Trojan defense is "spook-tacular" in win over the Warriors

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The Trojans spend Halloween in Wendell, making life tough on E.Wake in the 24-12 win. Trojan QB BG Howell is injured and Cody Woodall fills in well, directing the Garner offense to three scores. Howell suffers a hand injury on the Trojans second series, the extent is not known. Michael Brantley rushes for 94 yards and two scores for Garner. The Trojan defense is the star of the night holding the Warriors to just two first downs in each half and allowing just one offensive score.

Garner scores first driving 56 yards to the E.Wake ten but Howell is sacked for an 11-yard loss on second down, which is the play he was injured. After an incompletion, Howell converts a 38 yard field goal for a 3-0 Garner lead. A big Gus Goodson return of the kickoff, starts the Warriors at the own 44. They advance the ball to the Garner 40 but consecutive incompletions, the last caused by pressure from Chaz Damon brings up an unusual field goal "attempt". Richard Gilliespie kicks the ball out of bounds at the Garner eight instead. With Woodall under center, the Trojans move it the 25 with Jeremy Conyers picking up six and Brantley just short of four. Woodall and the offensive line convert fourth and inches with the pile moving to seven yards. But the drive stalls, losing eight yards and forcing a Trojan punt. Ronald Moore subs for the injured Howell and his kick is blocked and Khari Jenkins takes it in for the score. The PAT is blocked to leave the score at 6-3 Warriors.

Ian Hunter picks a fumble on the Warrior kick and dashes to the Garner 30 yard line. After Brantley rumbles 5 yards, Woodall hits Brandon Byars on a slant pattern for 36 yards. Brantley runs it down to the Warrior 17. Conyers moves it to the 14, followed by Brantley's 9 yard gain. The Warriors are tipped by the backfield motion on first and goal, dropping Conyers for a six yard loss. But Woodall hits Brantley from 11 yards out on second and eleven and Howell's kick puts the Trojans back up 10-6. Goodson makes another terrific return to the E.Wake 45, but the Trojans hold them without a first down (again) with Aston Anglin-Stone pressuring Greg Jones on third down to throw it away. Terrell Sanders blocks the Warrior punt and the Trojans take over on the E.Wake 41.

Woodall misses high on his first down throw. Hunter follows with six yards on a reverse and Conyers adds 8 for the first down at the Warrior 27. Conyers stretches for two and Brantley makes a fantastic shoe string catch for four. The Warriors strangely call consecutive timeouts before Woodall hits Josh Brooks from 22 yards for his only catch of the game and the touchdown with 0:56 to go in the half. Thorton Watson prevent Goodson from a big return this time, nailing him at the Warrior 31. The half ends with Damon picking up his second sack of the game, dropping Jones for a five yard loss and a 17-6 Trojan lead. The Trojans enjoy a big 182 to 58 total yardage advantage for the period.

The Warriors start the second half on their own 30 after Garner incurs a face mask call, their first penalty of the game. Goodson dashes 12 yards but Connor McLaurin sacks Jones and then drops Travis Pate for a two yard loss. Goodson fails to convert the third and 14. From their own 11. Garner can't advance beyond the 27 and punt back to E.Wake. Damon's third sack of the night effectively kills the drive but the Trojans fumble when they get it back and the short field allows E.Wake offense their only score, covering the 38 yards in 5 plays with Jones diving in from 2 yards out. The two point attempt fails for a 17-12 score in the third quarter.

Conyers picks up 20 yards on three carries as the quarter ends. McLaurin rumbles 17 yards on his only carry of the night to pick up a key first down. Coyers and Brantley alternate carries for just short of the first down and Conyers gets an awful spot on third and one. The Trojans fumble and the Warriors take over on the 37. Again, the vaunted Trojan defense will have none of any comeback as Damon and McLaurin stop Jones on 4th and inches to get the ball back. The Trojans eat alot of clock but do not produce any points and the Warriors have another shot from their own 31. The Trojans allow just 9 yards and take back over at the Warrior 39 with 2:03 to go. No repeat of Monday night, as Brantley dashes the distance on second down and after a cheap shot by Montrelle Townes well after Brantley scores, tensions heat up but the officials rule offsetting after his Trojan teammates come to Brantley's defense. Howell's kick posts the final score of 24-12. Ronald Moore picks off Jones on fourth and 27 and send the Trojans off to enjoy the remainder of the Halloween evening.

(photos by Ken Hall Photography)

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	3	14	0	7	- 24
EW	0	6	6	0	- 12

SCORING:
GAR-BG Howell 38 yard FG
EW - Khari Jenkins blocked punt return, kick blocked
GAR-Michael Brantley 11 yard pass from Woodall, Howell kick
GAR- Josh Brooks 22 yard pass from Cody Woodall, Howell kick
EW - Greg Jones 2 yard run, 2pt attempt failed
GAR- Brantley 39 yard run, Howell kick

	GAR	EW
Rushes-yards	41-198	25-112
Comp-Att-Yards-Int	9-18-90-0	3-10-12-1
Total Yards	288	124
First downs	13	4
Penalties	4-24	2-10
Turnovers	3	3

RUSHING: Micheal Brantley 16-94 yards, TD; Jeremy Conyers 21-85 yards; Cody Woodall 2-8 yards; Connor McLaurin 1-17 yards; Ian Hunter 1-6 yards; B G Howell 1-(-11)

PASSING: Howell 3-7-18 yards; Woodall 6-11-62 yards, 2TD's

RECEIVING: Brandon Byars 1-36 yards; Josh Brooks 1-22 yards, TD; Hunter 3-13 yards; Brantley 3-21 yards, TD; Conyers 2-(-12)

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The origins of Halloween

While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Holloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.

Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

Civitan Cheer squads need your help

The Garner Civitan Junior Midget and Junior Pee Wee Cheerleaders have qualified for the regional championships in Charlotte again this year. The teams won their local competition to move on to the next step toward qualifying again for the National Championships at Disney World! The teams are seeking sponsors to forego a portion of their travel expenses.

A t-shirt will be created with each sponsor's name and/or business recognized on the back. Additionally, sponsors tax deductible contributions will be acknowledged in the local papers. This a fantastic opportunity for these young future Trojans. Some of them come to cheer for the first time and the confidence they gain in themselves is tremendous. If you or your business is interested in helping to sponsor the teams, please contact Coach Gayle Barger or call 779-6420 or Coach Jeralynn Castles 779-5297. The teams thank you for your consideration!!

