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 out score Wakefield; advance to Sectional Finals
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
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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.
Enjoy the final possession courtesy of Sweetteav Productions and Coach Boyette:
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.
Trojans waltz into tournament championship
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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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trojans hammer Wildcats
WEB CAST.
It wasn't always pretty on at West Johnston High School on Friday night, but Garner went on a 15-0 spurt to start the second half as they blew past the Wildcats 69-33 on Tuesday night.
Garner (17-2, 10-1) didn't start the game in typical fashion as they lead only 13-8 after the opening quarter and the second stanza didn't start off that great either as West Johnston (3-15, 2-9) clawed their way back into the game thanks to the shooting of Montrell Brooks and Darius Williams as they cut it to a five point (18-13) Trojan lead before Garner called a timeout.
Following the stoppage in play, the men of Troy broke open the game going on a 18-2 run to close the first half and take a 36-15 lead into the break. Dominique Reed once again paced the Trojans in the first half scoring 15 of his game high 19 in the first half.
Garner came out of the locker room on fire scoring the first 15 points of the third quarter six of which came from Josh McClain who scored seven of his 15 in the third stanza as he finished the game in double figures for the fourth consecutive contest. West finally found some sort of offense and scored just seven points in the third to make it 58-23 Garner after three.
The fourth period saw the entire roster from both teams get in the contest as four different Trojans scored in the final stanza for the final margin of 69-33.
Garner returns to action on Friday night at 8:00 when they welcome second place Knightdale to Trojan Coliseum for a key conference match up.
Varsity Girls fall
Coach Mays and his Lady Trojans battled back from a deficit in the third quarter to take a four point lead midway through the fourth quarter. However, West Johnston came all the way back to knot the game and force overtime.
In the extra period, Garner who was playing without several players for the second game in a row couldn't match the depth of the Wildcats bench as they fell 46-41 to West Johnston.
The Lady Trojans return home on Friday night at 6:30 when they face Knightdale.
JV Sweeps
Coach Ellerbee and her JV Lady Trojans outscored West Johnston 16-4 in the third quarter to steal the lead from West Johnston as they held on for a 44-41 win. The Lady Trojans will host Knightdale at 4:00 on Friday.
The JV Boys started on fire Tuesday night as they led West Johnston 25-0 after the first quarter and made it 33-0 before the Wildcats scored. The lead proved to be sufficient for Garner as they cruised to a 63-16 victory.
Garner will be at home against Knightdale at 5:15 on Friday night.
Cheerleaders have strong showing
Congratulations to Coach Cole and her varsity cheerleaders who finished third at the Champions of the East competition and fourth in the Wake County Cheer Championships last weekend at Holly Springs High School.
We extend our best wishes to the squad who will be in competition again this week as they travel to Harnett Central High School for the Greater Neuse River Conference championship. Go out and show the cheerleaders your support!
Trojans route Spartans
WEB CAST.
Garner placed five players in double figures on Friday night as every player on the roster scored as the Trojans hammered Smithfield-Selma 99-57 at Trojan Coliseum.
The Trojans (16-2, 9-1) began the game on a 20-0 run before the Spartans were able to get on the board as Garner dominated the low post once again with Dominique Reed and Cameron Redd both scoring six points in the opening quarter while the Trojans took a 26-4 lead in the second quarter.
After not hitting a three pointer in their last game, Garner began the second quarter with their first of seven made buckets from beyond the arc and also got great play once again from Josh McClain who scored four of his 14 points in the first half (as he scored in double figures for the third straight game). As a result Garner was able to take a commanding 45-16 lead into the break.
Smithfield-Selma (7-12, 2-8) finally caught fire from distance with James Mitchell and Seth Turner both knocking down a combined five three pointers in the quarter but the Trojans continued to go to work with Larry Richardson also catching fire and helping build a 79-37 advantage after three.
In the final stanza, the Trojans relied on Patrick Henneghan inside who scored all nine of his points in the second half (seven points in the fourth quarter). Additionally, Max Kuhns also contributed big scoring eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Trojans blasted Smithfield-Selma for the 17th consecutive time 99-57.
Garner will return to action on Tuesday night at 8:00 when they travel to West Johnston.
Scoring:
GARNER: Josh McClain 14, Dominique Reed 14, Cameron Redd 14, Max Kuhns 11, Larry Richardson 11, Patrick Henneghan 9, Demarcus Sanford 8, DaShawn Stabler 7, Anthony Tucker 4, Sammy Saunders 3, Julius Barnes 3.
