Trojans garner All-GNRC honors

Congratulations to DaMetrius Upchurch Greater Neuse River Player of the Year. Joining Upchurch on the all-conference team:
Albert Smith
Cordero Hunter
Carl Redd

Karl Agenor is awarded the Sportsmanship Award and Coach Eddie Gray is the Greater Neuse River Coach of the Year. Congratulations Trojans for continuing the Garner Winning Tradition!!!

GMHS Drama Dept presents "Cinderella"

The 2009 production receives rave reviews from Kelly Griffith at The Garner News. Congratulations to Mr. White and the cast for a successful show!!! Cast:
Sarah Moore...............Cinderella
Curtis Reed.................Prince Charming
Dustin Pickett............King
Ashley Nowell............Queen
Julie Dale.....................Fairy Godmother
Lauren Langworthy......Stepmother
Stefanie Lister...............Step sister
Shannon West ..............Step sister
Production Director: Josh White

Knuckle Down

Trojans fall in NCHSAA 2nd round

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Southern Durham's Marcus Wells nails a three at the buzzer for an incredible 81-78 comeback win and end the Trojans play-off run. Garner fails to hold a huge lead, as much as 22 at one point as the Falcons bomb away from behind the arc en route to the Sectional Finals. Senior DaMetrius Upchurch comes up huge in his final game for the Trojans with 30 points and 14 rebounds. Garner had every thing going their way through the first half, building a 20 point lead with less than a minute to go to the break. After a first quarter that had the Trojans hitting 11-of-14 shots, it certainly looked like the poor shooting woes of the past two games were all but forgotten. Jamal Barrett dishes out assists like candy, en route to seven in the half, several to Upchurch who pockets 7-of-eight first half shots against the much smaller Falcon frontline. Upchurch adds four blocks as well, keeping S.Durham at just 27% shooting for the half. But the fouls began to mount, sending the Falcons to the line sixteen times and they hit thirteen.

Albert Smith hits one of two from the line to give Garner a 50-31 lead early in the third quarter. From there S.Durham goes on a 14-0 run. Garner has 12 turnovers in the third quarter alone, going nearly 4 minutes without hitting a shot from the floor. The lead narrows to just six after three quarters 60-54. In the final period, S.Durham continues a frenzied shooting streak that has them hitting 11 of sixteen from 3-point range for the game. But still Garner is in some control, with Emanuel McClain's tosses from the line putting Garner up 74-63. But another two minute drought has the Falcons narrowing the gap to 75-72. Barrett drives to the hoop and is fouled, hitting one of two for a four point lead. On the ensuing S.Durham possession, Upchurch appears to swat his seventh block of the night, but is called for his fifth and final foul instead. The disqualification is his first of the season and sends Geoff Hunter to the line where he hits both to cut the Garner lead to 76-74 with 1:26 left.

Karl Agenor is fouled quickly. He misses both shots but slips through the lane for his ninth rebound and scores to put Garner back up 78-74. Stacy Carroway blocks Reese Wiggins drive but again the refs see otherwise and Wiggins' two free throws narrows it to 78-76 with an even minute to go. A Garner turnover allows Wells to knot the game with 47 seconds left. Setting up for the final shot, Garner commits a backcourt violation giving the Falcons a last shot with 23 seconds to go. Milking the clock, two shots are off the mark but a Garner missed outlet with just 3 seconds sets up the miracle heave by Wells and end the Trojan season at 18-10.

	1	2	3	4	F
SD	15	14	25	27	- 81
GAR	25	22	13	18	- 78

SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 30 points (12-of-14 from the floor, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks), Albert Smith 12, Cordero Hunter 8, Karl Agenor 9 (9 rebounds), Stacy Carroway 6, Emanuel McClain 4, Jamal Barrett 5 (7 assists) , Carl Redd 4; SD--Marcus Wells 35 (7 rebounds), W.Rollack 12, G.Hunter 14

(pictures courtesy of Maria Stetson & kenhallphotography.com)


It is appropriate to recognize the terrific Senior Class of 2009 in this their final game. We wish these fine young men a hearty thank you for their service to the Trojans and congratulations on the GNRC Regular Season title:
Jamall Barrett, Eric Grissett, Cordero Hunter, DaMetrius Upchurch, Darius Hicks, Albert Smith, Emile Agenor, Karl Agenor & Carl Redd

2009 NCHSAA East bracket (updated in pdf)

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Licking the lollipop

An Independent article from Monday takes aim at rap music's potential to influence young people into degrading and unpleasant behaviour. And they're not referring to your mum trying to bogle to Elephant Man either. Research from the University of Pittsburgh showed a link between teenagers who listen to music which features "degrading" lyrics of a sexual nature and younger sexual activity. They don't claim that the lyrics cause this earlier sexual activity, but that the two go hand in hand. Or gland in hand, if you prefer.

GR8 news 4 ur kids

Catching on to texting a few years after the UK, the USA is now going through the same kind of media hysteria about texting destroying literacy and language skills that we had. In this brief article on an American news website and this from the BBC website research from Coventry University (whose similar research we covered here in 2006) creates a good news story about the link between texting and literacy.

But not everyone's convinced: have a look at the comments after the article for a prescriptivist angle.

This is the sort of language debate you should be ready for on ENA6. Is texting ruining our language? Is texting just another style we can switch in and out of in different contexts? Do teh arguments against language change have any kind of logic to them or are they less to do with language and more to do with fear of change?

2012 Lady Trojans softball

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Mar. 7	Wed.	Athens Drive	W 16-11 (1-0)	W 4-2 (1-0)
Mar. 13	Tue.	Clayton (DH)	W 12-0 (2-0, 1-0)	L 2-1 (1-1, 0-1)
Mar. 15	Thr.	Cary (DH)	W 11-2 (3-0, 1-0)	W 10-0 F/5 (2-1, 0-1)
Mar. 16	Fri.	East Wake (DH)	W 13-1 (4-0, 2-0)	W 6-2 (3-1, 1-1)
Mar. 20	Tue.	Smithfield-Selma (DH)		W 20-0 F/5 (4-1, 2-1)
Mar. 21	Wed.	Holly Springs (DH)	CANCELED	CANCELED
Mar. 23	Fri.	West Johnston (DH)	L 6-0 (4-1, 2-1)	W 3-2 (5-1, 3-1)
Mar. 27	Tue.	Knightdale (DH)	W 18-0 (5-1, 3-1)	W 3-1 (6-1, 4-1)
Mar. 28	Wed.	Fuquay-Varina (DH)	need score	W 4-2 (7-1, 4-1)
Mar. 29	Thr.	Southeast Raleigh		W 19-0 (8-1, 5-1)
Apr. 9	Mon.	Enloe (DH)	W 17-1 (6-1, 3-1)	W 13-1 (9-1, 5-1)
Apr. 13	Fri.	Our Lady of Mercy - Rochester, NY		W 4-0 (10-1, 5-1)
Apr. 17	Tue.	Clayton (DH)	5:00 (H)	7:00 (H)
Apr. 19	Thr.	East Wake (DH)	5:00 (A)	7:00 (A)
Apr. 23	Mon.	Harnett Central (DH)	5:00 (H)	7:00 (H)
Apr. 24	Thr.	Smithfield-Selma (DH)		7:00 (H)
Apr. 27	Fri.	West Johnston (DH)	5:00 (A)	7:00 (A)
May 1	Tue.	Knightdale (DH)	5:00 (H)	7:00 (H)
May 4	Fri.	Southeast Raleigh		4:00 (H)
May 7	Mon.	Harnett Central (DH)	5:00 (A)	7:00 (A)
May 15	Tue.	STATE PLAYOFFS		TBA

DH - JV and varsity teams playing at same location

**Schedule subject to change on daily basis!***


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2012 Trojan Tennis

Head Coach Joe Walls

Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time
Feb. 27	Mon.	SE Raleigh	Away	W 8-1 (1-0, 1-0)
Feb. 29	Wed.	Clayton	Away	W 5-4 (2-0, 2-0)
Mar. 1	Thr.	Athens Drive	Away	L 9-0 (2-1, 2-0)
Mar. 5	Mon.	East Wake	HOME	W 8-1 (3-1, 3-0)
Mar. 7	Wed.	Smithfield-Selma	Away	W 9-0 (4-1, 4-0)
Mar. 9-10	Fri. - Sat.	South Brunswick	Away	L 5-4 (4-2, 4-0) // L 7-2 (4-3, 4-0)
Mar. 12	Mon.	West Johnston	HOME	W 7-1 (5-3, 5-0)
Mar. 14	Wed.	Knightdale	Away	W 6-3 (6-3, 6-0)
Mar. 15	Thr.	Fuquay-Varina	HOME	L 6-3 (6-4, 6-0)
Mar. 20	Tue.	Cleveland	Away	W 5-4 (7-4, 6-0)
Mar. 21	Wed.	Harnett Central	HOME	W 7-2 (8-4, 7-0)
Mar. 26	Mon.	Clayton	HOME	W 6-3 (9-4, 8-0)
Mar. 28	Wed.	East Wake	Away	L 5-4 (9-5, 8-1)
Mar. 29	Thr.	Harnett Central	Away	W 8-1 (10-5, 9-1)
Apr. 9	Mon.	Smithfield-Selma	HOME	W 9-0 (11-5, 10-1)
Apr. 11	Wed.	West Johnston	Away	W 9-0 (12-5, 11-1)
Apr. 12	Thr.	Cary	HOME	CANCELED
Apr. 17	Tue.	Knightdale	HOME	4:00
Apr. 18	Wed.	SE Raleigh	HOME	4:00
Apr. 25-26	Wed. - Thr.	GNRC Tournament	Clayton	2:00

