Garner clinched at least a share of the Greater Neuse River 4-A
Conference boys basketball regular-season championship with a 83-56
victory over Southeast Raleigh on Wednesday night.

Boys Basketball

Garner 84, East Wake 50

Knightdale 74, Clayton 53 

Ayden-Grifton 57, Princeton 44

Smithfield-Selma 32, West Johnston 23 

North Johnston 73, Spring Creek 41 

Girls Basketball

Clayton 55, Knightdale 44 

Garner 46, East Wake 36 

South Johnston 44, Union Pines 42 

1-A Dual Team Wrestling State Playoffs: First Round

Thomasville 39, North Johnston 34

Boys Basketball

Clayton 38, West Johnston 31

Garner 73, Smithfield-Selma 41

Princeton 57, North Duplin 36

Girls Basketball

Clayton 36, West Johnston 32

Smithfield-Selma 56, Garner 48

Western Harnett 51, South Johnston 43

We'll update the missing scores as soon as we have them.

Boys Basketball

Garner 71, Knightdale 60

West Johnston 65, East Wake 60

Clayton 58, Holly Springs 46

North Johnston 74, North Duplin 23

Southeast Raleigh 55, Smithfield-Selma 41

Spring Creek 45, Princeton 42

Girls Basketball

Knightdale 40, Garner 35

Southeast Raleigh 60, Smithfield-Selma 32

East Wake 50, West Johnston 40

Holly Springs 56, Clayton 46

Princeton 48, Spring Creek 40

Southern Lee 50, South Johnston 40 

Reported prep basketball scores from the Johnston County/Garner area from Tuesday...

Boys Basketball

Garner 73, Clayton 70

North Johnston 64, Ayden-Grifton 55

Holly Springs 64, West Johnston 46

South Johnston 54, Triton 46

Princeton 50, Rosewood 25

East Wake 64, Smithfield-Selma 54

Girls Basketball

Clayton 50, Garner 41

Smithfield-Selma 35, East Wake 26

Holly Springs 34, West Johnston 32

West Johnston, East Wake and Holly Springs are all tied in the loss column for the lead in the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference dual season race entering this week's matches. All three teams have one loss on the season, all to each other.

The Wildcats will host Smithfield-Selma on Tuesday and takes on Southeast Raleigh in Raleigh on Wednesday night.

All three teams — West, East Wake and Holly Springs — will get bids to next week's state dual tournament if they win out since the top-three finishers receive playoff bids.

Tonight's previously scheduled prep basketball games between West Johnston and Garner have been moved to tomorrow (Friday) night. All four games (two junior varsity, two varsity) will be played at Garner, beginning at 4 p.m. Varsity play should begin around 6:30 p.m.

High school girl wrestlers are becoming more common and holding their own against the boys.

Either you love hair metal or you are a loser. There is no gray area.

So if winning is your thing — and I suggest that it should be — DVR tonight's Friday night's (sorry, rockers!) "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Garner native Jeremy Woodard (pictured) will be part of the ensemble performing Whitesnake's monster smash
"Here I Go Again."

Woodard is a cast member of "Rock of Ages,"an off-Broadway musical that purports to be awesome. With songs from groups as diverse as Mr. Big, