Garner ground game chews up 371 yards and 5 TD to cruise to 39-14 win at Apex Friendship in their South Wake Athletic Conference opener. The Trojans get Jaydin Dixon 10-yard TD run, Nolan McLean 1-yard TD (set-up by 52 yard strike to Dixon) & Josh Wilson 24-yard TD to sprint to 19-0 lead. While the Garner (3-4, 1-0 in SWAC) defense holds the Patriots without a first down until 7:30 left in the half, they carry 19-7 lead into halftime. Daiveon Carrington 54-yard touchdown run opens the second half scoring & McLean 40 yard TD strike to Justin Lewis for 32-14 Garner lead at 4:41 of 3rd. Ralph Vieux 40-yard scamper on double reverse completes the scoring for the good guys. The Trojan defense stifled the Pats for 49 of 52 plays recording 7 sacks on the night with 19 total tackles for loss yards. Carrington, NaDarius Thompsonand Laytavion Haywood each post 9 stops on the night, with 2 sacks for Thompson. Apex Friendship gets 118 of their 196 yards on three plays, including 45-yard TD run and 28 yard pass TD. The Trojans host Homecoming 2017 Friday, Oct. 13th vs Holly Springs.
| GARNER | Apex Friendship | |
|---|---|---|
| Rushes-Yards | 30-371 | 31-120 |
| Comp-Att-Yards | 7-15-148 | 7-21-76 |
| GARNER | 13 | 6 | 13 | 7 | – | 39 |
| Apex Fr. | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | – | 14 |
RUSHING: Daiveon Carrington 4-104 yards, TD; Jaydin Dixon 6-68, TD; Josh Wilson 3-51, TD; Nolan McLean 3-4, TD; Ralph Vieux 1-40, TD; Prestige Bellamy 3-51; Donovan Evans 2-12; Marcus Davis 1-11 yards
PASSING: McLean 7-14-148, TD; Dixon 0-1
RECEIVING: Justin Lewis 4-92 yards, TD; Dixon 1-52; Spencer Stephenson 1-5; Jon-Anthony Johnson 1-2 yards
DEFENSE: Carrington 9 tackles, sack; NaDarius Thompson 9 tackles, 2 sacks, Laytavion Haywood 9 tackles; Tyler Peacock 4 tackles, sack; Keaton Cooley 3 tackles, sack; Donovan Brown 4 tackles, sack, Bellamy 3 tackles, sack
PASSING: McLean 7-14-148, TD; Dixon 0-1
RECEIVING: Justin Lewis 4-92 yards, TD; Dixon 1-52; Spencer Stephenson 1-5; Jon-Anthony Johnson 1-2 yards
DEFENSE: Carrington 9 tackles, sack; NaDarius Thompson 9 tackles, 2 sacks, Laytavion Haywood 9 tackles; Tyler Peacock 4 tackles, sack; Keaton Cooley 3 tackles, sack; Donovan Brown 4 tackles, sack, Bellamy 3 tackles, sack