c/o 2012

Andrew Smith

Evan Pierce

Justin Webster

Nicholas Stephenson

Keith Dolman

Simba Washaya

c/o 2013

Dominic Chavez

Ethan Mitchell

Evan Hall

Joseph Stewart

Collin Simpson

John Dunston

Ryan Mahjoub

Edward "Ned" Johnson

Joseph Graham

Devin Green

Kevin Gloth

Sindre Larsen

c/o 2014

Tyler Losada

c/o 2015

Miller Sawyer

Lalonzo Chambers

Joshua Johnson

Howard "Cole" Cross

Manager

Kevin Worthy

**Schedule Subject to Change!**

Trojans rally for NCHSAA win

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The Trojans play "survive and advance" with a hard fought 75-74 comeback win over Green Hope in the NCHSAA 4A play-off opener. The top-seeded Trojans trail most of the game and by as much as twelve. Senior DaMetrius Upchurch sinks two critical free throws with 48 seconds to go for the final margin. A frenzied finish has the Falcons coming up short on their final four possessions and Garner moves on to second round action Wednesday night. Upchurch paces the Trojans with 21 and ten rebounds with Cordero Hunter adding 17 and Albert Smith 13. Another icy shooting night for the Trojans who manage just 25-of-64 from the floor but a 28-16 rebound advantage saves Garner. Sophomore Stacy Carroway comes up big for Garner with 6 boards and Hunter, Smith and Karl Agenor add four each. Green Hope gets 24 from All-Tri 8 guard Shawn Shaffer who was a stellar 11-of-16 shooting. The Falcons race to a 23-12 first quarter lead after a stirring rendition of the National Anthem by Savannah Richmond, a fifth-grader at Yates Mill Elementary. The Falcons hit a blistering eleven of their first 14 shots.

Garner starts to chip away opening the second quarter with Agenor feeding Emmanuel McClain on the break. After a Shaffer lay-up, Smith hits consecutive threes from downtown and McClain hits another to cut the marging to just 25-23. Max Povse and Shaffer keep the Falcons on top, with Povse equally efficient missing just one of his six first half shots. The Falcons carry a five point margin into the half as they post a 67% shooting percentage (18-of-27) while Garner is a very poor 38%. Barrett's trey and two by Agenor knots the game at 46 2:32 into the third. But again the Falcons grab breathing room with a 17-10 run to finish the quarter. Upchurch scores and converts the three point play for Garner's first lead at 51-50. Upchurch assist to Hunter on the break with 2:56 to go is the last time he touches the ball for the period.

Carroway finishes the third quarter and then opens the fourth with blocked shots setting up Smith for a three, followed by Hunter from long-range to draw Garner to 63-62. After two Falcon baskets, Garner knots it again on a Hunter free toss, Smith's steal and score and Upchurch's two from the line to make it 67-67 with 4:06 to go. Kameron Bryant scores but misses the free throw. Upchurch slams it and adds a lay-up to put Garner up 71-69. An Archer three and Bryant drives in for a lay-up for a 74-71 Falcon lead with 1:42 left. McClain follows a missed Trojan shot to narrow it 74-73 with 56 seconds to go in the game. Green Hope's 18th turnover allows Upchurch to post up down low and is fouled. He hits both free throws for a 75-74 Garner lead with 48 seconds left. Upchurch blocks a Povse drive on ensuing possession but the Trojans mishandle the break for their 14th turnover with just 10.8 left. Despite three missed Trojan free throws, Green Hope cannot convert and Garner staves off the final 48 seconds without the tying score to advance to round #2 to face So.Durham, a 59-57 winner over Broughton:

	1	2	3	4	F
GH	23	19	21	11	- 74
GAR	12	25	19	20	- 75

SCORING: DaMetrius Upchurch 21 (10 rebounds, 4 assists), Cordero Hunter 17 (4 rebounds), Albert Smith 13 (4 rebounds, 4 assists), Emanuel McClain 7 (5 assists), Karl Agenor 6 (4 rebounds), Carl Redd 4, Jamal Barrett 5, Emile Agenor 2 ; GH--S.Shaffer 24 (7 rebounds, 6 assists), K.Bryant 15, M.Povse 16 (6 rebounds), S.Archer 10, B.Somadjagbi 6, J.Beaudin 3



2009 NCHSAA East bracket (updated in pdf)

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Kayaking di Sungai Progo

GMHS February-March Scholarship Guide

GMHS February-March Scholarship Guide available at GMHS.net

Jejak Petualang

Jejak Petualang; cerita Petualangan dari sang petualang. Disini anda akan mendapatkan cerita mengenai kegiatan Adventure baik di alam maupun yang berkaitan dengan wisata yang berupa wisata alam dan budaya, khususnya di daerah Jogjakarta.

It's all about adventure from mountaineering, climbing, rafting, caving, camping, travel and tourism, cultural sites, adventure tips, and etc.

Tapi maaf blog ini belum lengkap. Terus ikuti saja kelanjutan cerita petualangan di blog Jejak Petualang.

Salam Lestari

Claire nominated for a Bafta!