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Early words

New research from the USA suggests that children's acquisition of vocabulary begins earlier than previously thought and relies more heavily on phonology (the sounds of a language) than expected. The report in Science Daily draws on research from University of Pennsylvania psychologist Daniel Swingley and suggests that children's comprehension of words starts at around 8 months, even though the average child will probably say his or her first word at about 12 months.

Infants have a unique ability to discriminate speech-sound (phonetic) differences, but over time they lose this skill for differentiating sounds in languages other than their native tongue. For example, 6 month old babies who were learning English were able to distinguish between similar-sounding Hindi consonants not found in English, but they lost this ability by 12 months of age. Since the 1980s it has been known that infants start focusing on their language’s consonants and vowels, sometimes to the exclusion of non-native sounds. More recently, researchers have increasingly focused on how infants handle whole words.

Recent research has shown that during infancy, babies learn not only individual speech sounds but also the auditory forms of words; that is, babies are not only aware of the pieces that make up a word, but they are aware of the entire word. These auditory forms of words allow children to increase their vocabulary and help them to eventually develop grammar. Although they may not know what the words mean, children as early as 8 months start learning the phonological (sound) forms of words and are able to recognize them—and just being familiar with the words helps increase the children’s vocabulary. Studies have shown that 18 month old children who are familiar with a word’s form are better at learning what it means and are also able to differentiate it from similar sounding words.

You'll be starting ENGA1 Language Development quite soon as part of your AQA A English Language AS (or will already have studied it as part of your ENA1 unit in AS last year), so keep an eye out for research into child language to help you understand the topic.

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GMHS presents the 3rd Annual International Festival

GMHS will host its 3rd annual International Festival, which will occur on Saturday, November 1st from 10:00 to 3:00. This event is an extravaganza of student exhibits and performances coupled with local entertainment, ethnic food, a world bazaar, and a kiddie korner. Join us in this celebration of diversity and tolerance. Admission is only $1.00!!

JV Trojans shutout the Warriors, remain unbeaten

Juwan Moye piles up 225 yards with two scores and Demetrius Fairley adds 138 yards and a score in the 20-0 win over E.Wake. Moye dashes 78 yards on the first play from scrimmage to put the Trojans up 6-0 just 22 seconds into the game. But the Warriors keep the Trojans off the board again until 2:31 to go in the half despite Garner piling up 244 yards of total offense. The Warriors manage only 42 yards for the first half.

After Moye's scamper, the Warriors fumble the ensuing kick, recoverd by Joshua Bullock at the E.Wake 16. But fail to pick up a first down and the field goal attempt fails when the snap is high and Kyle Wiggins completion to Edwin Jackson is not enough to move the chains. The Warriors take back over at their own 7. The teams trade possessions with the Warriors taking back over at their 23. After an 8-yard pass, a Warrior fumble is recovered by Malik Knight. The Trojans effectively move the ball 56 yards in 6 plays with Fairley and Moye alternating carries but the drive ends on fourth and 3 when Moye can manage only two yards. E.Wake converts a 36 yard pass. But just 7-yards more and punt to the Garner 23. Another Garner drive ends with a failed 4th down conversion. Nine consecutive rushes takes the ball down to the Warrior 8, where Fairley bulls up the middle for an apparent score, but a Garner holding call, only the second Trojan penalty of the half, brings up 3rd and 11. Dwight Darity hits Seth Council for 6 yards but Darity is dropped for a six yard loss on fourth down. However, Daniel Alston picks off the Warrior QB on first down and takes it back to the 12. Fairley takes it in from six yards out but picks up a personal foul call on the score. The PAT from 18 yards out is missed and the Trojans go into the half up 13-0.

Shaquille Nuridden ends the Warrior first drive of the second half with an interception at the Trojan 20 but can only manage a 12-yard Moye run before setting up to punt. The snap forces Andre Gillispie to run with it and the Warrior defense drops him for a 5 yard loss at the Trojan 25. The Garner defense stiffens and a Warrior holding call forces them back to the 41. An incompletion on fourth down gives Garner the ball back at the 23. Fairley sweeps left for 25 yards and Moye 3 into Warrior territory. Darity hits Jackson for 23 yards over the middle. After Moye runs it down to the E.Wake ten yard line, a Garner holding call followed by an offense pass interference call puts the Trojans facing 3rd and 40 for the first and the drive ends with an Andre Gilliespie punt. E.Wake picks up a first down, their first of the half but nothing more. After the punt, the Trojans put together a 65 yard, 5 play drive with Moye scoring from 4 yards out and Connor Torruella's kick ends the scoring at 20-0.

The Trojan defense is stout allowing just 4 first downs and get a fumble recovery from Gillispie and an interception from DeAnthony Harris down the stretch to preserve the shutout. The Trojans go to 9-0 and look to complete their undefeated season next Thursday at Holly Springs.

	1	2	3	4	F
EW	0	0	0	0	- 0
GAR	7	6	0	7	- 20

SCORING:
GAR-Juwan Moye 78 yard run, Connor Torruella kick
GAR-Demetrius Fairly 6 yard run, kick failed
GAR-Moye 4 yard run, Torruella kick

	GAR	EW
Rushes-yards	52-358	18-54
Comp-Att-Yards-Int	3-7-41-0	6-19-121
Total Yards	399	175
First downs	14	4
Penalties	5-65	4-30
Turnovers	1	6

RUSHING: Juwan Moye 22-225 yards, 2TD's; Demetrius Fairley 22-138 yards, TD; Dwight Darity 4-(-6)
RECEIVING: Seth Council 2-18 yards; Edwin Jackson 1-23 yards
PASSING: Darity 3-7-41 yards

The East Wake staff elected not to provide a roster of players, so no individual Warriors could be recognized during the game or in the summary. We apologize to these young men.

The Trojan Club expresses appreciation to Swift Creek Coffee House for providing their delicious, gourmet coffee to the concession stands tonight!!! Be sure to check out their line up of live entertainment....

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Soccer team falls in NCHSAA first round

The Trojans season ends with a first round loss at heavily favored Green Hope 6-0. The Falcons, ranked among the top teams in NC all season, will advance. Congratulations to Coach Sherwin and the Trojans for their late season surge, winning 7 of nine games to qualify for the state 4A play-offs for the third consecutive season!!

