Trojans use balanced effort to stay perfect

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Garner put four players in double figures as they rallied from a four point deficit after the first quarter to race past Harnett Central 81-56 to remain perfect.

Harnett Central (5-11, 1-8) took a four point, 19-15 lead after the first quarter thanks to four points from Zach Spainhour and Ruben Malone. Garner was able to stick around thanks to four points from Donald Johnson. But, the Trojans missed several shots which allowed Central to take the lead after one.

That lead didn't last long as Garner (16-0, 9-0) began the second quarter a 10-0 scoring spurt to reclaim the lead. During that second period, Johnson scored seven points while Dominique Reed added five points in the stanza. Central just had no answer as Garner used their quickness and several turnovers to take a 40-25 lead to the locker room.

After halftime, Central still had no answer for the Trojans as Garner pounded the ball down low where Reed went to work scoring six points in the third quarter to lead Garner to a 59-40 lead after three.

The fourth quarter saw the Trojans empty the bench as every player on the roster played and in his first apperance of the season, Anthony Tucker scored a career high five points as the Trojans cruised to an 81-56 win. Garner had 20 steals on the evening.

Garner is back in action tomorrow night at 7:30 when they travel to Smithfield-Selma for a match-up with the Spartans.

Scoring:
Harnett Central: Ruben Malone: 16 points, Zach Spainhour 9 points, Heath Bowers 8 points, Brian Taylor 7 points, Nate Laing 6 points, Dekkorres Allen 3 points, Malcolm Graves 3 points, Heinrich Zinkhan 2 points, Austin Warren 2 points

GARNER: Donald Johnson 17, Dominique Reed 16, Gavin Wilson 11, Josh McClain 11, Larry Richardson 7, Anthony Tucker 5, Cameron Redd 4, Cliff Holt 3, Max Khuns 3, Deion Dorsey 2, Emmanuel McClain 2.

Varsity Girls fall to Central

Coach Mays and the Lady Trojans fought their way back from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter as Jennifer Stienbeck hit three, three pointers in under a minute to bring Garner back to within two.

However, the Lady Trojans just couldn't get over the hump as they fell to Harnett Central 59-54.

They will be back in action tomorrow at 6:00 when they travel to Smithfield-Selma.

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Reed's jumper keeps Garner perfect

WEB CAST.

Dominique Reed hit a 13-foot jump shot with four seconds left to lift Garner to a 44-42 win over Knightdale on Friday night at Trojan Coliseum.

It was also a historic night for the head coach of the Trojans, Eddie Gray as he picked up career win number 350 in his 22nd season.

Knightdale (10-9, 4-5) managed to keep up with the up tempo style of the Trojans as both team raced out to a 20-20 tie after the first eight minutes. Donald Johnson paced Garner in the opening stanza with three, three pointers. Meanwhile, Deshaun Griffin led Knightdale with eight first quarter points.

Garner (15-0, 8-0) went inside to Cameron Redd in the second quarter as he led the way with six points to give the Trojans a seven point, 33-26 advantage at the break. However, Johnson still led the Trojans in scoring with 10 first half points.

The second quarter began a trend that continued for the rest of the game as both teams slowed the pace of the game way down and as a result the Knights outscored Garner 11-6. Both teams struggled to score in any way including missing several layups.

In the final stanza, Garner continued their offensive struggles as they went 11 minutes of game action without a point which allowed Knightdale to take their first lead of the game at 42-40. That's when the Trojans found some offense. Reed hit a big layup with under 30 seconds left to tie the game at 42.

Then after a great defensive stand by Garner, they came down court and after almost throwing the ball away, Reed found some space and nailed the 13-footer to give Garner a two point lead, and after the Knightdale half court heave was no good, the Trojans survived.

However, the 44 points that Garner scored was a season low for the Trojans eclipsing the previous low of 62.

For some perspective on the milestone for Coach Gray, he picked up his 250th career win on November 17, 2005 over Middle Creek. Win number 300 came on November 18, 2008 also over Middle Creek.

Garner is back in action on Monday night when they return home to take on Harnett Central at 7:30.

Varsity Girls fall to Knightdale

Garner just couldn't complete their comeback as they were down by 14 going to the final stanza, and couldn't get over the hump after cutting the lead down to seven. Knightdale just pulled away as they defeated Garner 48-33.

The Lady Trojans are back in action on Monday when they host Harnett Central at 6:00

JV Boys Blast Knightdale

The only team to beat the JV Trojans was Knightdale. That all changed on Thursday night as the Trojans blasted Knightdale on the road 62-45.

Garner is now 14-2 overall and 7-1 and in first place in the conference. Leading the Trojans were:

Rashaun Shaw 20 pts, 16 rebs, 3 stls, 2 assts

Sammie Saunders 11 pts, 4 rebs

Demarcus Sanford 10 pts, 5 assts, 4 rebs

Marquis Leach 8 pts, 4 rebs, 4 stls

The Trojans are back in action on Monday when they travel to Harnett Central at 7:30

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Wrestling falls to East Wake

East Wake 44
Garner 36

103 Dylan Harden (Garner) win by forfeit
112 Darrien Moody (East Wake) Fall 5:51 over James Box (Garner)
119 Azzam Aherman (East Wake) win by forfeit
125 Scott Staples (East Wake) Fall 1:32 over Isaiah Cain (Garner)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 3:00 over Eddie Conterber (East Wake)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 4:57 over Devin Merkland (East Wake)
140 Emon Kizer (Garner) Fall 1:41 over Robert Perez (East Wake)
145 Corey Estes (East Wake) Decision 10-7 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
152 Conner Porter (East Wake) Fall :55 over Wesley Ross (Garner)
160 Cullen Casper (East Wake) Tech Fall 15-0 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Mitchell Morgan (East Wake) Fall 1:28 over Khaled Mussafer (Garner)
189 Kyander Moore (Easter Wake) Fall 1:49 over Jacob Ennis (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 2:55 over Austin Smith (East Wake)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 3:30 over PJ Shuler (East Wake)

Garner is back in action on Wednesday, February 2nd at home, it will be Senior Night as they take on Harnett Central, the match will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Conference meet will be Saturday, February 5th at Smithfield-Selma and we will be starting at 9:00 a.m.

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Second half rally keeps Garner perfect

WEB CAST.

For the second time this season, Clayton built a big lead over Garner only to see the Trojans storm back to take the lead for good with 5:28 to play en route to a 70-61 win at Jerry Smith Court on Tuesday night.

Clayton (12-4, 5-3) used an quick tempo offense and built a eight point, 22-14 advantage after the first quarter. Comet Freshman, Gary Clark was a game time decision, but came out blazing with six quick points. Clayton used Clark's efforts and a big four point play by Antonio Pickett early in the quarter which led them to the advantage.

Garner (14-0, 7-0) fell even deeper as Clayton built a 14 point lead before the Trojans came storming back. Donald Johnson found his shot and hit a pair of three pointers in the second quarter along with four first half points from Josh McClain, Cameron Redd and Dominique Reed, which pulled Garner to within six at 36-30 going to the half.

Johnson put the team on his back in the second half as he carried the Trojans with 10 of his game high 21 points in the third quarter to bring Garner all the way back to take their first lead with just over five minutes left in the third, and heading to the fourth, Garner was leading by two at 53-51.