Trojans upset by the Wildcats in GNRC Tournament

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Ben Jacobs torches the Trojans for 33 points and the Trojans frigid shooting dooms the top seed 65-63 in the semi-final of the GNRC Tournament. Garner shows no resemblance to the hot shooting they enjoyed during their eleven game win streak. Defensively the Trojans repeatedly force Wildcat miscues to the tune of 14 steals and 25 turnovers in all, but convert just 12 into scores. Garner finishes a pawltry 38% from the floor, on 23-of 59 shots. Jacobs rules the paint for the Wildcats, hitting 10-of-14 from the floor and 13-of-15 from the line and adds 12 rebounds for an impressive night. The Trojans are equally inept at the free throw line, hitting just 11-of-20 while the Wildcats convert 16-of-19 at the stripe. The Wildcat win sends them into the finals against Knightdale tomorrow night.

Despite the cold shooting, the Trojans still have a chance as they cut a ten point Wildcat lead to one with 1:41 to go. Two DaMetrius Upchurch free throws with just over a minute left gives Garner their first lead since the 2:14 mark of the first quarter. But Jacobs streaks the floor to score right back and regain a 63-62 Wildcat margin. Karl Agenor is tied up on a rebound (his eleventh rebound of the night) with the possession arrow in W.Johnston's favor. Upchurch comes up with Garner's 10th block of the night (to go with 11 steals) and Jacobs fouls him on the rebound. Hitting one of two, knots the game at 63 all with 19.6 seconds to go. On the ensuing possession, Jamal Barrett makes a great block on Jacobs, but DeOnte Anderson slips through the lane and lays in the follow for the winning score with 4.2 to go. Garner turns the ball over on their last chance to send W.Johnston into the finals. The Trojans will open NCHSAA 4A playoff action Monday night at home against an opponent to be determined:

	1	2	3	4	F
WJ	11	15	24	15	- 65
GAR	8	15	17	23	- 63

SCORING: Albert Smith 17 (4 steals, 3 blocks), DaMetrius Upchurch 14 (4 blocks), Cordero Hunter 13, Karl Agenor 6 (11 rebounds), Jamal Barrett 6 (6 assists), Carl Redd 5 (5 steals), Emile Agenor 2; WJO--B.Jacobs 33 (12 rebounds), M.Parker 16, S.Dance 6, J.McNeill 4, D.Anderson 4, M.Taylor 2;

(photos courtesy of Maria Stetson and kenhallphotography.com)


In game #1, Knightdale pulls away from Clayton 76-45 for the win, advancing to the finals to face the Wildcats. (The Knights defeated the Wildcats for the GNRC tournament title)

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Cunning stunts and gran slang

Last week's Sun has a fairly hopeless guide to teen slang (see picture) which not only puts slang words together in a silly order but also stereotypes teenagers as Vicky Pollard wannabes.

So we get lots of terms like fam, breh, bare and hater which have been knocking around for years (probably centuries in the case of breh), and others which I've not come across like piff (good), stunting (showing off) and shifted (arrested).

But what I want to know is,where does bare come from and what's its etymology? Is it anything to do with the American expression "loaded for bear" (see here). And secondly, why do young south Londoners pronounce seen as skeen? Is it anything to do with the original 1960s (?) slang word being spelt as scene and the new way of saying it just a deviant, phonetic pronunciation? These are proper questions, so if you've got any ideas please say...

And in today's Telegraph there's a story about a new dictionary aimed at young people, designed to help them understand "gran slang". As the article points out "Many of the words used by teenagers today are incomprehensible to older generations, but it must be equally baffling for younger people trying to get to grips with the lexicon of their grandparents" and the creator of the dictionary wittily adds "No longer will the word mint, used by young people to denote approval, be confused with a request for a hard-boiled, peppermint-flavoured sweet". The wag...

Edited 16.03.11 to add:
Jonathon Green, the famous slang lexicographer, has offered the following etymology of bare on The Dabbler's website:

bare, which is also found as bere, is an import from the Caribbean. It began life as a Bajan (Barbados) word meaning ‘nothing but’, i.e. ‘too much of’ and links back to and plays on the standard English barely (enough). It seems to have emerged in the UK in the late Nineties, first among black and then all teens, who use it to mean ‘many’ or ‘lots of’. 

For ‘bare’ examples, I offer a 2003 interview with Dizzee Rascal in Vice Magazine:

I got kicked out of bare schools. [...] Bare people were getting pregnant around me in the manor, getme? Bare girls were getting breeded up. [...] There’s just so many talented people but road gets a hold of them, bare people I know could have made it. [...] One little thing gets out, gets changed, changed, by the time it goes from two people to bare people. [...] Oh yeah I’ve heard bare times that I’ve been shot.

Gestures point to a baby's success

Research from the University of Chicago reported here and here suggests that parents who use gesture with their children in the early stages of language development are more likely to see their kids grow up to have higher productive vocabularies and be better prepared for school.

As you'll probably have looked at with interactional theories of language development - Jerome Bruner, Catherine Snow et al. - there's a belief on the part of many child language experts that parents and caregivers can use body language and gesture to help children develop their language skills.

The Guardian report explains:

Meredith Rowe and Susan Goldin-Meadow, from the University of Chicago, worked with 50 young families from different socio-economic backgrounds to investigate why some toddlers seemed to grasp language more quickly than others.

They filmed 14-month-old children during an hour and a half of play with their parents and noted down the words and gestures that were used. Later, when the children were aged four and a half, they were given a vocabulary test to assess their language skills.

