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Garner pitches shutout on West Johnston

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Garner's defense pitched it's first shutout of the year as the offense scored at will on Friday night at Trojan Stadium as they blanked West Johnston 55-0.

Fittingly, it was the Trojan defense that put the first points on the board on West Johnston's second offensive drive. Facing a fourth and long, the Wildcats went back to punt, however the ball sailed over the head of Darius Williams and out of the end zone for a quick 2-0 lead.

Garner (8-0, 4-0) put their first offensive score on the board when they marched down the field on the Wildcat defense and Juwan Moye scored from six yards out to make it 9-0 Trojans.

After the first quarter, Garner had the ball on their own 28 yard line and hit a home run as Vince Jefferies hit Anthony Tucker for a 72-yard touchdown pass an a 15-0 lead. That margin grew to 22-0 when Moye scored for the second time in the game, this time from 11-yards out.

The Trojans took a 29-0 lead into the locker room as Demetrius Fairley found a seem and rumbled 67-yards for the final score of the half.

Leading by 29, Garner got the ball to begin the second half and wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard again as Moye scored on a 51-yard run on the second play from scrimmage and a quick 35-0 lead

West Johnston (4-3, 2-2) finally had a drive going but the eight play drive stalled after a face punt attempt failed and Garner took over. On the ensuing possession, Jefferies connected with Tucker for the second time, and a 10 yard pass for the 42-0 lead.

Garner put up two fourth quarter scores as Andre Gillispie scored from three yards out to cap a nine play drive to make it 48-0. The final score came off a Sam Stidwell two yard touchdown run to cap the night as Garner scored at least 50 points for the third straight week and earned a 55-0 win over West Johnston.

The Trojans hit the road next week as they travel to Knightdale for a date with the Knights, kick-off is set for 7:30

Cook named Wake County Principal of the Year

The Wake County Public School System named Drew Cook of Garner Magnet High School the 2011 Principal of the Year

Cook has been in education for 14 years and has been principal of Garner Magnet High for 2.5 years. Prior to that, he was an assistant principal and teacher at Garner High.

Cook is a devoted husband and father, spending much of his free time with his wife and their daughters who are 8 and 10. He enjoys playing church softball, golfing, hiking, and weekend trips to the beach.

Cook said continuous collection and analysis of data relevant to instructional programming is important.

“When possible, we work as a collective team to study and identify what we think to be effective practices, then implement these practices in pockets as pilots and watch as the practice spreads when the realization sets in that it is working. Once our best instructional practices have been identified, and school-level data can be used to support the continued use of these strategies, then we can clearly define our expectations for teaching and learning as a school.”

Garner High coach Eddie Gray has known Cook for some time.

“I have known him as a student athlete, fellow social studies teacher, my assistant basketball coach, my assistant principal and now my principal,” said Gray. “Over the years, I have watched him grow from a tall, gangly junior in high school that helped a young varsity basketball coach win a conference championship to an outstanding high school principal that has led our beloved school through some very difficult times.”

Student Rachel Gogal witnessed firsthand the transformation of her school under Cook’s leadership.

“When he was appointed principal, the excitement was evident in the halls and in the classrooms,” said Gogal. “His mission was to make sure we succeeded in all aspects of education, from the International Baccalaureate’s expectations in our classes to our artistic endeavors in theater and chorus to our continued success in athletics. The school is on its way to making his mission come true.”

Click Here for a great video from Coach Boyette congratulating Mr. Cook

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JV Trojans slip past Wildcats

Garner did what they needed to do on Thursday night as they picked up another road victory as they downed West Johnston 19-6 at Wildcat Stadium.

The JV Trojans struck on their opening possession as Brighton Hudson found for a 41-yard pass completion and after the extra point by Kenneth Perkinson it was 7-0 Garner.

West Johnston could do little to slow Garner down on their next drive as once again, Hudson hit Barnes this time, it was just a 31-yard play and it was 13-0 Trojans and they would carry that lead into the locker room for halftime.

Garner (5-1, 3-0) scored just once in the second half and it came with just over four minutes left in the third quarter as Hudson scored on a quarterback keeper to make it 19-0.

West scored late in the game to make the final margin 19-6 as the JV Trojan pick up the road win.