Gavin Wilson was strapped with two early fouls and didn't play for a majority of the first half, however, he hit some big shots down the stretch leading Garner with seven fourth quarter points, including a couple of steals and fast break layups. Those shots by the junior, coupled with the guard play of Emanuel McClain helped Garner pull away in the fourth quarter as they defeated Clayton for the fifth consecutive time with a 70-61 victory.

Garner will return home on Friday night when they host the Knightdale Knights at 7:30.

Varsity Girls fall to Clayton

Clayton used the free throw line to their advantage in the first half, take a double-digit lead into the second quarter and the Lady Trojans had no answer for the full court press as Clayton pulled away in the second half to win 49-32.

The Lady Trojans are back in action on Friday when they host Knightdale at 6:00

JV Girls Roll

Coach Ellerbee and the Lady Trojans had no problem with the Comets as the eased their way to a 57-17 win over the JV Lady Comets.

Garner is back in action on Thursday when they travel to Knightdale at 6:00

JV Boys Roll past Clayon

The JV Boys did their part on Tuesday night as they made short work of the Comets as they blasted the Comets 72-39.

Garner is back in action on Thursday when they travel to Knightdale at 7:30.

Long ball propells Garner to huge victory

WEB CAST.

After another 10-day layoff, it took the Garner Trojans half a quarter to find their stride, but when they did, they demolished West Johnston 101-46 at Trojan Coliseum on Friday night.

Garner (13-0, 6-0) really struggled in the first part of the opening quarter - with four minutes to play in the first eight minutes, the Trojans had a 7-0 lead, which forced Wildcat head coach, Kris Bennett to call a timeout.

Following the timeout, Garner hit their stride on both ends of the court as they finished the opening period with 22 points and limiting West Johnston (6-8, 3-4) to just six. It took West six minutes to score their first points of the game.

The second quarter was more of the same for Garner as Gavin Wilson scored eight of his 10 first half points in the second. Donald Johnson also scored 10 points for the Trojans in the opening half, as Garner hit three, three point shots in the first 16 minutes, as the men of Troy took a 43-16 lead to the locker room.

It was a motivated Garner team that came out of the locker room for the second half as they nailed 10 three's in the final 16 minutes to finish with 13 three pointers for the game - the Trojans had six different players hit a three. Larry Richardson and Johnson hit three long balls a piece as they paced to a 72-31 lead after three.

Eddie Gray cleared his bench with five minutes to play in the final quarter with Garner already over 90 points, but the second team had a mission as they continued their torrid pace. After a three by Max Khuns, Garner was just four points away from the century mark, and they hit that mark as Cameron Redd nailed a pair of free throws to give the Trojans a 101-46 win.

Garner is back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Jerry Smith Court to take on the Clayton Comets, tip-off is slated for 7:30.

Scoring:

West: Justin Carroll 10, Tyruss Colton 9, Earnest Harrington 9, Sean Johnson 7, Jerrell Jackson 3, Darius Williams 2, Christian Brownfield 2, Pablo Guerrero 2, Angelo King

GARNER: Donald Johnson 24, Gavin Wilson 17, Larry Richardson 14, Josh McClain 14, Dominique Reed 6, Cameron Redd 5, Jarie Hicks 5, Daryl Saunders 4, Nicholas Wyrick 4, Cliff Holt 3, Max Khuns 3, Emanuel McClain 2, Deion Dorsey 1.

West Johnston takes down Lady Trojans

Coach Mays and the Lady Trojans were looking for a big win on Friday night to try and climb back into the GNRC race. However, West Johnston had other ideas as they played scrappy defense as they took a seven point lead to the locker room at halftime.

In the final moments, Garner tried to cut into the lead late in the game, but could never get closer than five points as they fall to West 47-37.

The Lady Trojans are back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Clayton for a 6:00 tip-off.

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Bailey Headed to Brunswick

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Seated L to R: Donna Bailey, Brett Bailey, Donnie Bailey

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Coming off a successful junior season, Brett Bailey, made sure he would be able to continue his baseball dream as he signed his National Letter of Intent with Brunswick Community College on Thursday morning inside the Media Center at Garner Magnet High School.

The Bailey family has a long standing baseball tradition at Garner and Brett is just the latest in the family's baseball linage. His uncle Ruff and father, Donnie both played baseball at Garner for head coach Paul Faulk and his brother Trey played for the Trojans under the direction of Kim Cain and current Garner skipper, Derik Goffena.

Brunswick Head Coach, Robbie Allen, sighted Bailey's work ethic as one of the main reasons why his program made the decision to add Brett to their impressive club which spent much of last season ranked eighth in the nation.

Congratulations Brett!

Wrestling has great day at Middle Creek

The Garner Wrestling squad were in action yesterday in the second annual Middle Creek Mustang Stampede. There were 21 teams at this tournament and Garner took 7th place!! We had two Champions, Anthony Chiles at 130 and Tyler Maher at 285 and Isaiah Cain took 3rd place. Here are the results:

1st Round:

125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Fall 3:01 over Mariano Gomez (Athens Drive)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Bye
135 Tyler Johnson (Corinth-Holders) Decision 14-10 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
152 Nate Parrish (Clayton) Fall 4:50 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 3:44 over Justin Commee (Kerr-Vance Academy)
171 Kevin Stiles (Enloe) Fall 2:41 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Bye
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 3:36 over Elijah Harris (Corinth-Holders)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Bye

Quarter Finals:

125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Decision 7-3 over Cameron Brewer (Corinth-Holders)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 5:13 over Marcus Midgette (Southern Durham)
160 Winston Church (Northern Durham) Major Decision 22-12 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
189 Jared Tabron (Northern Durham) Fall 3:20 over Brandon Russell (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Decision 8-2 over Myles Quimby (Athens Drive)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:09 over Anthony Bradshaw (Enloe)

1st Round Consolation Wrestlebacks:

135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Bye
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Bye
171 William Hall (Garner) Bye

2nd Round Consolation Wrestlebacks:

135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 2:58 over Matthew Ahlers (Enloe)
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Fall 3:21 over Mike Brito (Heritage)
171 William Hall (Garner) Fall 1:30 over Christian Novak (Clayton)

3rd Round Consolation Wrestlebacks:

135 Bradley Wheeler (New Bern) Fall 1:28 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
152 Josh Smith (Kerr Vance Academy) Fall 3:55 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
171 Keith Neal (West Johnston) Fall 3:37 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Decision 17-15 over Ernesto Cervantes (Lee County)

Semi Finals:

125 Luke Mincey (Orange) Decision 11-2 over Isaiah Cain (Garner)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 9-6 over Drew Ginitis (Athens Drive)
215 Chris Frampton (Kerr Vance Academy) Decision 6-2 over Vincent Mollo (Garner)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Decision 6-1 over Chris Waters (New Bern)

Semi Consolation Wrestlebacks:

125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Major Decision 8-0 over Carnell Lewis (Enloe)
189 DeMititreus Davenport (New Bern) Fall 1:37 over Brandon Russell (Garner)
215 James Barrett (Eastern Wayne) Decision 3-1 over Vincent Mollo (Garner)

Final Consolation Wrestlebacks:

125 Isaiah Cain (Ganer) Forfeit 5 Match Rule - 3rd Place

Final Round:

130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 6-0 over Eric Milks (New Bern) - Anthony Chiles - Champion
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 3:52 over Devan Caldwell (Wakefield) - Tyler Maher - Champion

Varsity Results:

125 - Isaiah Cain - 3rd Place
130 - Anthony Chiles - Champion
285 - Tyler Maher - Champion

JV Results:

Terry Whitehead - 1st Place
Davon Johnson - 2nd Place
Isaiah Davis - 2nd Place
Sean Owens - 3rd Place
Daniel Kalambayi - 3rd Place

Garner will return to wrestling on Wednesday, January 26th at East Wake.