The video sessions showed that better-educated parents used gestures more often, and as a result, their children learned to use hand signals themselves in a variety of ways. On average, toddlers from well-educated families used gestures to convey 24 different meanings during a 90-minute play session. Toddlers from less-educated families used gestures to convey only 13.

They go on to add, "By learning to gesture, toddlers pick up new words more quickly because it prompts parents to name the object the gesture is directed at. For example, if a child points at a doll, the parent might repeat the word "doll" a few times, boosting the child's chances of remembering the word".

But is it as simple as that? Socio-economic status is very important in this study and it's pretty clear that children from higher income backgrounds tend to have more communication and interaction with their parents (...he says while tapping at a keyboard ignoring his 3 kids who are watching TV or playing on a DS...) as this 2004 Guardian article by Polly Toynbee points out in its reference to research by Hart and Risley into social class and language.

I'm sure the researchers will have looked at this issue and I'm probably missing something obvious, but from the reports printed here I can't see any reason to think that gesture has that much to do with anything: just because a child from a higher income family uses more gesture at 14 months and then goes on to have a higher productive vocabulary at 54 months, doesn't necessarily mean that any improvement is down to gesture. Surely the socio-economic status of the child is what is really influencing the leap? And while there's clearly a case for arguing that gesture can help improve children's language development, is it really more important than the child's opportunities for communication, the level of interaction they receive from parents and the environment the child grows up in? I'm not so sure...

n00bs get pwned

At the root of all internet dialects is leet, the most impenetrable of them all. Leet was what hackers and gamers spoke to each other on bulletin boards back in the 1990s. Since then, it has grown and morphed, hitting a peak in 2005. “Leet”, often spelt “l33t”, is, as mentioned, a phonetic version of the word “elite”, a reference to the technocrats who used it. Leet grew in chat rooms as a means of creating a linguistic in-crowd that excluded uninitiated newcomers, or “n00bs”.

This is how leetspeak (l33tsp34k) is explained by Anna Leach in a fascinating article in yesterday's Independent. With internet slang becoming mainstream and even your granny knowing something about LOLcats and perhaps even having her own level 27 Nightelf hunter in World of Warcraft, the article takes a look at where it's all come from and how it connects to other forms of slang.

As the lexicographer Jonathan Green (speaker at next June's SFX Language workshops, fact fans!) explains "BBC English is what the establishment speaks. Slang is the language that intentionally does the opposite. We are hard-wired as humans to take the piss – we do it politically and socially, and we do it linguistically". And internet slang is very much part of this.

David Crystal (another speaker in June) adds “Fifty years ago, if you invented a word it would take approximately 20 years to get it into the dictionary. Now you can invent something and it’s all over the net in days,” making it clear that while many of the sources of slang are not new - abuse, in-group markers of identity, terms of approval and excitement - that the speed at which they proliferate is something we haven't seen before.

The article goes on to explain how l33t words are often formed and how they are used:

A combination of typos, computer-game references and tech jargon, leet is intentionally baffling. It is also the common ancestor of lolspeak and snark: lolspeak has inherited its linguistic tinkering, while snark has taken on the ethos of the egotistical put-down. “To make leet,” says Kat Hannaford, news editor of T3 magazine’s website, “you manipulate language by adding -xor or -age on the end of words.” Some leet words, such as “w00t” (hooray) and “I have skillz” are becoming mainstream, while other words and phrases reflect the preoccupation of the élite with putting down n00bs, or the analogous pleasure-rush of hacking someone else’s computer system. “Elite speakers are arrogant,” Hannaford says. “There’s a lot of ego in leetspeak.”

2009 Trojan Golf

Head Coach Nelson Smith
Asst Coach Chuck Proffitt

Team roster: to be announced

2009 Trojan Golf Schedule

Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time / Results
Mar. 3	Tue.	Cary	Eagle Ridge	postponed
Mar. 10	Tue.	Fuquay / Harnett Central	Bentwinds	postponed
Mar. 17	Tue.	Knightdale	Wilmar CC	4:00 PM
Mar. 19	Thu.	SE Raleigh	River Ridge GC	results
Mar. 24	Tue..	GNRC	Eagle Ridge	results
Mar. 26	Thu.	Holly Springs	Devil's Ridge	postponed
Mar. 31	Tue.	SSS	Johnston Co. CC	results
Apr. 2	Thu.	Clayton	TBA	results
Apr. 14	Tue.	GNRC	TBA
Apr. 21	Tue.	E.Wake	Wendell CC	3:00 PM
Apr. 23	Thu.	W.Johnston	Reedy Creek GC	3:00 PM