SSS: Montrell Shepherd 16, Seth Turner 13, Donald Jones 7, James Mitchell 6, Kalivian Joiner 3, Robert Franklin 3, Quantez Leach 2, Mike Williams 2, Adam Dalton 2.
Varsity Girls Fall
Coach Mays and his squad were without several of their key players on Friday night but managed to hang tough with Smithfield-Selma until the final moments when the Spartans hit their free throw's down the stretch to make it a three point lead with just time clicking down. Despite the three point deficit, the Lady Trojans still had a good look at the tie but couldn't knock it down as they fell 54-51.
The Lady Trojans will hit the road on Tuesday night when they take on West Johnston at 6:30.
JV Sweeps
Both JV teams earned victories on Friday night as Coach Ellerbee and her Lady Trojans picked up a 38-13 win.
Also, Coach Bloms and his JV Boys continued their winning ways with a 65-32 victory.
Both JV teams are on the road Tuesday night with the JV Girls playing at 4:00 and the boys to follow at 5:15.
Tack has good showing at conference championship
Congratulations to Theodore Brown who placed second in the Boys Triple Jump
Kameron Manley finished third in the Girls 500 meter Dash. Boys 4x400 relay finished third with time of 3:38 one second off the qualifying time.
Coach George said, "Overall proud of the efforts of all participants in the meet, and we are looking forward to the spring season."
For a complete list of results, CLICK HERE.
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.
Balanced effort leads Trojans past Warriors
WEB CAST.
Garner placed five players in double figures on Tuesday night as they hammered East Wake 88-63 to sweep the season series from the Warriors.
The Trojans (15-2, 8-1) started off on an 8-0 spurt before East Wake finally got on the board midway trough the first quarter. Garner's big men took advantage of their size in the pain as Dominique Reed and DaShawn Stabler led the men of Troy to a 20-10 lead after the opening stanza.
East Wake (7-11, 5-4) tried to mount a comeback in the second quarter an managed to pull to within 10 points before Garner got on a roll as Stabler scored six of his 10 first half points in the second quarter while the Warriors was paced by Quincy Jackson who poured in six of his 10 in the second stanza but it wasn't enough for East Wake as Garner lead 42-26 at the break.
The game began to slip away from the Warriors in the third quarter as Josh McClain dropped in six of his 18 points in the third and helped pace the Trojans to a 62-48 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Garner got sloppy in the final quarter which, in turn allowed the Warriors to make it a 10-point game at 64-54 with 7:10 left in the game. After a Trojan timeout, Garner outscored East Wake 12-9 to pull away in the end with eight points in the final 30 seconds, six of them by Larry Richardson to take home the 88-63 victory.
The Trojans finished the game with 82 of their 88 points in the paint.
Garner returns home on Friday night at 8:00 when they welcome Smithfield-Selma to Trojan Coliseum.
FINAL SCORING
Garner: Dominique Reed 20, Josh McClain 18, Larry Richardson 16, DaShawn Stabler 12, Cameron Redd 10, Demarcus Sanford 8, Julius Barnes 4.
East Wake: Alex Cowen 15, Josh Siler 14, Shaquille Leach 11, Quincy Jackson 10, Chris Pernell 5, Zavier Strickland 3, David Field 2, Jerry Goodson 2, Mitchell Beck 1.
Lady Trojans Fall
Garner couldn't complete their upset bid of East Wake on Tuesday night as they dropped the road contest 54-39.
The Lady Trojans trailed by just six at 29-23 at the break however, in the second half the Warriors used their size and full court pressure to stifle the Garner comeback.
Coach Mays and his squad returns to Trojan Coliseum on Friday night at 6:30 when they host Smithfield-Selma.
JV Splits
JV Girls fall to East Wake 47-31. They return home to host SSS on Friday at 4:00
JV Boys down East Wake 37-35, they will be back at home on Friday night at 5:15 when they take on Smithfield-Selma.
Swimmers take top spot
Congrats again to the Lady Trojan swimmers on their second straight GNRC swim team title. The boys team finishes runner-up with 355 to allow Garner their first combined team title.
Jessica Martin in the 50 freestyle, Lindsay Wright in the 100 butterfly, Natalie Buitrago in the 100 freestyle and Emily Martin in the 100 breaststroke take individual titles.