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Basketball schedule changed, again

Due to the snow this week and Harnett Central not being allowed to play on Friday, the basketball schedule gas been changed, again.

Garner will make up the Harnett Central game on January 31st with the Varsity at home and JV away.

The East Wake game will be made up on February 7th with the JV at home and Varsity away.

As of now, Garner's next game will be Friday, December 21 vs. West Johnston. Varsity at home and JV away.

Garner Wrestling Hammers Southeast Raleigh

Garner 45
Southeast Raleigh 17

103 Double forfeit
112 James Baker (Southeast Raleigh) Fall :12 over James Box (Garner)
119 Sean Owens (Garner) win by forfeit
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Decision 5-3 over Artie Johnson Jr.
130 Double forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) win by forfeit
140 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by forfeit
145 Emon Kizer (Garner) Fall 1:46 over Kiwan Rogers (Southeast Raleigh)
152 Cedric Mack (Southeast Raleigh) Tech Fall 18-3 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
160 LeVincent Clark (Southeast Raleigh) Decision 16-14 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Franklin Lanier (Southeast Raleigh) Decision 14-9 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) win by forfeit
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:15 over Aaron Hopkins (Southeast Raleigh)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:40 over Joshua Mack (Southeast Raleigh)

Garner is back in action on Saturday when they will travel to Middle Creek High School for the second Annual Mustang Stampede Wrestling Tournament.

Balanced effort keeps Garner perfect

WEB CAST.

Garner placed four players in double figures as they moved to 12-0 on the season with a 83-52 win over the Wilson Fike Golden Demons at Trojan Coliseum.

The Trojans were paced by Donald Johnson with 18 points, Gavin Wilson with 13 points, Josh McClain with 12 and Cameron Redd scored 10.

Even with the great scoring effort, Garner once again got off to a slow start which allowed Fike to take the lead early in the game. But, during a timeout, Trojan head coach, Eddie Gray got after his team which sparked Garner on the offensive end allowing them to take a 29-12 lead after one period.

Fike (1-11) tried to hang around with Antonio Hinnant who hit a pair of three pointers, but it wasn't enough as Dominique Reed and Deion Dorsey led the charge for Garner down low with the blocked shots and rebounds, that propelled the Trojans to a 45-25 halftime lead.

The second half was more of the same as Garner manged to get every player on their roster some time tonight as they cruised to a 83-52 win.

Garner is back in action next week when they return to Greater Neuse River play.

Varsity Girls comeback falls short

Garner defeated Fike already once this season, however the Lady Trojans had their work cut out for themselves tonight as the Golden Demons came to play. Fike took a seven point, 27-20 lead at halftime forcing Garner to try and play catch up.

After three quarters, Garner was still down by seven at 37-30. But to their credit they did not give up and made it a one-point Fike lead with 30 seconds left. Then Garner turned the ball over and the Lady Demons hit a pair of free throws to escape with a 43-40 win.

JV Boys get another win

Coach Bloms and the Trojans were ready to play again on Wednesday night as they moved to 11-2 on the season with a 60-43 win over Fike.

Garner took a lead at halftime and never looked back.

JV Lady Trojans get win

Coach Ellerbee and the Lady Trojans played a tough physical game with Fike and had to battle their way back late in the game as they came away with a 45-42 win over Fike.

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Basketball schedule change

With Wake County closing school today, tonights basketball games against East Wake have been postponed.

The game will be made up on Monday, January 31st. As of now there is no word on Wednesday's game against Wilson Fike.

JV Basketball Keeps on Rolling

The JV boys finished 2010 by taking second place in the Athens Drive JV Christmas Tournament, beating Sanderson and Millbrook, while losing to Broughton by four in the final.

Coach Bloms and the JV Trojans began 2011 in grand style as they took down SSS.

Garner: 53
SSS: 47

Demarcus Sanford: 23 pts, 10 stls, 4 rebs, 3 stls, 3 assts
Eric Crawford: 8 pts, 4 stls, 2 assts
Jasper Stallings: 4 pts, 13 rebs


Then, the Trojans remained perfect in 2011 as they defeated Southeast Raleigh at home last Friday.

Garner: 60
SE Raleigh: 55

Rashaun Shaw: 21 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks
Demarcus Sanford: 14 pts, 5 stls, 3 rebs

The JV Trojans are now 10-2 Overall, 4-1 Conference

They will be back in action on Tuesday night at home against East Wake. Tip off is set for 7:30.

Awards night postponed, again

Due to Wake County releasing school early today, the fall sports awards night has been postponed, again.

No make up date has been announced.

Wresting with another great showing

Wakefield 48
Garner 34

103 Zach Koehler (Wakefield) win by forfeit
112 Mick Diombrio (Wakefield) Fall 1:03 over James Box (Garner)
119 Dedrick Harrington (Wakefield) Fall :44 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 1:57 over Alex Tulenko (Wakefield)
130 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Major Decision 10-0 over Keith McChristian (Wakefield)
135 Bill Trybuskiewicz (Wakefield) Fall 5:22 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
140 Matt Holt (Wakefield) Fall 3:48 Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Jeremy Castillo (Wakefield) Fall 2:11 Davon Johnson (Garner)
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Fall 2:58 over Jeremy Kerzner (Wakefield)
160 Eric White (Wakefield) Fall 1:52 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Marcus Allen (Wakefield) Fall 4:16 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Fall 1:42 over George Stiak (Wakefield)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:21 over Connor VonWeiltzen (Wakefield)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 4:58 over Devon Caldwell (Wakefield)

Garner 36
Leesville 48

103 Chris Kimmerly (Leesville) win by forfeit
112 John Jones (Leesville) Fall :29 over Dylan Harden (Garner)
119 Preston Sheriff (Leesville) Fall 2:43 over Justin Scales (Garner)
125 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 3:11 over Matt Belacnez (Leesville)
130 Matt Cesari (Leesville) Fall 4:35 over Isaiah Cain (Garner)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 1:33 over John Bjerke (Leesville)
140 Zach Cates (Leesville) Fall 2:21 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Bobby Griffin (Lessville) Fall 3:02 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
152 Basil Siwan (Leesville) Fall 5:23 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 1:44 over Casey Burns (Leesville)
171 William Hall (Garner) Fall 5:09 over Jackson Tucker (Leesville)
189 Jackson Tucker (Leesville) Fall 1:35 over Jacob Ennis (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) win by forfeit
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :18 over Chris Pendergraft

Garner 45
Enloe 30

103 Jake Oberilender (Enloe) win by forfeit
112 James Box (Garner) Fall 1:21 over Jaylin Williams-Perkins (Enloe)
119 Sean Owens (Garner) win by forfeit
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Decision 5-2 over Carnell Lewis (Enloe)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) win by forfeit
140 Tyshawn Dublin (Enloe) Fall 3:01 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Damian Dozier (Enloe) Fall :54 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
152 Christian Owen (Enloe) Decision 6-2 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Clay Trotter (Enloe) Fall 1:57 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 William Bradshaw (Enloe) Decision 5-1 over Khaled Mussafer (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Fall 3:59 over Anthony Winston (Enloe)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:28 over Jonathan Mims (Enloe)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:44 over Anthony Bradshaw (Enloe)