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Welcome to the "Croydon Facelift"

Or to put it more technically "a UK female hairstyle which pulls the hair back tightly from the face, supposedly giving the effect of a facelift; stereotyped as that of working-class young women". And how about prison whites: "expensive trainers favoured by rap stars and their acolytes; the implication is that such shoes are worn by young black men, who are de facto criminals".

These are new entries in Jonathon Green's Chambers Slang Dictionary (a reworking of his Cassell Dictionary of Slang, or "that big yellow swearing dictionary on the shelf" as it's become known in my classroom). The Daily Telegraph offers its views on the dictionary in an article here; it's a decent read, as it goes beyond the usual novelty take on new words and instead has a think about where the words come from and what this tells us about the English Language and its development over the last century, with a shift away from homegrown Cockney slang towards American influences:

But while the themes of slang have stayed much the same, the sources have changed hugely. Until the start of Second World War, slang in this country was basically home-grown. There was cockney rhyming slang, of course, with its cheery costermongers banging endlessly on about their 'apples and pears' and 'plates of meat'. But there were also numerous other secret languages, designed to be understood only by a small group of people. As words and expressions passed into more common usage, so slang evolved in order to retain its exclusivity.

All that changed, though, with the Second World War. 'After D-Day, American slang - principally black American slang - took over,' says Green. 'In the 1960s, middle-class white people used words like "cool" and "groovy" without realising that they were incredibly old black words. Actually, "groovy" started out in the early 20th century as an expression meaning "staid" or "unfashionable" - that is, stuck in a groove. By the 1940s, though, it was being used by jazz musicians to refer to "slipping into a groove" while they were playing.'

But whereas it used to take several years for new words or phrases to move into common usage, now it happens in a few days. 'That's been the biggest change recently. If you look at black rappers and hip-hop, which is undoubtedly the cutting edge of slang at the moment, they're coming up with words that the white middle classes in America and England are immediately trying out for themselves. That's why you get all those floppy-haired public schoolboys making complete idiots of themselves by referring to their girlfriends as "bitches".'

But the Telegraph article takes a bit of a strange sidetrack when it claims that Black British English (and to some extent Asian British English, if there is such a homogeneous thing) has lagged behind its US counterparts. Green seems to suggest that most Black British slang is just imported from the USA via rap music, but I'd argue that we still have a fairly healthy homegrown slang. Yes, it riles me (it vexes me even) to hear British teenagers describing the police as the "feds" (feds being a clipping of the full words of FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, an organisation we don't have in the UK): why not stick to coppers, boy dem or the rozzers?

But then trying to impose rules on slang - or arguing with someone about the etymology of a particular slang term ("Listen here, my good man. This homework cannot be "gay", as you suggest, for it is an assignment without sexuality of any kind") - is pointless. Green is to be admired for his love of language and desire to find out more about it. Maybe next time round, we'll see some citations from our own students and your research into some of these words.

And here's a link to a video clip of Jonathon Green talking about his dictionary.

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ENA5 - Language Change

ENGA3 - Language Explorations

East Garner takes The Garner Bowl

East Garner stays unbeaten by topping North Garner 26-6 in the Annual Garner Bowl. The game matching our two Garner middle schools, was played on a chilly night at Trojan Stadium in front of a huge hometown crowd. East Garner finishes the season 7-0 for the year. Congrats to Coach Pake and his team.

ABWA Tarheel Chapter Scholarship Golf tournament scheduled

The American Business Women’s Association –Tar Heel Capital chapter is hosting their annual Four-Person Superball Scholarship Golf Tournament, re-scheduled to Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Reedy Creek Golf Course in Four Oaks, NC. Shotgun start is at 8:30 am. All proceeds sponsor scholarships that the Chapter distributes annually to students in the Triangle area. $65.00 per person includes:
· Golf/Cart Fees
· Team Prizes
· Closest to the Pin Prize
· Most Accurate Drive
· Longest Drive Prize
· Beverage Stations
· Lunch following Tournament
· Door Prize drawing after lunch

Join us for a great time, great food and to help a great cause!! To register to play, sponsor a hole or donate to the scholarship fund, please contact Cheryl Grissom at (919) 779-7171 (home) or 919-349-6137 (cell): Entry form

Trojans fall to the Bulldogs in GNRC action

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SE Raleigh escapes with the win on Dominque Jones 76-yard interception return for the winning score with 2:01 to play. The loss drops the Trojans (5-4, 3-2 in the GNRC) effectively out of the conference title for the first time in 5 years. In control with a 34-28 advantage deep in Bulldog territory, the Trojans elect to pass allowing Jones the opportunity for the winning score. The loss negates a stellar knight by fullback Michael Brantley who piles up 127 yards and two rushing touchdowns. The Bulldogs top the Trojans for the first time ever in a regular season game.

The game was rescheduled from Friday due to substantial rain in the Triangle area and played on a very cold October night, with temperatures high 30's. Perhaps a factor as the Trojans fumble their first two kick offs but are able to recovery each, but deep in their own side of the field. Winning the toss, Garner takes the ball first, effectively driving to the Bulldog 24. The 7 play drive is highlighted by BG Howell's 3-3 passing for 53 yards, spreading the catches to Ian Hunter, Josh Brooks and Jeremy Conyers. But the drive stalls and Howell's 34 yard field goal attempt is just wide. SE Raleigh takes over on their 20, with Kevin Howell dashing 35 yards after a Gabe Henderson incompletion. After a 5 yard procedure call against the Bulldogs, Henderson hits Terrance Branch from 35 yards, who fumbles it into the end zone and recovers for the score. Robbie Holliday's PAT kick makes it 7-0.

The teams trade possessions and the Trojans third series ends with a lost fumble at the SE Raleigh 20. After Kevin Howell picks up three for the Dogs, Terrance Branch, on a reverse, hits Keith Tucker for a 16 yard score and a 14-0 lead with 2:54 to go in the quarter. The Bulldogs keep the momentum through the end of the quarter with Garner losing four yards on their possesion and set to punt. BG Howell booms a 55-yard punt to reverse the poor field position, and the Bulldogs start on their own 30. The Bulldogs move it out to the Garner 41 on consecutive running plays before Connor McLaurin and Chaz Damon converge at Howell for a 3 yard loss. After Henderson hits Jamar Sattererwhite for no gain, Damon recovers a Henderson fumble to give the Trojans the ball at their own 42.