Garner is back in action next Thursday when they welcome the Knightdale Knights to Trojan Stadium. Kick-off is set for 7:00.

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Community of Hope Food Drive a huge success

On Tuesday, September 20th ,Community of Hope Ministries found itself calling local storage unit facilities looking for space to store several truckloads of groceries that were donated to the ministry by students at Garner Magnet High School participating in the Garner Magnet High School Homecoming Food Drive competition. In all, over 3900 total items were donated to the food pantry during Homecoming Week at Garner Magnet High School, September 19 – September 23rd.

Student Government advisor Jill Cottengim said, “It was neat to see the students take ownership of the drive this year. Last year was the first year we incorporated the food drive service component into our Homecoming Week activities. This year, the students took the idea and coordinated food drives in neighborhoods throughout the community to bring in additional food.”

Leaders from the Senior Class including Iva Earley, Zac Wilson, Gabi Dugal, Keith Boyette, Krista King, and Steven Jones contacted Community of Hope Ministries Development Director, Amy White, the week before Homecoming started to express the desire to run a food drive in Turner Farms subdivision.

White provided the bags and the flyers and the students walked door to door asking that neighbors participate in the drive. “The response was incredible”, said Earley, the student coordinator for the Senior Class drive. “It was easy and fun, and we know the food will go to those who need it most.” The Turner Farms drive returned an incredible 811 items placing the Seniors in first place to start the week of Homecoming Competition.

However, the Freshmen Class of 2015, goaded by the taunts from the high school’s upperclassmen that the Freshmen homecoming float was going to be too small and that the freshmen powder puff team would lose etc. secretly executed a three-subdivision homecoming food drive that brought in over 2000 food pantry items. Teams of students worked together to orchestrate drives in Turner Farms, Heather Downs and Hampton Ridge. Freshman Class advisor, Jon Sherwin, said he could not be more proud of the students in the Freshman class. “What they have done shows real class. Next week the floats will be forgotten and the no one will remember the score of the Powder Puff Game. To know that these kids worked together to collect food for those who are hungry in our community shows true heart!”

Freshman leaders involved in the food drive were: Lindsay Wright, Kyle Sammarco, Robbie McLamb, Duncan Forster, Bryson White, Logan Schild, Nicole Root, Nikki Wallace, Nick Phillips, Caroline Banker, Adam Gogal, Sarah Jankowski and Cassie Marshall.

White, said that the credit for the success of the food drive really goes to the school leadership. “I can’t say enough positive things about Principal Drew Cook and School Athletic Director, Doc Harrell. When we first approached the school about doing the drive, there was not a moment of hesitation. Both school leaders agreed that it was a win-win for both the school and the community.”

In addition to the weeklong competition, Harrell and the Trojan Athletics Booster Club offered $1 off of game admission to the Homecoming Game matchup between Garner and East Wake. Chick-fil-A marketing director, Kim Baber, joined the partnership by offering a FREE Chick-fil-A sandwich to anyone who donated at least three items on the night of the game. White added that the school’s Homecoming Week coordinator and Student Government advisor, Jill Cottengim, does an excellent job getting the students excited about participating in Homecoming week. “Jill added the food drive into her normal routine, just like she’d been doing it for years. I don’t think the Homecoming food drive would be a success without her support!” concluded White.

“It was an amazing week!” said White. To watch the pantry go from almost empty to abundantly overflowing is just a true blessing from God! We are so thankful that we will have the items we need to serve the at-risk and needy in our community.

Homecoming Week Food Drive Totals:

Freshmen: 2018

Sophomores: 784

Juniors: 70

Seniors: 811

Other: 250

Another night, another vollyeball victory

After not competing for over a week, Coach Boyette and the Lady Trojans got back in the swing on things in a big way this week with three conference matches, two of which were on the road.

After a big win over West Johnston on Tuesday night, Garner hit the road again on Wednesday and picked up yet another win over East Wake to sweep the season series with the Warriors.

The win keeps Garner perfect inside league play as they move to 11-0 in the Greater Neuse River and 13-3 on the season.

Garner's final match of the week will be the only home match of the week when they welcome the Knightdale Knights to Trojan Coliseum tomorrow night. The match begins at 5:30 with the JV match preceding at 4:30.