Garner 54
Broughton 24

103 Double forfeit
112 Hines (Broughton) Fall :42 over James Box (Garner)
119 A (Broughton) fall :15 over Justin Scales (Garner)
125 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 3:23 over Rahlan (Broughton)
130 Baker (Broughton) Fall 2:26 over Luis Gomez (Garner)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 1:10 over Winn (Broughton)
140 Emon Kizer (Garner) Fall :49 over Fry (Broughton)
145 Davon Johnson (Garner) win by forfeit
152 Saba (Broughton) Fall :55 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall :51 over Longmire (Broughton)
171 William Hall (Garner) win by forfeit
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) win by forfeit
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:20 over Obame (Broughton)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 5:31 over Jefferson (Broughton)

Garner 18
Millbrook 56

103 Alioune Mboup (Millbrook) win by forfeit
112 Nick Norton (Millbrook) Fall :28 over Dylan Harden (Garner)
119 Brett Burton (Millbrook) Fall :20 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Fall 4:55 over Carlos Rivera (Millbrook)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 8-4 over Brandon Harris (Millbrook)
135 Winston Norton (Millbrook) Decision 10-2 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
140 Will Burn (Millbrook) Fall 1:54 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Lamaine Camara (Millbrook) Tech Fall 22-6 over Devon Johnson (Garner)
152 Chris Williams (Millbrook) win by forfeit
160 Daymon Hughes (Millbrook) Fall 2:20 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Jeremy Macon (Millbrook) Fall 1:10 over Benny Francis-Sounman (Garner)
189 Nathan Farrell (Millbrook) Fall 1:17 over Jacob Ennis (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Decision 7-4 over Lewis Crumsey (Millbrook)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:27 over Caleb High (Millbrook)

Garner is back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Southeast Raleigh. Then on Saturday, the Trojans will be at Middle Creek for the Middle Creek Stampede for an individual tournament.

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Gymnastic Results

Freshman Lacey Castora scored a 9.3 on bars with a sixth place finish in the Lady Trojans third Gymnastics meet of the season. Castora, also earned a 9.050 on vault.

Also, Sophomore Taylor Williams scored a 9.15 on vault and Senior and team captain, Jessica Hellman, scored a 9.05 on floor.

Garner finished 10th in team competition. The Lady Trojans will compete again at the conference meet on Friday, January 21st, at Raleigh School of Gymnastics.

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Cheer clinic postponed

The cheer clinic originally schedule for tomorrow has been postponed for next Saturday, January 15. The clinic will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until 11:30 am. Anyone interested can still register.

If you have any questions, email Ms. Cole at hcole@wcpss.net

Trojans stay perfect after big rally

WEB CAST .

Donald Johnson hit a key free throw with 10.9 seconds left to give Garner a five point lead, that they wouldn't relinquish as they came from behind to defeat Southeast Raleigh 62-58 on Friday night.

Garner (11-0, 5-0) found themselves in a dog fight in every sense of the word as Southeast Raleigh (8-4, 3-2) came ready to play on Friday night and opened up a 22-16 lead after the first quarter, as the Bulldogs played a uptempo physical type of basketball game.

Southeast saw their lead grow in the second quarter as midway through the period, they had a 11 point lead over the Trojans, who were playing very out of character and had several turnovers as they struggled with the Bulldogs pressure defense.

However, Garner clawed their way back at the end of the half to cut the lead to four points at 34-30 at the break.

Garner was able to stay in the game thanks to the rebounding of Deion Dorsey who finished the game with 20 rebounds while Dominique Reed had 12 blocked shots to create several fast break chances for the Trojans.

In the third quarter, Garner began a run that would send them into the lead as Johnson scored 10 of his teams first 12 points in the third quarter to give the Trojans a one point advantage halfway through the third. That lead would grow to as many as 11 in the games third stanza before Southeast made a run.

The Bulldogs came storming back thanks to a balanced scoring effort from Tyler Griffs and Donyea Johnson and made it a 49-48 Trojan lead going to the final quarter.

After an uptempo high intensity game through three quarters, the final stanza was very methodical as both teams tried to grind their way to the victory. But, as they have done most of the season Johnson and Gavin Wilson put the team on their back scoring a combined 11 points in the final quarter.

However, Southeast had several chances to tie the game as they trailed by one three for the majority of the game, but, most of their threes went begging. Garner struggled all night from the line shooting just 39 percent for the game, from the line.

With 10.9 seconds left, Johnson went to the line for two shots and the Trojans up by three, after missing the first, he hit the second and Southeast had their shot on the other end blocked by Reed to keep the Trojans perfect.

Garner will return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to East Wake for a 7:30 tip-off.

Varsity Girls fall to Southeast

After a big win over SSS, Garner was feeling good about their chances to upset Southeast Raleigh. However, the Bulldogs who finished second in the GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational, made sure there would be no upset on Friday as they defeated Garner 59-18.

Southeast began the game on a 6-0 run and never looked back as they cruised to victory.

The Lady Trojans are back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to East Wake for a 6:00 tip.

Trojan Wrestlers Blast Spartans

Garner 57
Smithfield Selma 18

103 Double forfeit
112 Ever Reyes (Smithfield Selma) Fall :33 over James Box (Garner)
119 Gabriel Urioshejui (Smithfield Selma) Fall 1:30 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Fall :11 over Kyle Ceballos (Smithfield Selma)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 2:43 over Alejandro Ceballos (Smithfield Selma)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 3:04 over Kong Sueasri (Smithfield Selma)
140 Emon Kizer (Garner) Fall 3:36 over Brandon Johnson (Smithfield Selma)
145 Davon Johnson (Garner) Fall 2:44 over Mario Calderini (Smithfield Selma)
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Fall 2:59 over Brandon Gay (Smithfield Selma)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Decision 6-4 over Will Hopkins (Smithfield Selma)
171 Jesus Macias (Smithfield Selma) Fall 1:03 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Injury Default over Sam Gray (Smithfield Selma)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 4:09 over Zach Rhodes (Smithfield Selma)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :47 over Amondo Sanders (Smithfield Selma)

JV Results:

Spencer Powell (Smithfield Selma) Fall 3:24 over Brandon Grinstaff (Garner)
Caleb Pipkin (Garner) Fall 1:15 over Logan Cox (Smithfield Selma)

Garner is back in action on Saturday, when they travel Millbrook High School for the Cap 8-Greater Neuse River tournament.

JV Basketball change

The JV basketball games that were scheduled for tonigt have been moved to tomorrow night at Garner with the game times remaining the same. The girls will play at 6 and the boys at 7:30.

Trojan Sports Network Returns to Tookie's TONIGHT!

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Reed's career high keep the Trojans perfect

WEB CAST.

Dominique Reed scored 16 of his career high 28 points in the first half as the Garner Trojans picked up their 10th win of the season as they blasted Smithfield-Selma 68-37.

Garner (10-0, 4-0) had to battle for the lead early in the contest as the Spartans hung tough thanks to the play of their senior point guard, Doug Hodges. But, the Trojans pounded the ball down low to Reed who chipped in 10 points in the first stanza to lead Garner to a 19-13 lead after one.

Smithfield-Selma (5-7, 1-3) was able to stay in the game during the first half thanks to their outside shooting as they hit four, three=pointers. However, the Trojans wouldn't be denied as Reed continued his play for the Trojans meanwhile, Donald Johnson found his stride scoring nine points in the first half to make it 37-21 Trojans at the break.

