Coach Bloms JV Trojans survive to take their season opening win over Clayton 54-51. Garner musters just 40.7% shooting from the floor and uncharacteristic 19 turnovers to scratch out the 66th straight win for the program after two consecutive undefeated seasons.
AJ Daniels leads a balanced scoring attack with 11,
Justus Wall and
Christian Little have 9 points each. Both teams show
alot of rust in the first half, with Garner shooting an abysmal 28% with 12 turnovers. Fortunately the Comets manage just 25% to trail 25-17 at the break. The JV Comets open with 5-0 run after the break but the Garner defense stiffens to cause enough Comet turnovers to stretch their lead to 45-30.
Ben Hines knocks down a couple of 3's (the only buckets from the arc for Garner on the night, just 2-for-11 total) in the 14-6 run by the home team. But the Comets match that with 13-2 run to cut the margin to just 52-48 inside a minute left.
Daveon Dunn (4 steals, 6 assists on the night) steal and score and then dish to Little gives Garner 54-51 lead with 13 seconds left. A Comet heave at the buzzer is well off for the non-conference win for the good guys who host Rolesville Monday night. Coach Bloms improves to 183-34 career record
Freshman Trojans fall in OT
Garner Freshman squad edged in OT 91-83 to the Comets.
Josiah Pender leads the Trojans with 23,
Amari Wood adds 21,
Brandon Huffstetler adds 12 with four BIG three's &
Ty Barron has 10 & 13 rebounds. The game is nip-n-tuck affair throughout with each team reaching double-digit leads but 9 ties and 19 lead changes total. The Freshman Trojans edge out 43.9% to 42.7% shooting margin but the Comets win the boards 46-40 despite Barron game-high with Pender just missing a double-double with 9 rebounds. The Freshman Comets make their free throws down the stretch to pad 21-16 margin from the charity stripe. Garner hosts the South Wake Sabres Monday afternoon 3:30PM
Lady Trojans drop non-conference game
Coach Mays Lady Trojans fall to 0-2 with 68-31 loss to the Comets. The JV girls improve to 2-0 with 46-30 win over Clayton. The girls teams play at Rolesville Monday, Nov. 20th, doubleheader starts with JV at 5:30PM