2008 Trojan Golf recap

2009 Lady Trojan Soccer

Head Coach Connie Barnes
Asst Coach Corsbie
Asst Coach Ortiz

Varsity Lady Trojans:
1 Gabrielle Dugal Freshman/Mid
2 Meagan Proper © Senior/Mid.
3 Jenna Carroll © Senior/Def.
4 Rachel Gogal Freshman/Def
5 Amber Eberhard Sophomore/For.
6 Sarah Guerra Senior/Mid
7 Brittany Lambert Sophomore/Mid.
8 Sarah Hooper Junior/Mid/GK
9 Michelle Roth Sophomore/Mid
10 Latasha Lucas Senior/Mid.
11 Anna Burke Senior/Mid
12 Kari Skillman Sophomore/Mid
13 Jessie Smith Senior/For.
14 Ally Springer Senior/GK
15 Hilary Davis Junior/Mid.
16 Paige McCabe Junior/Mid.
GK Essence Chism Senior/GK
© captain


JV Lady Trojans
Coach David Corsbie
1 Sarah Izzell
2 McKenzie Bennett
3 Ali Ward
4 Carmen Beaver
5 Taylor King
6 Elizabeth Johnson
7 Lauren Pierce
8 Ashley Ford
9 Denia Sarabio
10 Heather McClung
11 Samatha Ward
12 Emily Chalk
13 Lawren Watson
14 Rachael Coates
15 Silver Byrns
16 Maria Rivera
17 Maddie Rudd
18 Krista King


2009 GMHS Girls Soccer schedule

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Mar.5	Thu.	W.Johnston (rescheduled from 3/4)	2-2 (0-0-1)	1-3 (0-1)
Mar.9	Mon.	Clayton	0-5 (0-1-1)	1-4 (0-2)
Mar.11	Wed.	Knightdale		0-1 (0-3)
Mar.12	Thu.	Fuquay-Varina (rescheduled from 3/2)	0-4 (0-2-1)	0-3 (0-4)
Mar.18	Wed.	SE Raleigh	3-0 (1-2-1)	0-2 (0-5)
Mar.19	Thu.	SSS (rescheduled from 3/16)	2-1 (2-2-1)	6-0 (1-5)
Mar.23	Mon.	E.Wake		5-0 (2-5)
Mar.25	Wed.	Holly Springs	1-2 (2-3-1)	1-3 (2-6)
Mar.30	Mon.	W.Johnston	0-3 (2-4-1)	3-1 (3-6)
Apr.1	Wed.	Clayton	need score	1-3 (3-7)
Apr.15	Wed.	Holly Springs	need score	0-2 (3-8)
Apr.17	Fri.	New Hanover		0-4 (3-9)
Apr.22	Tue.	Knightdale (rescheduled from 4/20)		need score
Apr.23	Thu.	SSS (rescheduled from 4/22 away)	2-0	4-0 (4-9)
Apr.27	Mon.	SE Raleigh	need score	3-2 (5-9)
Apr.29	Wed.	E.Wake		2-0 (6-9)
May 1	Fri.	Wilson Fike		need score
May 13		NCHSAA Play-offs		TBA

2008 GNRC Co-Champion Lady Trojan Soccer recap

2009 Trojan Lacrosse

Coach Richard Lamb

2009 Trojans:

Player	V#	JV#	Class
Brooks Banks	99	12	Jr
Anthony Barnes
Ryan Best	21
Zachary Coble		10
Jake Creech	37	77	So.
Michael Dolan		40
Corey Eason		11
Zachary Furney		8
Yameer Green		30
Michael Hoivik		99
Connor Hunt	29		So.
Phillip Jackson	3		Jr.
Will Kahan	31	7
Chris Keen		44
Jackson King	19		Jr.
Joshua Koon		15
Cody Lacks	27	1
Travis Main	26
Cory McCormick	2		So.
Jesse McCormick	5		Sr.
Aaron Moses		4
Bryant Mueller	9		Sr.
Keegan Norris		3	Jr
Justin Payne		55
Josh Perry	44		Sr.
Patrick Plemmons
Matthew Pollock	88	13	So
Dylan Quick	8		Jr
Noah Ray		22	Jr
Daniel Sholes		33	Fr
David Sholes	24		Sr
Brandon Shupe	30	2
Joshua Taylor	36		Sr
Zachary Wall
Jacob Weber	25		Sr

2009 NC LAX Power rankings

2009 GMHS Lacrosse schedule

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Mar.6	Fri.	Athens Drive	need score	0-17 (0-1)
Mar.17	Tue.	N.Durham	postponed	postponed
Mar.19	Thu.	Middle Creek	postponed	postponed
Mar.20	Fri.	Broughton	need score	3-11 (0-2)
Mar.23	Mon.	Triton	5-6 (0-1)
Mar.24	Tue.	Wakefield	2-3 (0-2)	1-18 (0-3)
Mar.31	Tue.	Holly Springs	2-4 (0-3)	4-18 (0-4)
Apr.15	Wed.	Enloe	need score	need score
Apr.16	Thu.	SE Raleigh (rescheduled from 4/14)		17-3 (1-4)
Apr.17	Fri.	Millbrook		8-5 (2-4)
Apr.22	Wed.	Millbrook		H-6:00PM
Apr.24	Fri.	Broughton	A-5:30PM	A-7:30PM
Apr.28	Tue.	Wakefield	H-4:30PM	H-6:30PM
Apr.29	Wed.	Holly Springs (rescheduled from 3/3)	A-4:30PM	A-6:30PM
May 1	Fri.	Enloe	A-4:30PM	A-6:30PM

