Trojans advance to 2nd round of the GNRC

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The Spartans elect to employ a slowdown offense to avoid another thirty point loss to the Trojans. Didn't work. Garner wins 62-36 for their 11th straight win and advance to a Thursday night game against #4 seed W.Johnston. DaMetrius Upchurch scores 18 with five rebounds and Cordero Hunter adds 13, on 6-of-9 shooting. After Jamal Barrett buries a three pointer to open the game, SSS plays pitch-n-catch for roughly 3 minutes without a shot. The Spartans are plagued by 19 turnovers, 6 Trojans steals and 6 blocked shots. Not taken totally out of their offense, Garner still manages an even 50% from the floor (25-50) as they do come up short of their season average scoring by roughly 20 points. Garner uses their limited first quarter possessions well, hitting seven of nine shots. The Spartan stall forgets they need to score as well, they hit just 1 of three in the quarter falling behind 19-2. In the second, Garner fails to keep up their hot shooting but still lead by twelve at the end of the half that took just 30 minutes to play, tip to finish. During the second half, Garner maintains a double-digit margin, stretching it to more than twenty as the final quarter begins and Coach Gray calls on the reserves. The Trojans (17-8) will play at home on Thursday at 7:30PM:

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SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 18, (7-of-9, 5 rebounds, 4 blocked shots), Cordero Hunter 13 (6-of-9), Karl Agenor 10, (5 rebounds), Albert Smith 5, Emile Agenor 4, Eric Grissett 4, Jamal Barrett 3 (4 assists), Carl Redd 3 (4 assists), Darne Hall 2; SSS--K.Turner 12, A.Rouse 10, A.Charity 4, S.Wiggins 3, J.Watson 3;

The Trojans recognized "Cancer Awareness Night" with coaches and fans wearing pink and donations were gathered for The Garner Relay for Life.

GNRC Brackets:
#5 SE Raleigh (4-15, 4-11) at #4 W.Johnston (9-15, 5-9): W.Johnston 57-49
#6 E.Wake (7-14, 4-10) at #3 Clayton (18-5, 11-3) ; Clayton 56-42
#7 Holly Springs (7-17, 4-10) at #2 Knightdale (16-7, 12): Knightdale 90-52

Thursday night schedule (both games at Garner):
6:00PM: #3 Clayton vs #2 Knightdale
7:30PM: #1 Garner vs #4 W.Johnston

The Lady Trojans opened tournament play at E.Wake last night with a thrilling OT win over the #3 seed Warriors 57-55. They will face #2 seed Holly Springs at 6PM Wednesday at SE Raleigh:
#8 W.Johnston at #1 SE Raleigh: SE 60-32
#5 SSS at #4 Clayton: Clayton 44-21
#6 Garner at #3 E.Wake: Garner 57-55 (OT)
#7 Knightdale at #2 Holly Springs: Holly Springs

Second round games at SE Raleigh Wednesday (2/18) night:
#6 Garner vs #2 H.Springs, 6PM
#1 SE Raleigh vs #4 Clayton, 7:30PM

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