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Another win for golf

Coach Barnes and the Lady Trojan golf picked up another victory this week as the took down the Greater Neuse River Conference at River Ridge for their fourth tournament win of the year.

Garner was led by top scorers Lauren Ceyrolles, Nichole Ceyrolles, and Emily O'Neill. The defending GNRC champs complete their regular season at WilMar next week.

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Soccer earns back to back victories

After a rough start to the season, the Trojan soccer team has earned back to back victories this week, both inside Greater Neuse River Conference play.

On Monday, the Trojans earned a big conference victory as they shut out Harnett Central 4-0 to snap a seven game winless streak.

Then, tonight Garner again picked up a huge victory as the Trojans took down their rivals from Johnston County, the Clayton Comets with a 3-1 win.

Garner will have one final match this week as they step outside of the conference and welcome the Fuquay-Varina Bengals to Trojan Stadium tomorrow night. The match will begin at 6:30.

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Volleyball wins, again

After a break of over a week, Coach Boyette and the varsity volleyball squad returned to the hardwood on Wednesday night and picked up yet another Greater Neuse River Conference win as they defeated West Johnston in Benson.

For Garner,they improve to a perfect 10-0 in the conference and 12-3 overall. Additionally, the Lady Trojans pick up their 27th GNRC victory.

Garner is back in action tomorrow when they travel to East Wake for a 5:30 match.

Indoor Track Meeting

Attention: All athletes interested and running INDOOR TRACK.

Their will be a mandatory meeting next Next THURSDAY (Oct. 13) at 2:45 in ROOM 326. If you have any questions, contact Coach George at ggeorge1@wcpss.net.

Tennis celebrates Senior Night with win

Garner 9
Knightdale 0
(10-3-11)

Singles:

K. King (G) d. A. Doub (K) 6-1, 6-1
D. Grissett (G) d. K. Branch (K) 6-0, 6-0
V. Velasquez (G) d. S. Shephard (K) 6-4, 6-2
S. Hamlin (G) d. S. Hakes (K) 6-0, 6-0
T. Vess (G) d. A. Haddon (K) 6-1, 6-1
E. Chalk (G) d. H. Rocham (K) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles:

K. King/H. Hamlin (G) d. A. Doub/S. Shephard (K) 8-2
V. Velasquez/T. Vess (G) d. K. Branch/S. Hakes (K) 8-2
D. Grissett/E. Chalk (G) d. A. Blough/S. Awad (K) 8-3

Trojans collect win #11 in celebration of Senior Day! Thanks to Krista King, Diamond Grissett, Veronica Velasquez, Lauren "Taylor" Vess and Emily Chalk for their diligent service to the program.




Record: (11-2, 11-4)

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Trojans blast Spartans

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Garner scored on every possession they had on Friday night at Charles Tucker Stadium as they hammered Smithfield-Selma 76-7.

Smithfield-Selma (0-7, 0-3) went three and out on their first drive and gave Garner great field position and on the second play of the drive, Demetrius Fairley scored his first touchdown of the night and the Trojans were off to the races.

On the next drive, Garner (7-0, 3-0) once again as Vince Jefferies connected with Juwan Moye for the only touchdown pass of the night and a quick 13-0 lead. After another SSS three and out, it was Moye again, this time on the ground as he put Garner up 20-0 with six minutes left in the first quarter.

The Trojans were able to get on the board one final time in the first quarter as Fairley scored his second and final touchdown of the night and a 27-0 lead for Garner after one. However, the scoring was far from over.

Garner's first play drive of the second quarter resulted in another touchdown pass from Jefferies to Moye and a 34-0 lead. The final appearance by the Garner first team came when Moye returned the ensuing punt 47-yards for pay dirt and a 41 point lead.

Andre Gillispie was the next Trojan to find the end zone as he scored his second rushing touchdown of the season to make it 48-0 with over five minutes left in the first half. Following another SSS three and out, Anthony Tucker fielded the Spartan punt and rumbled into the end zone from 60-yards out and a 55-0 lead.

Raveon Smith capped the first half scoring for Garner with a seven yard touchdown run and a 62-0 lead. SSS got on the board on the final play of the half as Dylan Homick connected with Donald Jones for an 89-yard touchdown pass and make it 62-7 Garner at the break.