2008 Lacrosse recap

Lady Trojans fall in GNRC semi-finals

The Lady Trojans run out of magic in the 55-35 loss to Holly Springs in the semi-finals of the GNRC Tournament played at SE Raleigh. Verneassa Brown scores 13 for the Trojans who finish the year 6-16:

	1	2	3	4	F
GAR	8	12	4	11	- 35
HS	16	7	13	19	- 55

SCORING: GAR--Verneassa Brown 13, Essence Chism 4, Alex Covington 4, Jasmine Shaw 3, Serena Watson 2; HLY--G.Glembocki 10, T.Ford 10, J.Davis 10, B.Holmes 8, D.Lynn 5, V.Jordan 5, T.Kemp 5, V.Cotton 2

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Howell commits to Averett

Senior B.G. Howell has committed to Averett University to play football next fall. The Cougars recruited Howell as quarterback which was an important factor in his decision. Howell handled both the quarterback and kicking duties for the Trojans this past season. He threw for 1300 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 5 scores as the Trojans reached the NCHSAA play-offs for the 25th consecutive year. As the Trojan placekicker, Howell connected on 39 extra points and 3 field goals. the three position star also handled all punting duties with a 44.3 yard per punt average, with a long of 71 yards. Howell was named to GNRC All Conference Team, and was named GNRC Special Teams Player of the Year. B.G. was also a star in the classroom and was named to the GNRC All Academic Team. He is expected to compete for both the quarterback and kicking duties. Averett University is located in Danville Virginia as a member of the USA South Conference. Congratulations B.G. for continuing the Garner Winning Tradition!!!

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:

	1	2	3	4	F
SSS	2	11	5	18	- 36
GAR	19	6	12	25	- 62

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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2009 Trojan Baseball

Head Coach Derik Goffena
Coach Kurt Pake
Coach Trey Bailey

Varsity Trojans

Player	Grade	Position	White Jersey	Black Jersey
Dillon Creech	12	IF	4	6
Gabe Chrismon	12	OF	3	3
Kevin Baker	12	P	2	2
Drew Gay	12	P	10	10
Matt Price	12	C	18	18
Jeremy Conyers	12	OF	5	5
Pat Monahan	12	OF	16	16
Philip Myrick	12	P /OF	11	11
Paco Martin	12	IF	7	7
Ricardo Martin	12	IF	13	13
Hunter Brown	11	P / C	14	14
Jackson Pleasant	11	P / C	15	15
Matt Powell	11	P / IF	21	21
Bryan Woodard	11	P	17	17
Jacob Baker	11	P	23	23
Jesse Fisher	11	OF	1	1

JV Trojans

JV Coach TJ Nelson
JV Coach Gerald Siemering
Colin Perry #10
Josh Randle #5
CJ Schmitt #12
Brett Walters #9
Brett Bailey #7
Matt Hawley #2
Connor Torruella #1
Will Norris #6
Aquail Sanders #4
Steven Brown #13
Robert Doak #15
Justin Jablonski #3
Taylor Brunson #11
Scotty McCreery #8

Date	Day	Opponent	JV	Varsity
Mar.5	Thu.	Broughton	postponed	postponed
Mar.6	Fri	Broughton	postponed	4-10 (0-1)
Mar.7	Sat.	Fuquay-Varina (DH) (rescheduled from 3/4)	7-2 (1-0)	11-3 (1-1)
Mar.9	Mon.	Middle Creek	7-6 (2-0)	10-8 (2-1)
Mar.10	Tue.	Middle Creek	11-12 (2-1)	9-14 (2-2)
Mar.11	Wed.	Clayton (DH) (rescheduled from 3/13)	12-5 (3-1)	6-1 (3-2)
Mar.18	Wed.	Fuquay-Varina (DH)	7-9 (3-2)	2-9 (3-3)
Mar.20	Fri.	SSS (DH)		10-13 (3-4)
Mar.24	Tue.	SE Raleigh	10-0 (4-2)	14-1 (4-4)
Mar.25	Wed.	Millbrook (endowment game)		5-13 (4-5)
Mar.30	Mon	E.Wake (DH) (rescheduled from 3/27)	5-3 (5-2)	2-12 (4-6)
Mar.31	Tue.	Holly Springs (DH)	5-4 (6-2)	6-5 9in (5-6)
Apr.2	Thu.	W.Johnston (DH)	suspended in 2nd	postponed
Apr.4	Sat.	Spring Break Tournament @ W.Harnett	2-8 (6-3)
Apr.4	Sat.	Spring Break Tournament vs Pine Forest	18-7 (7-3)
Apr.7	Tue.	Spring Break Tournament @ Fuquay HS vs Apex	7-3 (8-3)
Apr.9	Thu.	Lee Co. @ W.Harnett		7-6 (6-6)
Apr.10	Fri.	Apex		2-5 (6-7)
Apr.11	Sat.	Fuquay-Varina		4-2 (7-7)
Apr.14	Tue.	Holly Springs (DH)	6-6	1-8 (7-8)
Apr.17	Fri.	Knightdale (DH)	7-5 (9-3-1)	5-2 (8-8)
Apr.21	Tue.	W.Johnston (DH)	>10-10 (9-3-2)	14-1 (9-8)
Apr.22	Wed	W.Johnston (DH) (rescheduled from 4/2)	20-16 (10-3-2)	0-2 (9-9)
Apr.24	Fri.	Clayton (DH)	11-7 (11-3-2)	8-6 (10-9)
Apr.28	Tue.	Knightdale (DH)	8-7 (12-3-2)	9-1 (11-9)
May 4	Fri.	SSS (DH) (rescheduled from 5/1)	5-1 (13-3-2)	5-11 (11-10)
May 6	Wed	SE Raleigh (DH) (rescheduled from 5/5)	ppd.	6-1 (12-10)
May 8	Fri.	E.Wake (DH)	3-2 (13-3-2)	6-0 (13-10)

