WEB CAST.
After their win over East Wake on Tuesday night, the Trojans learned that Knightdale had lost to Clayton, with the loss, Garner was crowned the Conference Champion's for the second straight year, and the 10th time the Trojans have won the conference under Coach Gray.
However, the Trojans didn't have long to celebrate as they were right back in action on Wednesday night as they played host to the Knightdale Knights the team that handed Garner their only conference loss of the season.
But, it would be Knightdale who came out with the intensity as they began the game on a 9-3 run and Garner just could not recover in the first quarter as the Knights marched out to a 18-15 lead as the Trojans, Gavin Wilson, hit a three just before the first quarter buzzer to cut the lead to three.
In the second quarter, Knightdale's lead would grow to double digits before Garner began on the comeback trail and eventually cut the lead to four points as in the first half it was Wilson and Stephon Drane who kept the Trojans in the game, but the Knights would begin to pull away and take a 36-28 lead to the locker room.
Knightdale would dominate the third quarter as Garner didn't have much of an answer, but it was also tough for Garner to get things going with starting point guard, Emmanuel McClain picking up three quick fouls in the first half and was limited in his playing time in the game. As a result, the Knights had a 55-41 lead after three.
The lead for Knightdale would grow to as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter before Garner began to mount a comeback, as they cut the lead to 10, but Knightdale just didn't make any mistakes down the stretch and hit the free throws as Garner was just completely out of rythem as they fell to Knightdale 68-54.
With the loss, Garner is now 12-8 on the season and 11-2 inside the GNRC. The Trojans will host Harnett Central on Friday night for Senior Night. The game will tip at 7:30 and the Senior Night celebration will be between games. Also, you need to be at the game early to catch a special presentation!
Scoring:
Knightdale: S. Geter 16, A. Abdullah 14, A. Smith 14, T. Nicholson 8, A. Pope 4, M. Hinnatt 4, R. Fredrick 4, B. Bolling 2, A. McDowell 2.
GARNER: G. Wilson 19, S. Drane 17, D. Harris 4, D. Johnson 4, D. Reed 2, M. Sloan 2, J. McClain 2, D. Hall 2.
Varsity Girls Fall to Knightdale
After defeating Knightdale just a couple of weeks ago, the Lady Trojans have played really good basketball, but on Wednesday night, Garner reverted back to their old ways as they lost to Knightdale at home 64-43.
Knightdale was able to play very physical with the Lady Trojans and force Garner into several turnovers and bad shots as Garner will look to rebound on Friday night at 6:00 when they host Harnett Central for Senior Night.
Stay after the game as the Lady Trojans will honor their Seniors from the class of 2010.