Lady Trojan relay teams taking 1st place: 200 yard medley & 200 yard freestyle (Maggie Ennis, E.Martin, J.Martin & Buitrago), 400 yard freestyle (Buitrago, Gabi Dugal, Ennis & E.Martin). Daniel Gerrald wins the One Meter Diving for the boys team. Congrats to Coach Tad Berube and the teams!
Trojan Athletics - Saturday Update
Several Trojan teams were in action on Saturday and we are happy to provide you with updates as they are made available to us.
Theodore Brown claims second in the Triple Jump at the Eastern High School Challenge track meet at UNC-Chapel Hill. Full results for the meet can be found HERE.
The Garner swim team captured the Greater Neuse River Conference Championship on Saturday at Smithfield Aquatic Center. The Trojans won the combined team score with 788 points. Clayton High School finished second.
Congratulations also to the Varsity cheerleaders posted a third place finish in competition at Dorton Arena. The Wake County Championship meet is slated for next weekend.
Great job Trojans!
Garner thwarts Clayton
WEB CAST.
In their first game in a week, Garner placed three players in double figures as they downed the Clayton Comets 76-60 on Friday night inside Trojan Coliseum.
Garner (14-2, 7-1) start off sluggish scoring just 13 points in the opening quarter but the men of Troy were paced by Josh McClain who scored six of his 19 points in the first stanza to help lift Garner to a 13-11 lead after one quarter. Adonis Banks became the go to player for the Comets as he scored 19 to lead the visitors but scored 11 of those in the first half.
After both coaches received technical fouls in the second quarters, the momteum shifted toward the Trojans as they fed the ball inside to Dominique Reed who poured in 11 of his game high 22 in the first half and helped send Garner to the locker room up 38-28.
Clayton (10-5, 5-3) came out to start the second half and gave up four quick points as they managed just 10 points for the majority of the third allowing the Trojans to pull away as they led 61-43 after three.
In the games final period, the Trojans managed to grow their lead and finish the game contest with the 76-60 victory.
The Trojans return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to East Wake, tip off is slated for 8:00.
Varsity Girls lose heart breaker
Garner managed just three first quarter points on Friday night but battled their way back to a 24-23 halftime deficit and managed to work their way back into the game against the Comets before dropping the game in overtime 56-54.
Trailing by two late in the game, Kelsey Bryan hit a lay up before the buzzer sounded to send the game to the extra period knotted at 46.
The game was not decided until the final seconds with Clayton up by two, the Lady Trojans couldn't complete the comeback as they fell to the Comets 56-54.
Garner will be back in action on Tuesday night at 6:30 when they travel to East Wake.
JV Basketball Splits with Comets
Coach Ellerbee and her JV Lady Trojans earned a win over Clayton on Friday night with a 51-29 victory. Garner will travel to East Wake on Tuesday night at 4:00
The JV boys couldn't hit a shot to tie the game at the buzzer as they fell to Clayton 48-46, the JV Trojans will be at East Wake on Tuesday at 5:15.
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.
Trojans get back on track with win over Central
WEB CAST.
After dropping their first conference games in over a year and a half, Garner avoided back to back losses for the first time in 742 days with a 74-60 win over Harnett Central on Friday night at Harnett Central.
Garner (13-2, 6-1) struggled to find their rhythm in the first quarter with a new starting five on the court as they lead 7-4 after the first quarter. However, the second stanza was a different story as Josh McClain and Demarcus Sanford came off the bench to each score six points in the second stanza and help spark a 20-0 run for the men of Troy as they took a 35-19 lead into the locker room.
Harnett Central (2-11, 0-6) was able to hang around for most of the game thanks to the bench play of Tyler Morris who scored five of his team high 13 points in the third quarter, but McClain was also having an outstanding quarter as he scored eight of his career and game high 20 points in the third to give the Trojans a 53-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Garner dominated most of the final period but sloppy play over the middle three minutes of the stanza allowed Central to pull to within 10 points before Garner pulled away as Sanford also set a career high with 12 points as the Trojans downed Harnett Central 74-60.
Dominique Reed and Cameron Redd also scored in double figures with 14 and 10 respectively.
The Trojans will now break for exams before returning to action next Friday at 8:00 when they welcome the Clayton Comets to Trojan Coliseum.
Lady Trojans rally for victory
Garner trailed Harnett Central by eight points with just over three minutes left in the game before Coach Mays' squad began to come back. Jennifer Steinbach nailed back to back three pointers from the corner to make it a three point Central lead.
The Lady Trojans pressured the ball on the defensive end before Keyera Williams boarded a miss and put it back as Garner took a 47-46 lead.