DH - JV and varsity teams playing at same location

2008 Trojan Baseball summary info

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GMHS Auto class wins Troubleshooting Challenge

The Garner High Automotive Tech Class finished 1st place at the 3rd Annual NC Auto Expo troubleshooting challenge. Students competed on a 2009 Chevrolet Siverado in events based on electrical, brakes, and powertrain control diagnosis. Team was lead by Justin Daniel, Josh Perry, James Hall and Andrew Watson. This first place marks the first victory in the past 5 years for the Garner auto tech department.

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Spring sports tryouts begin Feb. 16th

In order to participate in try-outs, all prospective athletes need to complete the Garner Magnet High School Athletic Participation form. All Athletes MUST have an up to date physical or they will not be able to participate in try-outs!!

Baseball tryouts will be on Monday February 16 and Tuesday February 17th from 2:45 - 5:00 pm at the baseball field. Bring a glove and appropriate clothing. If you have any questions please see Coach Goffena.

All students interested in running outdoor track, forms can be pick up at the main office. Tryouts will begin Monday February 16 at 2:45 on track at Trojan Stadium. Please bring proper shoes to run in.

Softball: 2:30-5:00 on the softball field. Please bring a glove and appropriate clothing.

Tennis: 2:30 on the tennis courts.

Lacrosse: 2:30 on the practice football field; Be a part of starting a new team- girls lacrosse. Practice will be held adjacent and separate to the boys practice-daily at 2:30. Coach Lamb has some equipment you can borrow to try it out and see if it is your sport. Girls Lacrosse equipment requires a lacrosse stick, protective eye wear and mouth guard. Contact Coach Lamb with any questions.: rlamb@wcpss.net

Soccer Try-outs-Monday and Tuesday 2:45-4:45, practice field, must have physical!

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Anglin-Stone wins State Championship title

Congratulations to Aston Anglin-Stone who captures the NCHSAA Indoor Shot Put title with a throw of 50.07 feet Saturday at UNC!!
The NCHSAA State Indoor Track Championships at UNC-Chapel Hill. Trojan results:(event):
Aston Anglin-Stone: shot put, 1st place 50.7 feet
Jacob Jones: pole vault places 4th
Michelle Bailey: 1600m, 6th place 5:32.63, new GMHS record
Girls 4 X 800 relay team: Michelle Bailey, McKenzie Bennett, Peta Gaye Allen, Chyanne Wynn 8th place 10:50.55 new GMHS record
Ian Hunter: 55m dash Terrell Sanders: 55m dash

1st Round Results from the NCHSAA Regional Wrestling (Friday):
119 - Dale Boyd (Laney) Fall 1:34 over Damian Harrell (Garner)
130 - Greg Martin (East Wake) Fall :28 over Cole Magdefrau (Garner)
135 - Tyree McLeod (New Hanover) Fall :53 over Vincent Woods (Garner)
189 - Bradley Pemberton (West Johnston) Major Decision 9-1 over Brooks Banks (Garner)
215 - Jackie Glen (71st) Fall 1:15 over James Tedesco (Garner)
285 - Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :57 over Tyrekie Meyer (Laney)

Quarter Final Round: 285 - Tyler Maher (Garner) Fall :47 over Alex Norkett (Cape Fear)

1st Round Consulation:
119 - Clem McKenzie (Pinecrest) Fall :41 over Damian Harrell (Garner)
130 - Cole Magdefrau (Garner) scratch
135 - Sam Williams (Scotland) Fall 2:00 over Vincent Woods (Garner0
189 - Brooks Banks (Garner) Fall 1:29 over Kent John (Terry Sanford)
215 - Andy Taylor (West Johnston) Decision 7-6 over James Tedesco (Garner)

2nd Round Consulation:
189 - Steven Johnson (EE Smith) Tech Fall 16-0 over Brooks Banks (Garner)

Semi Final Round
285 - Terrance Cartreet (Douglad Byrd) OT Win 11-9 over Tyler Maher (Garner)

Semi Final Consultation
285 - David Speas (Pine Forest) fall 2:21 over Tyler Maher (Garner)


Congratulations to our Trojans for representing GMHS!!!