The second half would be a contentious clock and the second team saw a lot of action for Garner as they scored a total of 14 second half points.

Garner's second half scores came off touchdown runs from Sam Stidwell and Montel Watters as the Trojans second 70 plus points against SSS for the second year in a row with a 76-7 victory.

The men of Troy return to Trojan Stadium next week when they welcome West Johnston to town, kick-off is scheduled for 7:30.

Tennis falls to Clayton

Garner 4
Clayton 5
(9-29-11)

Singles:

M. Guha (C) d. K. King (G) 6-0, 6-3
S. Murray (C) d. D. Grissett (G) 6-1, 5-7, 10-7
H. Hamlin (G) d. L. Boykin (C) 6-4, 7-5
E. Singletary (C) d. V. Velasquez (G) 6-1, 6-2
S. Hamlin (G) d. L. Bizzell (C) 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
A. Robb (G) d. G. Morgan (C) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8

Doubles:

K. King/H. Hamlin (G) d. M. Guha/G. Morgan (C) 8-0
S. Murray/L. Bizzell (C) d. D. Grissett/S. Hamlin (G) 8-3
L. Boykin/E. Singletary (C) d. V. Velasquez/T. Vess (G) 8-1

Exhibitions:

Kristina Zani/Aleshia Vite (3-8) lost in doubles.

Record: (10-2, 10-4)

The Lady Trojans finish second in the conference and will be home for Senior Night on Monday at 4:00 when they host Knightdale.

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JV Trojans hammer SSS

Garner scored 22 first quarter points on Thursday night en route to a 60-0 bombardment of Smithfield-Selma in JV football at Trojan Stadium.

Garner (4-1, 2-0) scored on their second drive of the game as Tyreece Taylor rumbled in from 12-yards out for his first score of the night and it was 7-0, Trojans.

After SSS fumbled away the ball on their next drive, Garner went to the air as Brighton Hudson connected with Julius Barnes for a 15-yard touchdown pass and a 14 point Trojan lead.

The final Garner score of the first quarter came when Snoop Dawson found a seem and raced 51 yards for the score and after a two point conversion, it was 22-0 Trojans after the opening stanza.

Unfortunately for the Spartans, the second quarter was more of the same as the men of Troy scored on their first drive of the second quarter when Taylor scored for the second time, on a 42 yard run and a 30-0 lead.

After a Garner safety made it 32-0, Garner scored again on a run from Gregory Stewart and the final score of the first half was a 16 yard run from Raekown Britton and at the break, the Trojan led 46-0.

In the second half, Garner scored just twice, thanks to a continuous clock. The first score of the second half was a defensive score when Britton picked off a pass and took it back 22-yards for a 53-0 lead.

Finally, Jaython Dunston rumbled six yards to pay dirt and the Trojans capped the game with a 60-0 lead.

Garner will be back in action next Thursday when the travel to West Johnston for a 7:00 kick-off.

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Tennis hammers West Johnston

Garner 7
West Johnston 2
(9-28-11)

Singles:

A. Powers (WJ) d. K. King (G) 6-2, 6-1
D. Grissett (G) d. M. Pullium (WJ) 6-1, 6-0
H. Hamlin (G) d. K. Debord (WJ) 6-0, 6-0
V. Velasquez (G) d. A. Vendel (WJ) 6-0, 6-4
S. Hamlin (G) d. A. Turner (WJ) 6-2, 6-2
T. Vess (G) d. Y. Vanga (WJ) 7-6 (3), 6-2

Doubles:

K. King/H. Hamlin (G) d. A. Powers/M. Pullium (WJ) 8-2
K. Debord/J. Menella (WJ) d. D. Grissett/S. Hamlin (G) 8-6
V. Velasquez/T. Vess (G) d. A. Turner/Y. Vanga (WJ) 8-5

Exhibitions:

Emily Chalk (8-6) and Kristina Zani (8-6) won in singles.