The third quarter was a tough one for both teams as neither team scored until the six minute mark of the quarter. During the quarter you saw a pair of teams that haven't played in two weeks as Garner outscored SSS 9-8 in the stanza to take a 46-29 lead into the fourth.

In the final quarter, Garner hit their free throws down the stretch as Reed was a perfect six of six from the line and finished with 28 points. However, in the fourth quarter, Garner as a team was a perfect 10/10 from the line. That helped the Trojans ease to a 68-37 win.

Garner is back in action on Friday night when they travel to Southeast Raleigh for a key conference contest, tip off is set for 7:30.

Varsity Girls blast SSS

Garner outscored Smithfield-Selma 14-2 in the first quarter and that pretty much set the tone for the entire game as Garner blasted SSS 50-17.

The Lady Trojans had a very balanced effort as they picked up a major win before traveling to Southeast Raleigh on Friday night at 6:00.

JV Boys defeat Spartans

After finishing second in the Athens Drive Holiday tournament, the JV Boys returned to conference play and defeated a very athletic Spartan squad, 53-47.

Smithfield-Selma was very athletic and played the game tight for the majority of the contest, but the Trojans pulled away late for the victory.

Garner is back in action at HOME on Thursday night at 7:30 when they hose Southeast Raleigh. The JV Girls will precede the boys with at 6:00 tip.

Another Good Showing for the Wrestlers

Garner's record for the Knightdale Duals was 3-2, they finished 9th place out of 16 teams. Below are the results:

Garner 45
East Wake 36

103 Bandon Whitely (East Wake) win by forfeit
112 James Box (Garner) win by forfeit
119 Morgan Wilder (East Wake) Fall 2:48 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Decision 8-4 over Scott Staples (East Wake)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 2:38 over Alex Goettge (East Wake)
135 Eddie Canterbury (East Wake) Fall 2:50 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
140 Emon Kizer (Garner) Fall 4:25 over Dade Lamkins (East Wake)
145 Daniel Killette (East Wake) win by forfeit
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Fall 2:57 over Rupert Perez (East Wake)
160 Connor Porter (East Wake) Fall 1:00 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Mitchell Morgan (East Wake) Fall 1:49 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Fall :34 over Sterling Wilder (East Wake)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 5:49 over Austin Smith (East Wake)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:07 over Francisco Cerda-Ro (East Wake)

Garner 32
Green Hope 45

103 Jason Leroux (Green Hope) win by forfeit
112 John Sparks (Green Hope) Fall :24 over James Box (Garner)
119 Danny Hegeman (Green Hope) Fall 3:08 over Justin Scales (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Fall 2:32 over Wesley Lo (Green Hope)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) win by forfeit
140 Ryan Goucher (Green Hope) Decision 11-4 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Jin Yoon (Green Hope) win by forfeit
152 Luke Uhlik (Garner) Decision 5-1 over Justin Hoff (Green Hope)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 5:26 over Russell Kowne (Green Hope)
171 Ian Callahan (Green Hope) Fall 3:36 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Max Barnett (Green Hope) Fall 1:53 over Jacob Ennis (Garner)
215 Tim Seipler (Green Hope) Fall 2:37 over Vincent Mollo (Garner)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Tech Fall 16-1 over Chad Mason (Green Hope)

Garner 23
North Davidson 48

103 Forfeit by both teams
112 Cory Cauble (North Davidson) Fall 2:53 over Dylan Harden (Garner)
119 Seth Murdock (North Davidson) Fall 1:03 over Justin Scales (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Tech Fall 16-0 over John Harper (North Davidson)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 1:35 over Jan Pabon (North Davidson)
135 Jeremy Hill (North Davidson) Fall :41 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
140 Kagen Breedlove (North Davidson) Fall 2:46 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
145 Forfeit by both teams
152 Taylor Richardson (North Davidson) Fall 3:53 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Cody Tysinger (North Davidson ) Fall :37 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
171 Zach Seidel (North Davidson) Fall 3:58 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Cody Downs (North Davidson) Fall 1:45 over Kaled Mussafer (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) win by forfeit
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :42 over Tyler Beaver (North Davidson)

Garner 42
West Craven 39

103 Dajon Gooding (West Craven) win by forfeit
112 Dillon Maravelas (West Craven) Fall 3:02 over James Box (Garner)
119 Chester Ward (West Craven) Fall :39 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Chance Credeur (West Craven) Fall :19 over Justin Scales (Garner)
130 Isaiah Cain (Garner) win by forfeit
135 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 2:56 over Robert Baker (West Craven)
140 Marchus Carter (Garner) win by forfeit
145 Michael Thorton (West Craven) Fall :45 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
152 Andre Ward (West Craven) Fall 4:47 over Luke Uhlik (Garner)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 3:34 over Aaron Koath (West Craven)
171 Anthony Parsons (West Craven) Decision 12-5 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Terry Whitehead (Garner) win by forfeit
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) win by forfeit
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) win by forfeit

Garner 45
Northern Vance 30

103 Jonathan Norton (Northern Vance) win by forfeit
112 Travis Heath (Northern Vance) Fall 1:00 over James Box (Garner)
119 Justin Scales (Garner) win by forfeit
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) win by forfeit
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) win by forfeit
140 Emon Kizer (Garner) win by forfeit
145 Cordan Wright (Northern Vance) win by forfeit
152 Lance Lickness (Northern Vance) Decsion 10-6 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 1:49 over James Hawkins (Northern Vance)
171 Lenard Evans (Northern Vance) Decision 14-10 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Spence Ellis (Northern Vance) Fall 3:42 over Benny Francis-Soumaoro (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Decision 13-10 over Geno Bullock (Northern Vance)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) win by forfeit

The Trojans return home on Wednesday night when they host Smithfield-Selma. Then, on Saturday, Garner travels to Millbrook High School for the Cap 7-GNRC Challenge tournament.

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Garner Wrestling with Another Great Finish

Congratulations to the Garner Wrestling Team and Coaches for taking eighth place with only six wrestlers last week at the Cary-Mark Adams invitational. Garner had two champions, Anthony Chiles at 130 and Tyler Maher at 285. Additionally, Vincent Mollo took 4th place.

Here are the individual results, these are in the order that they wrestled in:

Pigtail Round:
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 2:16 over Zach Tousigant (Fuquay-Varina)

1st Round:
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Decision 8-5 over Trey Overdiep (Apex)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Fall 3:25 over Ty Burke (Apex)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Decision 7-2 over Keegan Serchett (Mallard Creek)
160 Anthony Finochio (Garner) Fall 2:15 over Alphonso Knight (Beddingfield)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:38 over Drake Edwards (Leesville)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 3:37 over Jalen Woods (Lee County)

Quarter Finals:
125 Luke Mincey (Durham School of Arts) Fall 1:44 over Isaiah Cain (Garner)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 9-3 over Issac Little (Durham School of Arts)
135 Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons) Tech Fall 18-3 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
160 Daniel Britt (Durham School of Arts) Fall 1:55 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
215 Thomas Harrington (Orange) Fall 4:43 over Vincent Mollo (Garner)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :53 over Terrell Bellamy (Western Alamance)

Consolation Wrestlebacks:
125 Javon Johnson (Holly Springs) Fall 2:19 over Isaiah Cain (Garner)
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Decision 7-1 over JR Bellingfield (Knightdale)
160 Joel Hoffert (Holly Springs) Fall 1:47 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Decision 10-2 over Dylan Krauss (Middle Creek)