Howell hits Conyers for a two yard gain and a Bulldog late hit moves the ball into SE Raleigh territory. Howell hits Brandon Byars over the middle for a 26 yard slant pattern to the Bulldog 15 yard line. The drive is in jeopardy after a Garner holding call and an incompletion, Brantley picks up 3 yards, setting up 3rd and 20. But Howell catches a streaking Brooks from 26-yards out for the score and the lead is cut to 14-7. Heath Mallette returns the ensuring kick 69 yards but a Bulldog holding call brings the play back. A Garner dead ball personal foul on the same play, starts the Bulldog drive on the Garner 35. Ronald Moore makes a great defensive play on the first down pass and Jonathon Stevenson bats away Henderson's second down attempt. On third and 10 Henderson hits Satterwhite for 14 but he fumbles and Pat Monahan recovers for the Trojans on the 20.

Brantley takes over taking a Howell flair pass 28 yards and follows with a bruising 11 yard run to the SE 19. Garner calls a reverse pass of their own, but Brooks misses Hunter deep. Conyers drives it down to the 9, where Howell hits Brooks again for the score and adds the PAT for a 14-14 tie with 3:24 to go in the half. The Bulldogs answer with a score of their own, driving 72 yards as the half ends, with Terrance Walker picking up 52 yards rushing. Howell dives it in from 2 yards out with 21 seconds to go and the Bulldogs go in at the half up 21-14.

The Bulldogs fumble the kick as the second half opens, with James Skillern getting the recovery at the SE Raleigh 30. The drive it in from there with Conyers getting the 3 yard score just over two minutes in and knotting the game again at 21. The Trojan defense forces a Bulldog punt but the second Trojan fumble on the kick puts the Bulldogs in business at the Garner 25. But another effective stand allows but 4 yards and Holliday's 31 yard attempt is wide and the score stays tied. After the Trojans fail to gain a first down, Ronald Moore picks off Henderson's first down attempt at the 44. Howell passes to Brooks who make an fantastic twisting grab but is ruled out of bounds. But a Byars 3 yard reception and Brantley 8 yard dash keeps the drive alive. Conyers picks up 5 and Hunter six on a Howell screen. From the 24, Brantley explodes right up the middle for paydirt and the Trojans first lead of the night 28-21.

McLaurin who played inspired defense all evening, drops Satterwhite for big loss on a backward pass and the Bulldogs punt just 28 yards, allowing the Trojans to start at the Bulldog 32. The critical possession hinges on a McLaurin 2 yard run on third and three, but Garner is called for TWO personal fouls and the short yardage becomes third and 31 as the third quarter ends. Remarkably its the Trojans first (two) penalty of the half. But the Trojan defense cover the punt at the fifteen. Howell is dropped for a six yard loss by Cordero Hunter with substantial pursuit by Damon and McLaurin. After a Henderson incompletion, McLaurins breaks through for a sack, which Jonathon Stevenson covers at the Bulldog six. Brantley dives in 39 seconds later for a 34-21 Garner lead. Again the Bulldogs answer. Henderson's shuffle pass is taken 15 yards by Howell and then he hits Tucker for 17 yards to the Garner 45. Satterwhite drops a wide open pass before Kendall Moore picks up two and Henderson misses on third down. The Bulldogs fleeting hopes are revived with a pass interference call on fourth and 7. The ball is moved to the Trojan 29. On a Kevin Howell 11-yard run, the Trojans are hit with another personal foul, their 4th of the half. From the six, Henderson scrambles in to cut the lead to 34-28 with 7:10 to go in the game.

Jeremiah Davis returns the kick to the 19 and the Trojans go on a methodical 9-play drive, all runs by6 Brantley and Conyers, driving to the SE 18, with just 2:07 to go. Inexplicably, the Trojans go for the pass and Jones grabs the ball as Howell is hit and rambles 76 yards for the tying score and Holliday converts the winning PAT. A coaches decision that is certain to be questioned for years to come.

Despite Hunter's 29 yard return to the 43, the Trojans final drive ends with them losing 4 yards, while the SE band plays throughout the entire series. The Bulldogs benefit from conference opponent W.Johnston's first loss of the year to set up a showdown with the Wildcats for the conference title later this season. The Trojans stretch of 8 titles in 9 years ends.

(pictures courtesy of http://johnnyjohnson.smugmug.com)

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	0	14	7	13	- 34
SER	14	7	0	14	- 35

SCORING:
SER-Terrance Branch fumble recovery in the end zone, Robbie Holliday kick
SER-Keith Tucker 16 yard pass from Terrance Branch, Holliday kick
GAR-Josh Brooks 26 yard pass from BG Howell, Howell kick
GAR-Brooks 9 yard pass from Howell, Howell kick
SER-Kevin Howell 2 yard rush, Holliday kick
GAR-Jeremy Conyers 3 yard rush, Howell kick
GAR-Michael Brantley 24 yard rush, Howell kick
GAR-Brantley 2 yard rush, kick blocked
SER-Henderson 6 yard rush, Holliday kick
SER-Dominque Jones 76 interception return, Holliday kick

	GAR	SER
Rushes-yards	35-192	27-151
Comp-Att-Yards-Int	15-28-142-1	12-23-135-0
Total Yards	334	286
First downs	16	12
Penalties	8-105	8-69

RUSHING: Michael Brantley 15-127 yards, 2TD's; Jeremy Conyers 17-65 yards, TD
PASSING: BG Howell 15-27-142 yards, 2TD's, INT; Josh Brooks 0-1-0
RECEIVING: Brooks 3-32 yards, 2TD's; Conyers 5-25 yards; Brandon Byars 2-29 yards; Ian Hunter 2-25 yards; Brantley 1-28 yards

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2008 Trojan Basketball

2009 GNRC Regular Season Champion Varsity Trojans
Garner Basketball Fact Sheet (in pdf)
Coach Eddie Gray
Assistant Coach Steve Smith

#	Player	Grade	Position
10	Darryl Harp	Junior	G
12	Darne Hall	Junior	G
15	Emmanuel McClain	Junior	G
20	Jamall Barrett	Senior	G
21	Eric Grissett	Senior	F
22	Cordero Hunter	Senior	G
24	DaMetrius Upchurch	Senior	C
25	Gavin Wilson	Freshman	G
32	Albert Smith	Senior	G
34	Emile Agenor	Senior	F
40	Karl Agenor	Senior	F
43	Cody Woodall	Junior	G
44	Matt Koshielly	Junior	G
45	Stacy Carroway	Sophomore	C
50	Carl Redd	Senior	G

