Garner downs Pinecrest to advance to NCHSAA 3rd round

Daiveon Carrington piles up 186 yards rushing with 2TDs as Garner opens their 33rd consecutive NCHSAA 4AA playoffs with 31-21 win over Pinecrest. Trojans win their 7th straight and advance to the 3rd round of the state playoffs for the 7th time in 8 seasons. Nolan McLean hits Justin Lewis for 24-yard score and Carrington scampers 21 yards for TD for 14-0 Garner lead in the 1st quarter. Eli "Money" Bondurant nails 21-yard FG for 17-0 halftime lead. Garner uses Carrington & Shymik Smith fumble recoveries and Laytavion Haywood interception to keep Pinecrest off the scoreboard in the half, with Trojan pressure allowing just 1-for-7 for 35 yards Pat passing with pick while McLean registers 167 yards passing in the opening half. The Patriots take advantage of an awful pass interference call on their opening drive to narrow the lead to 17-6 after Carrington blocks the PAT. Pinecrest scores on tipped pass returned for score to cut the Garner lead to 17-14 before Carrington bolts 19 yards for his second score of the evening and 24-14 lead for the SWAC Champs after 3 quarters. After Carrington corrals Pats fumble recovery, he dashes 36 yards to the 1 & McLean keeper completes the scoring with 8:25 left. Marque Maultsby interception, 4th takeaway on the night for the Trojan defense, ends Pinecrest drive at the Garner 25 with 4 minutes left. Carrington rushing on the final drive puts the game away to send Garner (8-4) to 3rd round matchup at 2-seed Green Hope next Friday night

Congratulations to Justin Lewis 83 yards receiving to move into 3rd all-time in Garner history with 1,208 yards, passing Trojan Hall of Famer Brandon Banks ('06) & Donovan Perry ('03); sophomore Nolan McLean extends his school records with 2,297 passing yards, 141 completions/244 attempts & 208 ypg average

Trojan Sports Network archive broadcast

	1	2	3	4	-	F
Pinecrest	0	0	14	7	-	21
GARNER	14	3	7	7	-	31

	GARNER	Pinecrest
Rushing-Yards	33-285	45-191
Passing-Yards-TD	10-22-177-1	4-16-53-0

RUSHING: Daiveon Carrington 14-186 yards, 2TDs; Josh Wilson 8-83; Nolan McLean 3-(-5) TD; Jaydin Dixon 5-12; Donovan Evans 2-8; Prestige Bellamy 1-2 yards
PASSING: McLean 10-22-177 yards, TD
RECEIVING: Justin Lewis 3-81 yards, TD; Evans 2-34; Carrington 1-24; Ralph Vieux 1-28; Spencer Stephenson 2-9; Ahkee Vaughn 1-1 yard
DEFENSE: NaDarius Thompson 10 tackles; Marcus Davis 8 tackles, sack, QBH; Tyler Peacock 6 stops, sack, 2QBH; Shymik Smith 4 tackles, fumble recovery, QBH; Marque Maultsby INT; Laytavion Haywood 7 tackles, INT, sack; Carrington 4 tackles, block kick, fumble recovery;