Central continued to fight and tied it up before Kima Sidberry nailed crucial free throws down the stretch to ice the 51-48 victory for the Lady Trojans.
Garner will be back at home next Friday at 6:00 when they welcome the Clayton Comets to Trojan Coliseum.
JV Sweeps Central
The JV Lady Trojans picked up a 55-45 win over Harnett Central at home on Friday afternoon.
JV boys also bounced back following their loss to Southeast Raleigh as they downed Central 49-26. Kyreece Mills led Garner with 12 points while Rae Britton added 10 for the Trojans who are now 13-2 on the year.
Both JV teams will be at home next Friday when they host Clayton, the JV girls tip at 4:00 followed by the boys at 5:15
Track star has strong showing
Congrats to Theodore Brown for his third place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 45' 2" at the North Carolina Opener in Chapel Hill. For complete results clicking HERE.
Trojans swimmers have another great showing
Garner- 355 (girls-182, boys-173)
West John.- 249 (girls-108, boys-141)
SSS- 78 (girls-72, boys- 6)
The Conference Championship meet will take place in Smithfield at the Smithfield Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 21 at 10am.
Congratulations also to the Garner girls who went undefeated this year.
Wrestling falls to Knightdale
GARNER VS. KNIGHTDALE
106 QUINTIN CAMPBELL, GARNER FELL TO JOSHUA EAST 23-15
113 JAMES BOX GARNER WON BY FF
120 JUSTIN SCALES GARNER FELL TO LUIS NUNEZ PIN :48
126 NICK LOPES FELL TO SEAN OWENS GARNER 8-3
132 HARRY BOLLIN WON BY FF
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF GARNER FELL TO BRANDEN SKINNER PIN ;39
145 EMON KIZER GARNER FELL TO BRANDLY SKINNER PIN 1:59
152 JARED ALSTON FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO GARNER PIN :27
160 DAVID CROSTON GARNER FELL TO JOSH MILS PIN :23
170 DONDAY WAHSINGTON WON BY FF
182 FRANCISCO CEDRA GARNER FELL TO LAMAR DULIN PIN 2:00
195 JACOB ENNIS GARNER FELL TO STONE HILL 13-10
285 TYLER PALOCHAK FELL TO ALEX ROGERS PIN 1:28
GARNER 27
KNIGHTDALE 49
Trojans fall to Southeast Raleigh
WEB CAST.
Garner had won 12 straight games over Southeast Raleigh until the Bulldgos were able to spring the upset with a 71-65 victory at home Tuesday night.
Southeast Raleigh (6-6, 3-3) trailed by just three points going to the fourth quarter as Tristan Walker banked in a three at the buzzer to make it 55-52, Bulldogs entering the final stanza.
After that three, the home squad had all the momentum going on a 6-0 spurt to begin the final quarter before the Trojans found themselves. The final quarter was back in fourth but Garner (12-2, 5-1) couldn't get closer than one point at 64-63 with two minutes left in the contest.
The Trojans were once again led by Dominique Reed who finished with another double-double at 28 points and 18 rebounds but it wasn't enough as the Trojans fell 71-65.
Garner will return home on Friday night at 8:00 when they host Harnett Central.
Varsity Girls fall
Southeast Raleigh was just too much for Garner as they took a big lead after the first quarter and never looked back as they downed the Lady Trojans 72-24 on Tuesday night.
Garner is back at home Friday when they host Harnett Central at 6:30.
Both JV teams fall
Garner's JV girls fell to SE Raleigh 50-28 on Tuesday, they will welcome Harnett Central to town at 4:00 on Friday.
