Trojans topple #3 Heritage
#5-ranked Garner upsets #3 Heritage 84-79 in battle of local heavyweights in a packed S.Garner Gym. Demetric Horton is blistering from the arc with 21 points on five threes and Marque Maultsby & KD Burt 17 each. Trayvon Ferrell chips in 11 as the Trojans improve to 5-1. Coach Gray's varsity squad races to early 9-0 lead as Horton nails two big treys and Burt owns the boards. But the highly ranked Huskies rally back to narrow Garner lead to 42-40 at the half. Burt leads 15-12 rebounding margin despite a massive 14 to 1 free throw margin for the visitors. Garner stretched their lead to 12 on Jaren Ellerbee slam with three minutes to go but again, Heritage rallies to narrow the gap to 76-72 with just 1:27 left. Burt finds Ferrell for tomahawk slam and Maultsby free throws gives the Trojans breathing room down the stretch. Garner depth with 10 players scoring or recording a rebound plays heavily in offsetting foul issues and Burt 3-point play ices the game for the good guys. Garner has four double-digit scorers for the 5th time this season. They travel to Clayton Friday night.
JV Trojans blast Huskies
AJ Daniels 17 points leads Garner JV to 5-1 start with 71-60 win over Heritage. Nolan McLean 13 points, 10 rebounds and Christian Little 12 lead balanced Trojan attack that shot 59% for the game. Griffin Hines and Ben Hines hit 5 straight from the arc as Garner bolts to 21-11 lead after the 1st and never trail. Led by McLean and 6 boards from Daniels, Coach Bloms Trojans enjoy a massive 31-18 rebound margin and the defense forces 15 Huskie turnovers.
Freshman win over Raleigh Hawks
Coach Crump's 9th grade team downs the Hawks 64-57. Devin Abrom 18 points and 8 rebounds, Amari Wood adds 13 for the Trojans who race to early 40-29 lead and survive the Hawks 3-point barrage, hitting 6 is the 2nd quarter to cut the Garner lead to 37-29 at the break. Qi Smith dishes 6 assists, with 7 points to keep the home team ahead and Julius Peacock 8 rebounds helps Garner to 32-14 rebound advantage. Luke Richardson key 9 points for the 2-2 Trojans.
JV girls win at Heritage
The Lady Trojans JV squad wins 44-24 at the Huskies. The varsity girls drop 70-15 decision