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Nov 13	Thu.	Athens Drive	68-25 (1-0)	57-60 (0-1)
Nov 17	Mon.	Athens Drive	81-22 (2-0)	54-59 (0-2)
Nov. 18	Tue.	Middle Creek	56-66 (2-1)	72-62 (1-2)
Nov. 20	Thu.	Millbrook	64-61 OT (3-1)	54-71 (1-3)
Dec. 2	Tue.	Fuquay-Varina		79-54 (2-3)
Dec 4	Thu.	Enloe	50-54 (3-2)	59-63 (2-4)
Dec 5	Fri.	W.Johnston	61-52 (4-2)	64-37 (3-4)
Dec 9	Tue.	Clayton	78-70 (5-2)	64-55 (4-4)
Dec 11	Thu.	Knightdale	61-60 (6-2)
Dec.12	Fri.	Knightdale		67-92 (4-5)
Dec 16	Tue.	SSS	55-43 (7-2)	82-52 (5-5)
Dec 17	Wed.	Enloe	50-52 (7-3)	63-71 (5-6)
Dec 18	Thu	SE Raleigh	57-55 (8-3)
Dec 19	Fri.	SE Raleigh		78-54 (6-6)
Dec 27	Sat.	Chatlee Shootout at Lee Co. Christmas Tournament: vs Sanderson		66-68 (6-7)
Dec 29	Mon.	Chatlee Shootout at Lee Co. Christmas Tournament: vs Hoke Co.		61-62 (6-8)
Dec 30	Tue.	Chatlee Shootout at Lee Co. Christmas Tournament: vs Cary		84-51 (7-8)
Jan. 6	Tue.	E.Wake	59-41 (9-3)	71-59 (8-8)
Jan. 9	Fri.	H.Springs	70-30 (10-3)	96-53 (9-8)
Jan. 23	Fri	W.Johnston	56-34 (11-3)	82-65 (10-8)
Jan. 27	Tue.	Clayton	57-51 (12-3)	73-70 (11-8)
Jan. 29	Thu.	Knightdale	41-69 (12-4)
Jan. 30	Fri.	Knightdale		71-60 (12-8)
Feb. 2	Mon.	SE Raleigh	58-62 (12-5)
Feb. 3	Tue.	SSS	59-44 (13-5)	73-41 (13-8)
Feb. 10	Tue.	E.Wake	53-52 (14-5)	84-50 (14-8)
Feb. 11	Wed.	SE Raleigh (re-scheduled from 2/6)		86-53 (15-8)
Feb. 13	Fri.	H.Springs	69-38 (15-5)	72-59 (16-8)
Feb. 17	Tue.	GNRC Tournament vs SSS		62-36 (17-8)
Feb. 19	Tue.	GNRC Tournament vs W.Johnston		63-65 (17-9)
Feb. 23	Tue.	NCHSAA 4A First Round vs Green Hope		75-74 (18-9)
Feb. 25	Tue.	NCHSAA 4A First Round vs So.Durham		78-81 (18-10)

JV Trojans, 2009 GNRC Champions
JV Trojans Coach Kent Bloms
Assistant Coach: Randall Langley
Student Manager: Tyree Chance
Statisticians: Salena Onwusah & Sarah Bennett

#	Player	Grade	Position
10	DeAnthonyHarris	10	G
12	Josh McClain	9	G
15	Alex Bowling	10	G
20	Jarie Hicks	9	G
21	Jamar Leach	10	G
22	Gavin Wilson	9	G
24	Jordan Brooks	10	F
25	Deion Dorsey	10	F
30	Bryce Simons	10	F
32	Cameron Redd	9	F
43	Dominique Reed	9	C
44	Jalen Bobbitt	10	F
45	Thorton Watson	10	F
	Terrelle Smith
	DeShawn Stabler

Lady Trojan Varsity
Coach Hardrick Mays

#	Player	Grade	Position
42	Essence Chism	12	F
21	Alex Covington	12	C / F
12	Tyara Hill	12	G
14	Ebonie Leonard	12	G
34	Amber Pleasant	12	G
30	Verneasa Brown	11	G
33	Ka'Isha El-McPherson	11	G
15	Jaya Johnson	11	G
32	Tiffany Scarborough	11	F
24	Serena Watson	11	F
20	Edris Lucas	9	G
22	Jasmine Shaw	9	G

JV Lady Trojans Coach LaTeisha Ellerbe
2009 GNRC JV Girls Champions
12-Kimeshia Harris, Guard, Fresh
14-Sarah Jacob, Guard, Junior
15-Jakia Davis, Guard, Fresh
20-Jennifer Steinbach, Guard, Fresh
23-Ashley Courtney, Guard, Fresh
22-Alana Bailey, Forward, Junior
24-Jamesia Rouse, Guard, Fresh
25-Whitney Harrington, Center, Fresh
30-Kima Sidberry, Guard, Fresh
32-Tralen Neil, Forward, Fresh
42-Jordan Moore, Center, Soph

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Nov 13	Thu.	Athens Drive	72-26 (1-0)	37-65 (0-1)
Nov. 18	Tue.	Middle Creek	40-33 (2-0)	33-63 (0-2)
Nov. 20	Thu.	Millbrook	29-27 (3-0)	32-41 (0-3)
Dec. 2	Tue.	Fuquay-Varina		50-31 (1-3)
Dec 4	Thu.	Enloe	32-26 (4-0)	25-51 (1-4)
Dec 5	Fri.	W.Johnston	66-35 (5-0)	35-42 (1-5)
Dec 9	Tue.	Clayton	35-34 (6-0)	29-44 (1-6)
Dec 11	Thu.	Knightdale	51-50 (7-0)
Dec.12	Fri.	Knightdale		49-42 (2-6)
Dec 16	Tue.	SSS	48-26 (8-0)	34-40 (2-7)
Dec 17	Wed.	Enloe	43-38 (9-0)	38-47 (2-8)
Dec 18	Thu	SE Raleigh	55-32 (10-0)
Dec 19	Fri	SE Raleigh		36-57 (2-9)
Jan. 6	Tue.	E.Wake	73-45 (11-0)	35-43 (2-10)
Jan. 9	Fri.	H.Springs	49-48 (12-0)	39-37 (3-10)
Jan. 23	Fri	W.Johnston	38-33 (13-0)	39-19 (4-10)
Jan. 27	Tue.	Clayton	61-40 (14-0)	41-50 (4-11)
Jan. 29	Thu.	Knightdale	45-27 (15-0)
Jan. 30	Fri.	Knightdale		35-40 (4-12)
Feb. 2	Mon.	SE Raleigh	35-49 (15-1)
Feb. 3	Tue.	SSS	56-29 (16-1)	48-56 (4-13)
Feb. 10	Tue.	E.Wake	6:00PM (A)	46-36 (5-13)
Feb. 11	Wed.	SE Raleigh		60-41 (5-14)
Feb. 13	Fri.	H.Springs	6:00PM (H)	47-51 (5-15)
Feb. 16	Mon.	GNRC Tournament at E.Wake		57-55 (OT) (6-15)
Feb. 18	Mon.	GNRC Tournament, 2nd Rd vs Holly Springs @ SE Raleigh		35-55 (6-16)