The JV boys fell 40-38 on a buzzer beater by Southeast Raleigh as they suffered their first conference loss of the season. They will host Harnett Central Friday at 5:15
Updated Wrestling Results
Tuesday, January 4 vs. West Johnston
106 Quinton Campbell Garner fell to Tony Jimenez Pin 5:39
113 Taylor Williams fell to James Box Garner Pin 3:51
120 Justin Scales Garner fell to Seth Thomas Pin 1:09
126 Sean Owens Garner fell to Raheem Simmons 7-9
132 Miller Sawyer Garner fell to Brian Crutchfield Pin 1:46
138 Emon Kiser Garner fell to Grant Walker 6-8
145 George Nathaniel fell to Davon Johnson Garner 13-4
152 Anthony Finochio Garner fell to Jacob Baudoux 4-7
160 FF Garner, Tithus Smith won
170 William Hall fell to Keith Neal Pin 4:47
182 Francisco Cedra Garner fell to Zack Lychalk 5-13
195 Zach Morrison fell to Brandon Russell Garner 9-7
220 Jacob Ennis Garner fell to Sam Campbell Pin 2:26
285 Alex Rogers Garner fell to Storm Stevens Pin 1:24
West Johnston 55 Garner 13
Saturday, January 7 - Cap 9/GNR Challenge
GARNER VS WAKEFIELD
106 Q. CAMPBELL GARNER FELL TO VINCENT PIOMBINO 5-6
113 JAMES BOX GARNER FELL TO MICK PIOMBINO PIN 4:35
120 JUSTIN SCALES GARNER FELL TO BILLY LIPTROT PIN 2:13
126 SEAN OWENS GARNER FELL TO OMAR HEIKAL 7-2
132 MILLER SAWYER GARNER FELL TO JONATHON MCCHRISTIAN PIN :56
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF GARNER FELL TO TULENO PIN 1:08
145 EMON KIZER GARNER FELL TO W. TRYBUSKIEWICZ PIN 3:09
152 DREW SMITH FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO GARNER PIN 4:41
160 DAVON JOHNSON GARNER FELL TO JEREMY KERZNER PIN 1:49
170 KENSON MCFARLANE FELL TO WILLIAM HALL GARNER PIN 1:56
182 CHARLIE JI FELL TO BENNY FRANCIS GARNER PIN 1:57
195 BRANDON RUSSELL GARNER FELL TO KALEB WALKER 10-1
220 RIKENTE WASHINGTON FELL TO JACOB ENNIS GARNER PIN :57
285 AMANI SOUMAURO GARNER FELL TO DEVAN CALDWELLL PIN :14
WAKEFIELD 49 - GARNER 27
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GARNER VS LEESVILLE
106 Q CAMPBELL GARNER FELL TO KIMMERLY PIN 3:20
113 BUICO FELL TO JAMES BOX GARNER PIN 3:09
120 KENNY FERRARI GARNER FELL TO P SHERIFF PIN 1:16
126 ASCHALEW TEKA GARNER FELL TO J. JONES PIN 1:59
132 MILLER SAWYER GARNER FELL TO MATT DELECRUZ :52
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF GARNER FELL TO MATT CESARI PIN :39
145 NIGEL DOE FELL TO EMON KIZER GARNER 18-8
152 DEVON JOHNSON GARNER FELL TO Z. CATES 13-3
160 DAVID CROSTIN GARNER FELL TO C. BURNS :19
170 WILLIAM HALL GARNER FELL TO J. TUCKER PIN 3:46
182 FRANCISCO CEDRA GARNER FELL TO Z. STAFFORD 16-1
195 JACOB ENNIS WON BY FF
220 BRANDON RUSSELL WON BY FF
285 ALEX ROGERS WON BY FF
LEESVILLE 51 - GARNER 28
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GARNER VS. MILLBROOK
106 Q. CAMPBELL GARNER FELL TO K. SIMMONS 8-16
113 JAMES BOX GARNER FELL TO N. NORTON 6-13
120 JUSTIN SCALES GARNER FELL TO I. COX PIN 1:49
126 SEAN OWENS GARNER FELL TO B. BUTNER PIN 3:06
132 MILLER SAWYER GARNER FELL TO C. PRICE PIN :32
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF GARNER FELL TO D. SMITH :51
145 EMON KIZER GARNER FELL TO B. HARRIS PIN 1:58
152 ANTHONY FINOCHIO GARNER FELL TO D. ROBINSON 5-13
160 BRIAN WRIGHT GARNER FELL TO A. REH HURGH PIN 1;54
170 WILLIAM HALL GARNER FELL TO C. WILLIAMS PIN 1:52
182 J. ELLIOTT FELL TO BENNY FRANCIS PIN 4:22
195 FRANCISCO CEDRA GARNER FELL TO D. DAWKINS PIN :35
220 JACOB ENNIS GARNER FELL TO L. CRUMSEY :57
285 J. SCOTT FELL TO ALEX ROGERS GARNER PIN 1:20
MILLBROOK 59 - GARNER 18
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GARNER VS. BROUGHTON
106 QUINTIN CAMPBELL WON BY FF
113 DOTSON FELL TO JAMES BOX GARNER PIN 1:41
120 SAM HINES FELL TO ASCHALEW TEKA TEC FALL
126 KENNY FERRARI GARNER FELL TO ROHALN PIN :35
132 SEAN OWENS GARNER FELL TO NEH A PIN 1:07
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF GARNER FELL TO S. PARKER PIN :47
145 EMON KIZER GARNER WON BY FF
152 JACOB HILDRETH FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO GARNER PIN :23