Semi-Finals:
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 9-4 over Jacob Brotzman (Cary)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 4:45 over Tyrell Williams (Louisburg)

Consulation Wrestlebacks:
135 Anderson Pope (Orange) Tech Fall 17-1 over Marchus Carter (Garner)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 3:42 over Landon Dixon (Southern Durham)

Semi-Consulations Wrestlebacks:
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:32 over Derek Albertson (Mt. Pleasant)

Finals:
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) Decision 17-11 over Christian Morgan (Mt. Pleasant) -
1st Place Champion - Anthony Chiles (Garner)

215 Ryan Shaffner (Holly Springs) Decision 6-0 over Vincent Mollo (Garner) - 4th Place - Vincent Mollo (Garner)

285 - Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:51 over Chriss Fess (Beddingfield)
- 1st Place Champion - Tyler Maher (Garner)

JV Results:
285 - Isaiah Davis - 1st Place
152 - Luke Uhlik - 2nd Place
112 - James Box - 5th Place
119 - Sean Owens - 5th Place

Garner is back in action on Thursday, December 30th at the 6th Annual Knighdale Duals. Wrestling is slated to begin around 10:00 AM.

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Trojan Sports Network Returns to Tookie's TONIGHT!

The Trojan Sports Network will be back at Tookie's Grill TONIGHT at 6:30 as we break down this week around Garner athletics!

Following our break down of Garner sports, we will have an in depth look Trojan Basketball and we will be able to answer your questions about the program and the season. You can submit your questions to trojansportsnetwork@gmail.com

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Johnson's Career High Keeps Garner Perfect

WEB CAST.

Garner and Wake Forest-Rolesville dueled for the second night in a row, this time the scene shifted to Larry Lindsay Gym where the Trojans put up their highest point total of the season and Donald Johnson set a career high with 34 points as Garner blasted the Cougars 91-77.

Garner (9-0, 3-0) got off to a slow start and did not hit their first basket until the six minute mark of the opening quarter, however the Cougars also had a cold start and it was only a three point lead when the Trojans scored their first basket. However, Garner shook off the sluggish start and took a 26-11 lead after the first quarter. In the opening frame, Johnson put up 10 points to lead all scorers in the first.

Wake Forest-Rolesville (1-9. 1-3) tried to climb back into the contest in the second quarter and they were lead by Cliff Jones who scored six of his eight first half points in the second quarter. But, the Trojans did a good job limiting the points by Dylan Woodham who lit the Trojans up the previous night.

The saving grace on offense in the second quarter for Garner was, Josh McClain who played an outstanding second quarter and scored seven points in the first half, five of them coming from the line in the second quarter. As a result, the Trojans took a 48-27 lead into the locker room.

Just like last night, the Cougars came out on fire in the third stanza and controlled the pace of play going on a 14-5 run to being the third and with two minutes to play in the quarter, the Garner lead was trimmed to eight points. That's when the Trojans finally got their groove back and took a 63-50 lead to the fourth.

In that final quarter, Johnson put the team on his back and carried Garner to the finish line as he scored 13 of his career high 34 in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, WFR continued to play hard and cut the Trojan lead to eight with just under one minute to play. However, the Trojans hit their free throws down the stretch to end the game with a 91-77 victory.

The 91 points that the Trojans scored are the most that an Eddie Gray team has scored since January 9, 2009 when the men of Troy put up 96 against the Golden Hawks of Holly Springs.

Garner will now take the holiday break off and return to action on January 4th when they host Smithfield-Selma.

JV Boys End 2010 with Big Win

For the second night in a row the Trojans blasted Wake Forest-Rolesville. Tonight, Coach Bloms and the Trojans defeated the Cougars by 18 with a 80-62 victory. Garner used a big third quarter to break open the game.

Garner ends the 2010 portion of their season with just one loss and will be back in action on Monday at Athens Drive when they take on the Jaguars in the opening game of their Christmas Tournament.

Free Throw Line Propels Garner to Lopsided Victory

WEB CAST.

There is an old adage to take advantage of your opportunities, and the Varsity Boys basketball team at Garner High School did that on Monday night. The Trojans shot 74 percent from the free throw line for the game as they routed Wake Forest-Rolesville 79-58.

Garner (8-0, 3-0) used a big first quarter to move out to an early 21-13 lead after the first period. In the opening stanza, the Trojans were 4/4 from the line and they got their outside shooting working too. Gavin Wilson and Larry Richardson both hit some big first quarter three's to pace the Trojans.

In the second quarter, the charity stripe was once again good to the men of Troy as they did not miss a free throw until the two minute mark of the half, as they shot 80 (12/15) percent for the half, from the line. Garner had a nice compliment inside in the second quarter, as Dominique Reed scored nine of his 11 points in the second quarter to give the Trojans a comfortable 41-28 halftime advantage.

Wake Forest-Rolesville (1-7, 1-3) was able to stay in the game thanks to the outside shooting of Dylan Woodham who chipped in 11 first half points. Of those 11, nine of the points came from beyond the arc.

The Cougars came out of the locker room and began the third quarter by taking control of the pace of play. Woodham scored eight points in the third quarter, and finished with 18, to keep pull WFR to within eight midway through the quarter. Garner was able to maintain their advantage thanks to Deion Dorsey who scored six points in the third quarter, and four of them from the line, which kept the Trojans in front by a 59-42 margin.

Garner played most of their second team in the fourth quarter as they came in and did an outstanding job and built the Trojan lead. Once the first team came back in halfway through the quarter, the Trojans were up by double digits. That's when Wilson and Donald Johnson caught fire combining for three, three point baskets in as many possessions to push the lead to 20.

With the comfortable lead, Eddie Gray, emptied his bench as everyone on the roster saw the floor as Garner coasted to a 79-58 win.

The Trojans are back in action on Tuesday night for their final game before the holiday break as they travel to Wake Forest-Rolesville for a 7:00 tip-off.

JV Boys Bounce Back with Big Win

After a tough loss to Knightdale on Friday night, the JV Boys basketball squad used a big first half to cruise to a 68-48 win.

Garner played an athletic first half and played above the rim and an up tempo game to take an eight point lead into the locker room. Then, in the second half, Garner was just too deep on the bench for the slow paced Cougars as Garner eased their way to a 20 point, 68-48 win.

The Trojans are back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Wake Forest-Rolesville for a 5:30 tip-off.

Athletic Awards Night Rescheduled

Due to the winter weather on Thursday night, the Garner athletic department has rescheduled the Fall Sports Awards Night for Monday,January 10th. It will be at 7:00 in the main gym.

If you have any questions, contact Garner AD, Doc Harrell at 662-2415.

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Third Quarter Rally Propels Trojans to Victory

WEB CAST .

After trailing by three at halftime, the Garner Trojans used a 23 point third quarter to ease past the Knightdale Knights 76-61 on Friday night at Knightdale High School to keep the Trojans perfect on the young season.

Knightdale (5-6, 1-3) started fast in the opening quarter racing out to a four point lead as Garner struggled to get things going on offense. The Trojans finally got things going as they feed the ball to the post where Dominique Reed scored six of his 11 points in the first quarter, to put the Garner in the lead 18-14 after the first stanza. However, the Trojans left several points on the board as they were 0-5 from the line in the first.

In the second quarter, Garner (7-0, 3-0) again struggled to find their stroke as Knightdale Sophomore, Deshaun Griffin scored six points in the second stanza which gave the Knights a 29-26 lead at halftime.