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NBC17 & Garner.MyNC.com team up for YOU TUESDAY!

NBC 17 has joined the user-submitted content movement by featuring viewer’s articles, pictures and video during tonight’s 7 p.m. newscast. Each week, a dedicated staff will sift through submissions and air the best in school spirit, images from Friday Nights Football games, crowd reaction shots and more during the YOU TUESDAY segment, hosted by NBC 17’s nightly sports anchor Penn Holderness.

NBC 17 now allows the Triangle community to make, break, shape, and share the images and news that matters to them — as it happens. Whether you're interested in being an "on the scene" reporter during the football game on Friday night or the volleyball game or the student council meeting, covering the marching band or cheerleading squad, or being any combination of a writer, photographer, videographer, avid commenter, or even a general school sports enthusiast — Garner.MyNC.com lets you define the agenda. This effort is the largest commitment to "citizen journalism" by any other news source in the region and we want you to be a part of it!
Hope you’re able to tune in tonight! GMHS may be featured. If not this week, don’t forget to share this week’s school, sports, homecoming news and images for consideration next week.

Thanks for sharing your school spirit with Garner.MyNC.com!!

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2008 Trojan Wrestling

Coach Wilton Bunn
SEASON-TO-DATE stats on NWCA.com

Congratulations to Tyler Maher, GNRC Heavyweight Champion, ranked #10 by NCMat.com Super 32

Date	Day	Opponent	Site
Nov.15	Wed.	WF-Rolesville	Away	30-52 (0-1)
Nov.15	Wed.	Ravenscroft	Away	54-24 (1-1)
Nov.15	Wed.	E.Chapel Hill	Away	30-52 (1-2)
Nov.18	Tue	Enloe	Away	43-34 (2-2)
Nov.20	Thu	Athens Drive	Away	12-62 (2-3)
Dec.3	Wed	West Johnston	Away	19-57 (2-4)
Dec.6	Sat	Wake Forest-Rolesville	Away	34-46 (2-5)
Dec.6	Sat	So.Durham	Away	27-51 (2-6)
Dec.10	Wed	Clayton	GMHS	22-53 (2-7)
Dec.17	Wed	Knightdale	Away	40-41 (2-8)
Dec.22-23	Mon-Tues	Cary-Mark Adams Tournament	Away	results
Jan.7	Wed	Smithfield-Selma	GMHS	36-45 (2-9)
Jan.10	Sat	Sanderson Duals	Away	results (2-12)
Jan.14	Wed	Southeast Raleigh	Away	40-38 (3-12)
Jan.16	Fri	East Wake	Away	15-61 (3-13)
Jan.24	Sat	Capital City Classic- Green Hope	Away	results
Jan.28	Wed	Holly Springs	GMHS	15-59 (3-13)
Jan.31	Sat	GNRC-Tournament@ SSS	Away	results
Feb.5	Th.	State Team Duals	TBA	TBA
Feb.13-14	Fri.-Sat	NCHSAA Regionals	TBA	TBA
Feb.20-21	Fri. – Sat	NCHSAA State Tournament	TBA	TBA

2007 GMHS Wrestling stats and info


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Readpeace.com Very Vocabulary Podcast

Pimping for beginners

Having looked at the semantic change of fail yesterday, I had a look at some more language articles on Slate and found this excellent one about the word pimp. Again, it's a word that's gone through an interesting process of semantic change, ameliorating into something with quite approving connotations and shifting its grammatical function from noun to verb, as well as broadening to encompass an almost entirely new set of meanings.

As the Slate article points out, the original meaning of pimp appears to be as a noun referring to a person (usually) male who solicits customers for prostitutes in return for a share of their money (from Dictionary.com). Etmology online suggests a possible origin for the term as the verb pimper from French meaning "to dress elegantly" or pimpreneau from French meaning "a knave, rascall, varlet, scoundrell" (ie a bad person). So far so good... or bad depending on whether you're the unfortunate prostitute renting out body parts to desperate men or the elegantly dressed arranger of the liaisons.

But as Slate goes on to discuss, the word has semantically shifted more significantly over recent decades:

But the word has seen a renaissance of sorts, with a strong increase in use in recent years. Media attention to (and glamorization of) the stereotype of the inner-city pimp brought such terms as pimpmobile and pimp walk—an ostentatious swagger affected chiefly by African-American men—to public attention in the 1970s. More recently, we've seen the advent of a range of benign figurative uses. We can now pimp our possessions, making them flashily decorated or customized, a use mainstreamed by MTV's car-detailing show, Pimp My Ride. An attractive or appealing man may be called a pimp, and this is viewed as a positive description. To describe something using the accolade pimping is to mark it as wonderful or exciting. Jay-Z's 2001 hit "Big Pimpin'" used the term as shorthand for a livin'-large lifestyle.

So, a more modern meaning of pimp appears to be as a term of approval for a sexually successful man (in the same way that stud, playa, cassanova, romeo have all been used too) , but the term has broadened in its verbal form to take in anything that is enhanced or made more attractive. But is this a good thing? Can we ever really say that language change is good or bad? (For a brief digression, have a look at this post on Language Log if you want to explore the idea of change being good, bad or just neutral.)