160 DAVON JOHNSON GARNER WON BY FF
170 LEMASTER FELL TO WILLIAM HALL GARNER PIN 3:35
182 FRANCISCO CEDRA GARNER FELL TO RJ PHILLIP PIN 2:55
195 C. OBAME FELL TO BRANDON RUSSELL GARNER PIN 1:15
220 JOHNATHON RUICECO GARNER FELL BY PIN 1:44
285 AMANI SOUMAORO GARNER FELL BY PIN :49
GARNER 42 - BROUGHTON 41
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GARNER VS ENLOE
106 QUINTIN CAMPBELL WON BY FF
113 JAKE OBERLENDER FELL TO JAMES BOX GARNER PIN 1:50
120 JUSTIN SCALES WON BY FF
216 KEVIN MATHEW FELL TO SEAN OWENS GARNER PIN 1:48
132 MILLER SAWYER WON BY FF
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF WON BY FF
145 SANDY KEA FELL TO EMON KIZER PIN 3:01
152 DAVON JOHNSON GARNER FELL TO CHRISTIAN OWEN 4-8
160 DONTE PENNY FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO GARNER PIN :54
170 WILLIAM HALL GARNER FELL TO KEVIN STILES PIN :48
182 JONATHON MIMS FELL TO BENNY FRANCISE GARNER 10-6
195 BRANDON RUSSELL WON BY FF
220 JACOB ENNIS GARNER FELL TO JOSEPH THAI PIN 1:28
285 ALEX ROGERS WON BY FF
GARNER 63 - ENLOE 15
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801 Poole Drive, Garner, NC 27529
Phone: (919) 779-1440
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Trojans survive Knightdale to keep conference lead
WEB CAST.
Garner was able to rally from a nine point, 33-24 halftime deficit on Friday night to earn a 63-61 victory over Knightdale and procure the poll position in the Greater Neuse River Conference.
Knightdale (6-7, 4-1) came out on fire and took a 20-7 lead after the first quarter as the Trojans went the final 4:18 of the opening period without a point. However, like good teams do, Garner battled back and went on a quick 15-0 spurt to take the lead away from Knightdale. But, the Knights went on a run of their own and closed the half up by nine (33-24).
Garner (12-1, 5-0) began to chip away and the deficit in the third stanza cutting it to as few as four points early in the quarter as Cameron Redd scored six of his 12 points in the third and with 4:58 left in the quarter, Garner trailed by only four. After that mark in the contest, Anthony Tucker came off the bench and was a spark plug for Coach Gray's squad as he poured in five points to knot the game at 43 after three periods.
The opening moments of the third stanza belonged to the Knights as they went on a 6-0 run to take a 49-43 edge before the Trojans began to make their run. Quez Crowell became the go-to guy for the Knights scoring six of his team high 15 in the fourth.
After Garner chipped back and tied the game, the Trojans took the lead when freshman, Julius Barnes came off the bench to tie a career high at 11 points but his biggest play was poking the ball away from a Knightdale player and sinking a free throw to give the Trojans the lead.
But, the game was not secure until Dominique Reed who had sat out most of the third quarter due to foul trouble hit two crucial free throws to give the Trojans a 61-58 advantage with 37.4 left. Josh McClain added two more free tosses to make it 63-58 before the Knights hit a three to cut the lead to 63-61 which was the final margin.
Garner will return to action on Tuesday night when they hit the road and take on arch rival Southeast Raleigh, tip-off from Bulldog country is slated for 8:00.
Varsity Girls fall
Coach Mays and his Lady Trojans battled the entire game and after cutting a 10-point halftime deficit into single digits in the second half, Garner couldn't complete the comeback as they fell to Knightdale 55-47 on Friday night.
The Lady Trojans are on the road Tuesday night at 6:30 when they travel to Southeast Raleigh.
JV splits
JV Girls fall to Knightdale 47-23. They travel to Southeast on Tuesday at 4:00.
The JV Boys who trailed 10-3 after the first quarter battled back to take a one point, 40-39 advantage after three before holding on to win at Knightdale 55-53 on Friday night.
Coach Bloms and the JV Trojans are back in action on Tuesday at Southeast Raleigh at 5:15.