After halftime, Garner came out on fire as the outside shooters got hot as on back to back possessions, Gavin Wilson drained three point shots, but not to be out done, Donald Johnson also caught fire from outside. As a result, Garner erased the three point deficit and took a 52-38 lead into the final quarter.

Johnson took over for the Trojans in the final quarter as he scored 10 of his game high 23 points in the fourth quarter to keep Garner at a safe distance as they never trailed again. With the 76-61 win, the Trojans break a two-game losing streak to Knightdale.

Garner is back in action on Monday as they step outside of the conference to host the Wake Forest-Rolesville Cougars at 7:30.

Scoring:
Garner: Donald Johnson 23, Gavin Wilson 14, Dominique Reed 11, Emmanuel McClain 10, Cameron Redd 8, Deion Dorsey 6, Larry Richardson 4.

Knightdale: Deshaun Griffin 14, Brian Okoye 12, Jalen Jones 8, Curry Lassiter 6, Kevin Brodie 5, Ahmad Abdullah 5, Jeremy Lee 3, Quez Crowell 3, Charles Person 2.



Varsity Girls Fall to Knightdale

Coach Mays and the Varsity Girls had a tough time getting their rhythm in the first quarter, falling behind 4-0 to start the contest, however they cut the lead to five, at 30-25 at the break.

But, the Knights were too much in the third quarter as they built a lead. Garner hit the comeback trail in the final quarter and cut the lead to three with under a minute to play, but, Knightdale hit their free throws down the stretch to come away with a 48-43 win.



JV Girls Blast Knightdale

Coach Ellerbee and the JV Lady Trojans picked up right where they left off on Tuesday night as they returned home and rolled past West Johnston 60-44.



JV Trojans Nipped by Knightdale

In a back and fourth contest on Friday night, the JV Trojans couldn't find their touch in the fourth quarter as Knightdale slipped past the Trojans 43-42.

Garner is back in action on Monday night when they host Wake Forest-Rolesville at 6:00.

Wrestling Tops Knightdale

Garner 51
Knightdale 30

Varsity
103 Jaha Cruz (Knightdale) win by forfeit
112 Luis Nunez (Knightdale) Fall 2:44 over James Box (Garner)
119 Dylan Harden (Garner) win by forfeit
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) FAll 2:11 over Jimmie Payne (Knightdale)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 4:56 over Aaron Mitchell (Knightdale)
140 Harry Bolling (Knightdale) Fall 1:39 over Jonathan Murphy (Garner)
145 Aaron Williams (Knightdale) Fall :42 over Emon Kizer (Garner)
152 Taylor Coy (Knightdale) Fall 3:31 over Wesley Ross (Garner)
160 Anthony Finchio (Garner) Decision 12-10 over Lamar Dulin (Knightdale)
171 William Hall (Garner) Fall 2:55 over Alif Bey (Knightdale)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Fall 2:19 over Orlando Samual Ortiz (Knightdale)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 1:53 over Tyler Pallacheck (Knightdale)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:21 over Daquon Dunn (Knightdale)

JV Results:
Harper (Knightdale) Fall 2:18 over Grindstaff (Garner)
Bridges (Knightdale) Fall 1:50 over Burke (Garner)
Orbik (Knightdale) win by Decision 8-5 over Fouty (Garner)
Uhlik (Garner) Fall 2:50 over Crawford (Knightdale)
Adkins (Garner) win by Decision 3-0 over Lazouman (Knightdale)
Francis-Soumaoro (Garner) Tech Fall 18-2 over Lazouman (Knightdale)
Whitehead (Garner) win by DQ over James (Knightdale)
Ennis (Garner) win by Decision 5-4 over Wiley (Knightdale)
Yoshi (Knightdale) Fall :49 over Pipkin (Garner)
Nick (Knightdale) Fall :13 over Grindstaff (Garner)
Gomez (Garner) win by Decision 12-6 over Mills (Knightdale)
Fouty (Garner) Fall :56 over Alston (Knightdale)
Uhlik (Garner) Fall 1:31 over Ortega (Knightdale)
Adkins (Garner) win by Decision 9-2 over Dayber (Knightdale)
Francis-Soumaoro (Garner) Fall :59 over Cooper (Knightdale)
Nathaniel (Knightdale) Fall 1:56 over Ennis (Garner)

The Trojans will be at the Cary Mark Adams tournament next Wednesday, December 22 and Thursday, December 23rd.

Another Late Rally Keeps Garner atop the Conference

WEB CAST.

Garner and Clayton played another thriller on Tuesday night at Trojan Coliseum, and in a game of runs, it was the Trojans who had the last spurt to slip past the Comets 80-77 to stay atop the Greater Neuse River.

Clayton (5-1, 1-1) began the game on a 5-0 run behind great shooting from Stevy Wright and Adam Parrish, however Garner (6-0, 2-0) answered right back with a 5-0 of their own to knot the game at 10 in the early stages of the first quarter.

After a tight first quarter, the teams ended the period knotted at 16 as Garner caught fire from Donald Johnson and Gavin Wilson.

The second quarter was more back and fourth as Clayton used the inside play of Freshman, Gary Clark to take the lead, however, Garner refused to die in the first half and trailed only by two points at the break, thanks to Dominique Reed who chipped in 10 first half points to keep the men of Troy close.

In the third stanza, Garner got big production from Johnson who scored seven points to give Garner a four point lead. However, Clayton came right back thanks to the of Parrish who chipped in eight points in the quarter to keep the game tied at 57 heading to the fourth quarter.

Clayton began to pull away in the final quarter leading by as many as nine points as Clark could not be stopped inside as he finished with 19 points to lead the Comets.

Garner tried to get back in the game, but with 2:30 left in the game, the Clayton still had a nine point lead. To the credit of the Trojans, they came back with the help of their defensive play and cut the lead down to one with just 20 seconds left.

Clayton then in-bounded the basketball where Wilson stole the pass and fired it ahead to Josh McClain who laid it in for the one point Garner lead. On the ensuing possession, Clayton drove into the paint but an offensive foul was called on Anthony Gaskins. Clayton fouled Johnson on the inbound, where he went to the line, made both foul shots and give the Trojans a three point lead.

Garner stole the inbound pass as time expired and the Trojans came back for a big 80-77 win. The Trojans will hit the road on Friday night at 7:30 when they travel to Knightdale for a 7:30 tip off.

Scoring:

Garner: Gavin Wilson 24 (career high), Donald Johnson 19, Dominique Reed 14, Josh McClain 6, Larry Richardson 6, Cliff Holt 5, Emmanuel McClain 4, Deion Dorsey 2.

Clayton: Gary Clark 19, Anthony Gaskins 16, Stevy Wright 14, Adam Parrish 13, Antonio Pickett 11, Adonis Banks 6.

Varsity Girls Fall to Clayton

After a big win over West Johnston to open the conference season, Garner had a tough time defending the speed of the Clayton Comets as they jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back, defeating Garner 65-45 on Tuesday night.

With Clayton up big in the second half, Garner tried to make a run, but just couldn't get the shots to fall as the Comets picked up the GNRC win.

The Lady Trojans are back in action at Knightdale on Friday night at 6:00.

JV Boys Pick up Win Over Comets

Coach Bloms and the JV Boys kept their record perfect on Tuesday night, with a 62-52 win over the Comets.

Garner (4-0, 2-0) was led by: DeMarcus Sanford: 12 pts, 4 reb, 4 steals, 3 assts and Sammie Saunders: 13 pts, 3 reb, 3 steals.