Record: (10-1, 10-3)

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Tennis moves past SSS

Garner 5
Smithfield Selma 4
(9/26/11)

Singles:

E. Carter (SSS) d. K. King (G) 6-1, 6-4
D. Grissett (G) d. C. Lee (SSS) 7-6 (3), 6-1
H. Hamlin (G) d. L. Oldham (SSS) 5-7, 6-2, 10-4
V. Velasquez (G) d. B. Beasley (SSS) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-7
S. Hamlin (G) d. J. Littlejohn (SSS) 6-1. 6-0
A. Grubbs (SSS) d. T. Vess (G) 3-6, 7-5, 10-12

Doubles:

K. King/H. Hamlin (G) d. E. Carter/C. Lee (SSS) 8-3
L. Oldham/B. Beasley (SSS) d. A. Clark/E. Pittman (G) 8-1
J. Littlejohn/A. Grubbs (SSS) d. M. Ebri/N. Root (G) 8-2

Exhibitions:

Emily Chalk/Abbey Walton (8-5) and Devon McKee/Samantha Mitchell (9-7) won in doubles. Bailey Roque/Natalie Whittington (3-8) and Bailey Roque/Marina Light (2-8) lost in doubles.

Record: (9-1, 9-3)

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Garner golf win, again

Lady Trojan golf captures their third title of the season. The tournament was held at Johnston County CC. Coach Barnes' team is lead by the Ceyrolles triplets.

Trojans hammer East Wake for Homecoming victory

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Garner scored early and often on Monday night to win their 28th consecutive homecoming with a 61-6 win over East Wake at Trojan Stadium.

The Trojans (6-0, 2-0) scored on their first drive of the game as they faced a fourth and goal from the three yard-line and on the play, Vince Jefferies hit Armani Lanier for his 12th touchdown pass of the year and Garner was off to the races with a 7-0 lead.

After both teams played the field position game, Garner scored again as Jefferies capped the drive with a one yard touchdown run and a 14-0 lead, at the end of the first quarter.

On the first drive of the second quarter, the Trojans used a six play drive to march down the field on the East Wake (2-4, 0-2) defense before Tyler Hinton scored his first touchdown of the season and gave Garner a 20-0 lead.

The next drive for Garner last two plays before Juwan Moye took it 55-yards for the scored and a 27-0 lead. With one final drive in the first half, Demetrius Fairley rumbled 80-yards and capped the first half with Garner in front 34-0.

At halftime, Garner crowned their homecoming court: Prince: Miles Crawford, Princess: Simone Bullock, King: Jay Booth and Queen: Farrah Roberts.

As for the second half, it was more of the same for Garner. East Wake got the ball to start the second half and after a three and out, the Warriors, traveled a negative two yards, and Garner started from the three yard line which Moye cashed in for the score one play later and a 41-0 lead.

After another rushing score made it 47-0 Garner, Hinton scored again from 16-yards out and a 54-0 lead.

East Wake got on the board late in the third quarter when Chris Pernell hit Dominique Lane for the score and a 54-6 lead.

However, the Trojans added another score on a 14 play, 92-yard drive that ended with Hinton's third rushing touchdown of the night and a 61-6 final.

For Garner it's the second time they've scored 60 points this year with the other being the season opener at Enloe.

The Trojans are back in action on Friday night when they travel to Charles T. Tucker Stadium to battle the Smithfield-Selma Spartans, kick-off is slated for 7:30.

Garner to hold food drive

Garner Magnet High School will hold their 2nd Annual Homecoming Food Drive supporting Community of Hope Ministries during Homecoming Week September 9th - September 23^rd.

STUDENTS: Items will be counted and the points for each class will be awarded first, second, third and fourth place AND included as a part of the annual Homecoming Week spirit competition. The winner will be announced during the Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, September 23rd.

All fans who donate at least three items will receive $1 off admission to the September 23rd Homecoming Game against East Wake AND a coupon for a free item at Chick-Fil-A. Suggested items are: peanut butter, pasta, rice, all-in-one meals like Hamburger Helper, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soup, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, grits, oatmeal, canned meat, spaghetti/pasta sauce and macaroni and cheese

The Community of Hope Ministries Food Pantry gave out over 80,000 meals in 2010 and has already surpassed that number in 2011. Help Community of Hope Ministries fight hunger in the Greater Garner area. Check us out at http://www.communityofhopeministries.org/

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