This Week in Trojan Athletics Show returns tonight
After a brief hiatus, 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.
Trojans run past West Johnston
WEB CAST.
After a less than stellar first half of basketball, Garner came out in the second stanza on fire outscoring West Johnston 54-8 over the final 15 minutes of basketball to hammer the Wildcats 82-35.
West Johnston (1-9, 0-4) trailed by six (28-22) at the break and managed to cut that deficit down to one point at 28-27 with one minute into the third quarter. However, that just seemed to awake the sleeping giant in the Trojans as they went on a quick 10-0 spurt forcing West to call a timeout with 3:42 left in the third.
Garner (11-1, 4-0) continued to pour it on going to Dominique Reed inside who scored 10 of his game high 19 points in the third quarter as the Trojans placed four players in double figures including Reed, Larry Richardson (16 points), Josh McClain (12 points), and Cameron Redd (10 points). The Trojans closed the quarter on a 29-0 run to lead 55-27 after three.
The fourth quarter began and the run continued as the Wildcats final scored to stop a 33-0 Trojan run but by that time the game was out of reach as the men of Troy cruised to the 82-55 victory.
Garner will be back in action on Friday night at 8:00 when they travel to Knightdale High School to battle with the Knights.
Varsity Girls earn victory
Coach Mays got a balanced effort from his Lady Trojans with three players scoring in double figures (Edris Lucas, Keyera Williams and Kima Sidberry). As they held off a late push by West Johnston to earn their second conference victory of the season with a 47-43 home win over the Wildcats.
Garner will travel to Knightdale on Friday night with tip-off slated for 6:30.
JV's sweep
Coach Ellerbee and her Lady Trojans down West Johnston 40-22. They travel to Knightdale on Friday night at 4:00.
Fresh off their championship over the Christmas break, the Coach Bloms and his JV Trojans down West Johnston 88-34 as they put three players in double figures. Jawan Grissett scored 16 to lead Garner followed by Rae Britton (15 points) and Tyrece Taylor (11 points).
The JV Trojans (11-1, 4-0) will travel to Knightdale on Friday at 5:15.
Wrestling results for Knightdale Duals
GARNER VS. MT. VERNON
106 QUINTIN CAMPBELL WON BY FF
113 JAMES BOX WON BY FF
120 JUSTIN SCALES FELL TO JOHNSON PIN :45
126 SEAN OWENS FELL TO MARINO BY PIN
138 EMON KIZER FELL TO B. MARINO PIN 3:54
145 DAVON JOHNSON FELL TO J. GASKET PIN :28
152 ZELIAY, MT VERNON FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO 5-4
160 DAVID CROSTON FELL TO OYEDELE PIN :16
170 WILLIAM HALL FELL TO FLOYD TECH FALL
182 BENNY-FRANCIS WON BY FF
195 BRANDON RUSSELL FELL TO T. MATHIAS PIN 3:47
220 JACOB ENNIS FELL TO HARO PIN :52
185 AMANI SOUMAORO FELL TO D. MATHIAS PIN :46
FINAL: MT. VERNON 59
GARNER 21
GARNER VS. EAST WAKE
106 QUINTON CAMPBELL FELL TO CODY STAPLES PIN :56
113 JAMES BOX WON BY FF
120 JUSTIN SCALES FELL TO MORGAN WILDER PIN 1:34
126 AUSTIN EASLEY FELL TO SEAN OWENS PIN 1:09
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF FELL TO RUPERT PEREZ PIN :49
145 DAVON JOHNSON FELL TO DANIEL KILLETTE
152 DADE LAMKINS FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO PIN 3:26