Some people, used to the older meaning of pimp as an immoral and uncaring man making money out of a woman's exploitation, object to the amelioration of the term. It's not a difficult point to understand: if the word pimp is used positively, does it now mean that the whole idea of pimping is seen more favourably? That it's ok to sell women's bodies? Or does it just mean that the word has changed and has little to do with its original meanings? Slate writer Jesse Sheidlower goes on to say:

Many younger speakers find these uses neutral and unobjectionable. Many older speakers think that any positive use of pimp is sexist or demeaning. But you can't make someone feel a certain way about a word. Younger people will continue to use suck ("to be notably bad") or gay ("lame, boring, terrible, stupid") heedless of what their elders think; it's just as hard to get people to reject something they think is OK as to get people to accept something they've been taught is wrong. (Though it's interesting to observe the online trend of writing the pejorative sense of gay as "ghey," to explicitly disassociate it from the homosexual sense.)

So, pimp, pimping, to pimp... what does it mean to you?

Useful for: ENA5 - Language Change ENGA2 - Investigating Representations ENGA3 - Language Explorations

JV Trojans survive the turnovers to down SE Raleigh

Demetrius Fairley piles up 164 yards and four touchdowns and Juwan Moye adds 163 but the Trojans turn the ball over 4 times to the Bulldogs but survive a 42-36 win and stay unbeaten at 8-0. Four fumbles (three lost) and interception uncharacteristic of the Trojans allows SE Raleigh to keep it close. A huge JaRod McAllister sack with 1:03 to go seals the win and sweet revenge from last year's lost at SE Raleigh when the Bulldogs used several varsity players to end the Trojans 33 game win streak.

The fumble bug hits the Trojan on their first possession and the Bulldogs used the short field to score first. Taking over at the Garner 42, the Bulldogs drive to the Trojan 10, where Dominque Jackson hits Tristan Walker for the score and Rashard Holt adds the two point conversion for a 8-0 lead. The Bulldogs recover the ensuing kick at the Garner 27, but Gavin Wilson levels Walker for a loss of nine on a flair pass, followed by an interception by Shaquille Nurriden to give Garner the ball back.

From their own 11, Fairley rambles 46 yards off tackle and Moye add 14 to the Bulldog 28 yard line. After Fairley sweeps for 4, Moye takes it the distance and Fairley adds the conversion to knot the game at 8-8. The Bulldogs start at their own 37 for the next series when Jackson fumbles, recovered by Matthew Vasquez, but a phantom face mask negates the call and SE Raleigh retains possession, until Bryan Watkins grabs the Trojans second pick of the night at the Bulldog 40. On first down, Fairley takes it to the house and a 14-8 Garner advantage at the end of the first quarter.

The Bulldogs answer with a 10-play, 71 yard drive to tie things up again, with CJ Okwara scoring from 2 yards out. The Trojans third fumble gives SE Raleigh the ball at the Garner 11 when incredibly for the second time, a Bulldog fumble is reversed for a Garner face mask. Jackson dives in from 2 yards out and Charles Little is wide open on the two point conversion for a 22-14 SE lead. Garner's fourth turnover, of the half, an interception, ends their next series at the SE Raleigh one yard line. But the Bulldogs fail to capitalize and punts. The Trojans fumble the punt but are able to recover at the SE Raleigh 40 with 3:29 to go in the half. Fairley picks up three and after a Bulldog offside call, Moye picks up 12 and the first down. A Garner holding call and a four loss on a reverse, brings up 3rd and 15. Dwight Darity scrambles for 13 and Moye picks up the first down with a five yard run and a SE Raleigh face mask moves it their 19. Fairley rumbles it in to knot things again at 22 at the half.

The Bulldogs strike quick on their first possession of the second half when E. Smalls takes Jackson's pass 59 yards for the score and Jabori Balogun adds the 2 point run for a 30-22 lead. Seth Council fair catches the pooch kick at the Garner 45 and Moyes dashes 18 yards on first down. SE Raleigh tacks on 15 more with a personal foul for hitting Moye out of bounds. After Fairley and Moye exchanges runs for 3 yards, Fairley dashes for his third score of the evening and adds the two point try for another tie at 30-30. Daniel Alston kills the next Bulldog drive with the Trojans third interception and returns it to the SE Raleigh 28. With Moye piling up 27 yards, Fairley dives for his fourth touchdown from a yard out to put Garner up 36-30, where it stays until the end of the third period.

The teams trade two serieses without first downs and Trojans take over at the SE Raleigh 49 with 11:26 to go. Juwan Moye needs just one carry to take it in for the score and give Garner a 42-30 lead. Garner offers a squib kick of their own and the Bulldogs take over at their 43. Okwara dashes the final 38 yards for his second score of the night to cut it to 42-36. The Trojans fail on 4th down on the next series and the Bulldogs have a final chance, taking over with 6:23 to go on their 33. Chewing up 5:20 off the clock, they are able to move it the Trojan 43 before incurring a personal foul taunting call and backed up to their own 42. Gavin Wilson sacks Jackson for a 5 yard loss. After Balogun runs it back to the Trojans 37 before McAllister makes consecutive sacks of Jackson for combined losses of 13 yards on third and fourth down to end the threat and send the Trojans to 8 wins without a loss.

	1	2	3	4	F
SER	8	14	8	6	- 36
GAR	14	8	14	6	- 42

SCORING:
SER: Tristan Walker 10 yard pass from Dominque Jackson, Rashard Holt 2pt run
GAR: Juwan Moye 24 yard run, Demetrius Fairley 2 pt run
GAR: Fairley 40 yard run, 2pt attempt failed
SER: Jackson 2 yard run, Charles Little 2pt pass from Jackson
GAR: Fairley 19 yard run, Moye 2pt run
SER: E Smalls 59 yard pass from Jackson, Jabori Balogun 2pt run
GAR: Fairley 17 yard run, Fairley 2pt run
GAR: Fairley 1 yard run, 2pt attempt failed
GAR: Moye 49 yard run, 2pt attempt failed
SER: CJ Okwara 38 yard run, 2pt attempt failed

	GAR	SER
Rushes-yards	31-331	32-162
Comp-Att-Yards-Int	0-1-0-1	8-15-132-3
Total Yards	331	295
First downs	13	16
Penalties	5-30	13-87

RUSHING: Fairley 13-164 yards, 4TD; Moye 15-163, 2TD's

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The definition of FAIL...

...is you. Ha ha. Or your mum to be more precise.