The Trojans are back at home on Friday night when they host Knightdale at 7:30.

Garner Leads Conference Wachovia Cup After Fall Season

By: North Carolina High School Athletic Association
CHAPEL HILL

Garner sits atop the conference after a dominating fall season, with championships in women’s golf, volleyball, and football. Clayton is in second with a first-place finish in women’s tennis. League titles in men’s and women’s cross country has West Johnston in third.

Conference Standings: Garner 81, Clayton 74.5, West Johnston 73, East Wake 62.5, Smithfield-Selma 59, Harnett Central 56.5, Southeast Raleigh 56.5, Knightdale 56.

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Gymnastic Results

The varsity gymnastics team competed in their second meet of the season this past Friday, December 10, 2010 finishing with their first top five finish of the season.

Competing for the team were, Senior and Captain Jessica Hellman, Taylor Williams, Taylor Jernigan, Lacey Castora, Taylor Coppedge, Hasmin Gale, Megan Clifford, Holly Townsend, and Sarah Rogers.

Freshman, Lacey Castora, scored a 9.3 on bars to place second. She also earned a 9.050 on balance beam. Sophomore, Taylor Williams scored a 9.2 on floor for a ninth place finish.

Thirteen schools competed with Lee County taking top honors followed by Wakefield, Leesville, Green Hope, and Garner finishing fifth.

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JV Wresting Results

The JV wrestling team participated in a tournament at West Johnston on Saturday, here are the results:

1st
Isaiah Davis

2nd
Luis Gomez
Emon Kizer
Khaled Musafer
Benny Francis-Soun

3rd
Luke Uhlik
Brandon Russell


4th
Davon Johnson

5th
Jacob Ennis
Dainel Kalambayi
Caleb Pipkin

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Wilson's Career Night Help Trojans Declaw the Wildcats to Open Conference Play

WEB CAST .

It didn't take long for the Garner Trojans to get the up tempo offense flowing on Friday as they ran past West Johnston 80-54.

Garner (5-0, 1-0) moved out to an early lead in the first quarter as Donald Johnson opened up his scoring with a couple of big baskets to give the Trojans a 22-16 lead after the first period.

In the second quarter, it was more of same as West Johnston (2-4, 0-1) tried to run an up tempo offense, but the Trojans forced several Wildcat turnovers in the second quarter. The real saving grace for West was the play of Justin Carroll who contributed 16 first half points to keep West to within 20 at the break 49-31 Garner at halftime.

Gavin Wilson, scored 13 first half points off the bench for Garner but only scored three points in the third quarter. His only basket was a three pointer as the third quarter buzzer sounded. After three, Garner was up 69-42.

Wilson, continued his effort in the fourth quarter chipping in seven points to give himself a new career high of 23 points.

Everyone on the Garner roster saw the floor on Friday night. However the fourth quarter got sloppy as both teams turned the ball over, but, the exclamation point was added by Daryl Saunders as he jammed on a fast break to help the Trojans rolled to an 80-54 win.

Next up for the Trojans is their home conference opener against Clayton on Tuesday night at 7:30 at Trojan Coliseum.

Scoring:

West Johnston: Justin Carroll 18, Sean Johnson 8, Preston Kearney 7, Pablo Guerrero 6, Darius Williams 5, Tyruss Colton 4, Christian Brownfield 2, Jerrell Jackson 2, Angelo King 1, Matt Fogg 1.

Garner: Gavin Wilson 23, Donald Johnson 19, Emmanual McClain 11, Deion Dorsey 8, Dominique Reed 6, Larry Richardson 6, Daryl Saunders 2, Cameron Hicks 1, Jarie Hicks 1.


Varsity Girls Pick up Win in Conference Opener

The Lady Trojans got off to an early lead against West Johnston and opened up a 15-9 lead after the first quarter.

Give the Wildcats credit, they battled back and made it a close game at the break, as Garner took a 24-22 lead into the locker room.

In the third quarter, the Lady Trojans began to pull away with tough defense and easy fast break points as they took a 34-29 into the fourth quarter.

The game's final stanza it was more of Garner as the Wildcats ran out of steam and the depth of the Lady Trojans showed as they cruised to a 49-39 win.

Garner is back at home on Tuesday when they take on Clayton at 6:00.

JV Boys Pick up Conference Win

The JV Boys picked up a big time conference win on Friday night as they demolished West Johnston 81-21. Leading the charge for the Trojans were:

Demarcus Sanford - 21 pts, 9 rebs, 5 steals, 3 assts

Jasper Stallings - 12 pts, 8 rebs, 2 steals

Dominic McRae - 11 pts

The JV Boys are now 3-0 this season and will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Clayton a 7:30.

JV Girls Open with win at Home

The JV girls opened up their conference season with a hard fought win over West Johnston 49-43.

The JV Girls will be at Clayton on Tuesday, at 6.

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Wrestling Drops Heartbreaker

Garner 36
Clayton 44

103 David Moore (Clayton) win by Forfeit
112 Dustin Brennan (Clayton) Fall 4:45 over James Box (Garner)
119 Luke Ludke (Clayton) Fall :35 over Sean Owens (Garner)
125 Isaiah Cain (Garner) Fall :11 over Andrew Johnson (Clayton)
130 Anthony Chiles (Garner) win by Forfeit
135 Marchus Carter (Garner) Fall 3:25 over Jahvanta Moon (Clayton)
140 Jarel Orr (Clayton) Fall 1:30 over John Murphy (Garner)
152 Nathan Parrish (Clayton) Major Decision 12-4 over Davon Johnson (Garner)
160 Russell Thrasher (Clayton) Major Decision14-5 over Anthony Finochio (Garner)
171 Christian Novak (Clayton) Fall 3:26 over William Hall (Garner)
189 Brandon Russell (Garner) Fall :11 over Zack Foster (Clayton)
215 Vincent Mollo (Garner) Fall 3:18 over over Grant Foster (Clayton)
285 Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall 1:31 over Justin Weeks (Clayton)

JV Results

Luke Uhlik (Garner) Decision 9-2 over Steven Carrey (Clayton)
Javon Etheridge (Clayton) Fall 2:19 over Drawman Fouty (Garner)
Miguel Fonsaco (Clayton) Decision 4-3 over Wesley Ross (Garner)
Khaled Musafer (Garner) Fall 1:38 over Chris Viola (Clayton)
Isaiah Davis (Garner) Fall 1:00 over Deandre Birch (Clayton)

The Trojans return to action next Wednesday when they travel Knightdale.

Drama to Hold Breakfast Fundrasier

The Garner Magnet High School drama department is hosting a "flapjack fundraiser" breakfast this Saturday, Dec. 11 from 8:00-10:00 AM at the Applebees in Garner. (The breakfast is a fundraiser for the drama dept.) Tickets are $7 each and include pancakes, sausage or bacon and coffee or juice. NO pressure, but if you would like to purchase a ticket please let me know, as the students are currently selling them.

This Week in Trojan Athletics Show Returns TONIGHT!

The This Week in Trojan Athletics Show returns tonight as the Trojan Sports Network will be back at Tookie's Grill for the show which will begin at 6:30.

During the show tonight, the guys will talk all things Garner sports and also have the first ever episode of the EDDIE GRAY SHOW.

If you can't make it to the show, you can listen live by CLICKING HERE!

You can also email in your questions to Coach Gray by sending them to trojansportsnetwork@gmail.com

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