160 BRIAN WRIGHT FELL TO CULLEN CASPER PIN 2:54
170 MARKUS MAYNER FELL TO WILLIAM HALL PIN 1:42
182 TREVOR MOSS FELL TO FRANCISCO CEDRA PIN 1:13
195 JACOB ENNIS FELL TO STERLING WILDER PIN 1:15
220 BRANDON RUSSELL FELL TO AUSTIN SMITH PIN 5:31
285 CODY STARICHA FELL TO AMONI SOUMAORO PIN :17
FINAL EAST WAKE 46
GARNER 36
GARNER VS LEESVILLE
106 QUINTON CAMPBELL FELL TO CJ KIMMERLY PIN 2:18
113 NICO BUICO FELL TO JAMES BOX PIN 1;23
120 JUSTIN SCALES FELL TO ZACH JONES PIN 4:27
126 SEAN OWENS FELL TO SHERIFF PIN 1:10
138 EMON KIZER FELL TO MATT CESARI PIN 3:46
145 TYLER RUFF FELL TO DAVON JOHNSON 7-5
152 ANTHONY FINOCHIO FELL TO ZACH CATES 11-3
160 DAVID CROSTIN FELL TO C. BURNS PIN :37
170 TUCKER FELL TO WILIAM HALL PIN :41
182 FRANCISCO CEDRA FELL TO STAFFORD PIN 4:35
195 SHAWT ISLAM FELL TO BRANDON RUSSELL PIN :15
220 SCOTT CATES FELL TO JACOB ENNIS PIN 3:05
285 AMONI SOUMAORO WON BY FF
FINAL LEESVILLE 46
GANRER 33
GARNER VS POQUOSAN
106 QUINTON CAMPBELL FELL TO CHASE LYNCH 5-1
113 JAMES BOX FELL TO MITCH LUNG 5-3
120 JUSTIN SCALES FELL TO THOMAS PAINE PIN :23
126 SEAN OWENS FELL TO ALEX BLECKER PIN 1:33
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF FELL TO JOHN BRITT PIN 1:17
145 DAVON JOHNSON FELL TO TRENT GRAHMAN PIN :58
152 SHANE MILLARD FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO PIN 1:31
160 BRIAN WRIGHT FELL TO BRANDON STEPONS PIN 1:47
170 WILLIAM HALL WON BY FF
182 BENNY FRANCIS WON BY FF
195 BRANDON RUSSELL WON BY FF
220 JACOB ENNIS FELL TO ALBERT KATES PIN :44
285 AMANI SOUMAORO WON BY FF
FINAL POQUOSAN 48
GARNER 30
GARNER VS VANCE
106 QUINTON CAMPBELL FELL TO JONATHAN NORTON PIN 3:12
113 JAMES BOX FELL TO TRAVIS TECH FALL
120 JUSTIN SCALES WON BY FF
126 SEAN OWENS WON BY FF
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF WON BY FF
145 BRIAN WRIGHT WON BY FF
152 ANTHONY FINOCHIO WON BY FF
160 DAVID CROSTIN WON BY FF
170 WILLIAM HALL WON BY FF
182 B. FRANCISE WON BY FF
195 BRANDON RUSSELL FELL TO PRESTON ELLIS
220 JACOB ENNIS WON BY FF
285 AMANI SOUMARO FELL TO WILLIAMS MYKEL PIN 5:28
FINAL GARNER 54
VANCE 26
GARNER VS WEBB
106 TRAVIS CLARK FELL TO QUINTON CAMPBELL PIN 1:08
113 JAMES BOX WON BY FF
120 JUSTIN SCALES WON BY FF
126 SEAN OWENS FELL TO PATRICK CAMPBELL PIN :54
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF FELL TO JAKE DICKERSON PIN 3:25
145 AARON RETTIG FELL TO BRIAN WRIGHT 16-5
152 MCGEE FELL TO ANTHONY FINOCHIO PIN:38
170 GREENWOOD FELL TO WILLIAM HALL PIN 1:04
182 BENNY FRANCISE WON BY FF
195 BRANDON RUSSELL WON BY FF
220 KEVIN BLANCHARD FELL TO JACOB ENNIS PIN 2:13
285 DUSTY PULLMAN FELL TO AMANI SOUMAORO PIN :31
FINAL GARNER 57
WEBB 27
GARNER VS. SOUTHERN DURHAM
106 QUINTON CAMPBELL WON BY FF
113 JAMES BOX WON BY FF
120 DESHAUN EDMUNDSON FELL TO JUSTIN SCALES 20-8
126 SEAN OWENS FELL TO WILLIE HAYES PIN 3:33
138 BRANDON GRINDSTAFF FELL TO MARCUS MIDGETTE PIN 1:19
145 CHRISTIAN CRANS FELL TO BRIAN WRIGHT PIN 4:28
152 ANTHONY FINOCHIO FELL TO ANTHONY HOLDER PIN 1:52
170 WILLIAM HALL FELL TO QUINZEL KIMBEL PIN 5:44
182 FRANCISCO RODRIQUEZ FELL TO JAMES TAYLOR PIN 3:42
195 DOMINIQUE MIMS FELL TO BENNY FRANCIS PIN 3:43
220 ELONZO WILLIS FELL TO JACOB ENNIS 3-1
285 AMANI SOUMARO WON BY FF