But no, what does FAIL mean these days? In this very good article from the American online magazine Slate, Christopher Beam traces the origins of this rather splendid word and how it has changed thanks to its appearance in obscure Japanese video games, online gamer chat and now a brilliant blog dedicated to the art of fail.

We all know what fail used to mean: it existed as a verb. I fail, you fail, she fails, we all fail: you get the general idea. But now it's undergone conversion and can be used as a noun - a fail, a total fail, an epic fail - or even an adjective - you are fail - but it's unclear whether this will last or if it's just another passing language fad.

Have you come across it? Is it part of your vocabulary? Or just another nerdy internet thing like w00t and pwned which two students (Leanne and Henrietta, hello!) and me (hello...oh hang on) know about from our mis-spent time on t'internet?

Useful for:
ENA5 - Language Change
ENGA3 - Language Explorations

More word hating

The Oxford English Dictionary is running a vote (with a prize!) asking you to choose your least favourite word from their list. It's here if you want to vote.

Awards for Echo Wall!

Winter sports info meetings

Bowling team
Tryouts for the GMHS Competition Bowling Team will be held on Thursday October 23 from 3:00 to 4:30 at Buffaloe Lanes. If you are interested, please see Ms. Sitek in room 115 for more information.

Indoor Track
Attention: All students interested in running Indoor Track this year. There will be a brief meeting this Thursday from 2:30-3:00 in room 516. (posted by Coach Gary George)

Girls Lacrosse
All women interested in playing lacrosse should attend an informational meeting on Thursday October 23 at 2:20PM in room 503. The meeting will take approximately 30min. (posted by Coach Lamb)

Swimming
Attention Trojan Swimmers: There will be a mandatory swim team meeting Thursday October 23 from 2:30 to 3:30 in room 511. Any one who missed the organizational meeting but is still interested in swimming is also encouraged to attend -- it's not to late to join! (posted by Coach Berube)

Basketball
Girls Basketball tryouts will be held Monday 10/27 through Wednesday 10/29 at 2:30 pm in the gym. Please come dressed and bring water. If there are any questions please see Coach Mays or Ms Ellerbe in room 106.

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GMHS Band announces 1st Annual Benefit Golf Tournament

The "Mighty Trojan Marching Band" will hold their 1st Annual Benefit Golf Tournament, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 with a 1:30 PM SHOTGUN START at CROOKED CREEK GOLF COURSE, FUQUAY VARINA. The tournament will be a 4-person superball format and FEE INCLUDES Green and Cart fees, Range Balls, Prizes, Drinks and Snacks, and Door Prizes. Team Sponsorship is $240.00 or $60.00 per player. For more information contact Ms. Diana Proctor at dproctor2@nc.rr.com. Registration forms can be mailed or dropped off at Mr. Caldwell's office.


Tournament Registration Forms

Trojan soccer celebrates Senior Night win

The Trojans continue to stay hot with the 5-3 win over SSS to close out the regular season. Garner, winners of 7 of their last eight matches, clinch 3rd place in the GNRC and qualify for the 2008 NCHSSA play-offs. The night includes a halftime recognition of the Senior athletes from the Class of 2009. The game was rescheduled from Sept. 16th due to a weather cancellation.

The Trojans (9-8) start fast with two quick shots in the first two minutes but its SSS tallies with two goals to put the Trojans down 2-0 at 7:55. Dave Mbula's goal is disallowed for an offside call at 9:38 and Dillon Creech makes two great blocks at 13:43 and 14:15 to keep things close. Matt Wescoe's blast careems off the cross bar as the Trojans apply pressure throughout the half. Senior goalie Drew Gay makes a fantastic save at 15:21. Wescoe breaks the ice at 16:31 on a penalty kick cut the margin to 2-1. The Trojans out-shoot the Spartans 16-7 in the period. Mbula shot deflects off the post and Luke Tompkins is just high on their shots before Wescoe registers his second goal at 29:22, assisted by Mbula. Connor Torruella blasts it from 21 yards out to put the Trojans ahead, assisted by Wescoe and Cliff Smith as the Trojans jump on top. Hector Kunichek is just wide as the half ends with Garner up 3-2.

Seniors honored during halftime festivities, accompanied by their parents:
Captain Gabe Chrismon, Dillon Creech, Drew Gay, Jake Smith, and Luke Tompkins.


Garner continues to apply the pressure in the second half and the stellar defense allows just three shots on goal for SSS. Torruella scores his second of the night on a rebound for a 4-2 Trojan lead, three minutes into the half. Cliff Smith makes it 5-2 at 16:04 on a terrific assist from Tompkins. The Spartan end the scoring at 17:20 and Senior Captain Gabe Chrismon stops a near point blank SSS shot with three minutes to keep it a 2 goal win for the Trojans.
Goals: GAR-Wescoe 2, Torruella 2, Cliff Smith 1; SSS-Turner 2, Pacheco
Assists: GAR-Wescoe 2, Mbula, Cliff Smith, Tompkins

(pictures all season courtesy of Reese Torruella. A huge thank you Mr. Torruella!!)


The press box team sends a thank you to Coach Sherwin and his team for their appreciation and congrats for their fine regular season and best of luck as the state play-offs kick off next Wednesday!!

Congrats to the JV soccer team, winners 3-2 in the earlier match!! Alejandro Perez scores two goals for the Trojans.


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Vote in 2008 State Fair Animal Farm Frenzy

Garner Magnet Arts, the defending champ in the online voting, needs your vote!! GMHS again competes against other area high schools creations. The 2007 Trojan Chicken was the online champ and let's defend our title!! Be sure to go by and see our prize winning entry at the NC State Fair, Oct. 16-26th!!

The judges voting concluded Mon. Oct. 13th, and our entry received "Honorable Mention".

Morehead, Park Scholarhip nominees announced

Congratulations to Class of 2009 Seniors nominated:
UNC Morehead – Cain Nominees:

Amanda Jordan

Scott Laing

Melissa Tulis

NCSU Park Nominees:

Mary Burkey

Amanda Jordan

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Readpeace.com Very Vocabulary Podcast

Lady Trojans fall in NCHSSA Volleyball play-offs

The Lady Trojans season ends with a first round loss at Apex:
Game #1: Apex 25-11
Game #2: Apex 25-8
Game #3: Apex 25-8

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Welcome to the computer world!!!

Dear students,

Welcome to the virtual English class!! I hope you enjoy this web site :) and that you learn a lot of English.

See you in class.

Eva

Many new articles on my site!