday night at Trojan Coliseum and never looked back as they defeated Knightdale for the second time this season, 96-70.

Both squads played a very competitive first quarter with both Dominique Reed (six points) and Curry Lassiter (eight points) leading their squad in the first stanza, but the Trojans had the advantage 18-15.

Garner (18-2, 11-1) used a 4-0 run over the first 59 seconds of the second quarter to take a seven point lead prompting Knightdale (10-11, 8-4) to call their timeout in the contest. But, the Trojans kept going inside to Reed who finished the first half with 16 points, however the biggest shot of the half came from Josh McClain who nailed a three from left of the key as the first half buzzer sounded to send the men of Troy into the locker room up 46-33.

The Knights came out in the second half and couldn't get any rhythm going as Reed continued his dominance down low while McClain poured in six third stanza points to make it 69-53 Trojans after three.

Garner poured it on in the final quarter as they entire team saw action while Reed finished with 29 points and Demarcus Sanford scored nine second half points to finish the game with a career high of 14 points and lead the Trojans to a 96-70 win and the season sweep of the Knights.

The Trojans will return home on Tuesday night for Senior Night when they host Southeast Raleigh at 8:00.

Lady Trojans fall

Coach Mays and his Lady Trojans started the game off cold as they trailed 13-1 before they began on the comeback trail and cut the deficit to single digits. However, the Knights pulled away in the end for the 50-43 victory.

The Lady Trojans will be back at home on Tuesday night at 6:30 when they host Southeast Raleigh, it will also be Senior Night for the ladies.

JV splits

The JV girls fall to Knightdale 59-30 while the JV boys continued their winning ways and kept pace with the league leader (SE Raleigh) with a 55-48 victory over Knightdale.

Both JV teams will conclude the home portion of their schedule when they host Southeast Raleigh. The JV girls will tip at 4:00 followed by the boys at 5:15

JV Basketball team selling T-Shirts

Coach Bloms and his JV Basketball team will be selling t-shirts both for the "Blue Crew" and also another T-Shirt for anyone else.

The shirts are gold and are $15 each. Anyone who wants one needs to come to Coach Bloms room #106 to order.

All orders are due by next Tuesday (February 7) morning. There will also be order forms at the game Friday night. "Make sure you get your gold, blue crew basketball shirt for the playoffs!" And yes, they will be here in time for the playoffs.

Below you will find the designs of both the Blue Crew and the Garner basketball t-shirt.


Blue Crew T-Shirt:

Garner Basketball T-Shirt:

Trojan Wrestlers down Harnett Central

106 QUINTIN CAMPBELL (GARNER) FELL TO DANIEL PEARCE 6-7
113 JUSTIN WADELL FELL TO JAMES BOX (GARNER) 6-0
120 CHARLES ADAMS FELL TO JUSTIN SCALES (GARNER) PIN 1:10
126 SEAN OWENS (GARNER) FELL TO DAIVD BLALOCK 5-10
132 MILLER SAWYER (GARNER) FELL TO ERIC MCCOY 2-10
138 NOAH RAY FELL TO EMON KIZER (GARNER) PIN :45
145 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF (GARNER) FELL TO IAN MCCALLISTER PIN1:20
152 MALCOM WHITE FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO (GARNER) PIN 5:52
160 BRYON CLIFFORD FELL TO DEVAN JOHNSON PIN 3:24
170 JOHN ATKINS FELL TO WILLIAM HALL (GARNER) PIN 1:58
182 ALAN PLEASANT FELL TO BENNY FRANCIS-SOURMARA (GARNER) PIN 1:52
195 BRANDON PATTERSON FELL TO BRANDON RUSSELL (GARNER) PIN 4:43
220 JACOB ENNIS (GARNER) FELL TO BRUCE ESPINOZA IN DOUBLE OVERTIME PIN 7:15
285 JUAN ESCOBAR BELL TO AMANI SOUMOURA (GARNER) PIN 1:55

GARNER 51
HARNETT CENTRAL 22

Garner will be back in action on Saturday at Smithfield-Selma at 10 a.m. in the Greater Neuse River Conference Championship.

Trio of Trojans sign letters of Intent

Wednesday marked National Signing Day for high school football players to ink their name to play college football next season and three members of the 2011 Eastern Champion Garner Trojans made their commitment known Wednesday morning.

Maylon Rowland - St. Augustine

The Trojan lineman made his commitment to St. Aug on Wednesday saying he chose that school because "he liked the atmosphere and the coaches will look out for me and take care of me."

Rowland says the Bears plan to use him at defensive end during his time.

Demetrius Fairley - Gardner Webb

After a self described, "rocky" recruiting process, Demetrius Fairley signed his letter of intent with Gardner Webb on Wednesday morning.

Asked why he chose the Bulldogs, Fairley said "I felt like they were the most loyal and sincere to me during the entire process - they've been watching me since my sophomore year."

Fairley said that it was his family who "helped him through the rough times of his process."

The Trojan fullback could see some playing time as a true freshman next year and will shift spots in the backfield and move to the tailback position.

Greg Milhouse - Appalachian State

Offensive linemen Greg Milhouse finalized his recruting process on Wednesday signing with the Mountaineers of App State.

So when Milhouse was asked why he decided to play college football in Boone, he said, "That's where I felt I fit in best at and I feel like I can go in and succeed and some early playing time."

Milhouse continued, "Boone reminded me a lot of Garner and I love this place."

The Trojan captain had committed to Elon in early January but when they App coaches found they sent a lot of their staff to visit Milhouse which convinced the lineman that he was ready to be a Mountaineer.

The Apps see Milhouse playing on the defensive side of the ball as a defensive end in the 3-4 or at defensive tackle in the 4-3.

Congratulations to all these outstanding young men and we look forward to watching you in the future.

Pictures courtesy of Jason Boyette and SweetTeva.com

This Week in Trojan Athletics Show returns tonight

The Trojan Sports Network will return to Aversboro Restaurant tonight at 7:00 as they take a look at what's going on this week around Trojan Sports.

We encourage you to attend the show at Aversboro Restaurant at 1411 Aversboro Road in Garner.

However, if you can't make it to the show you can listen live to the show which begins at 7:00 by CLICKING HERE.

Aversboro Restaurant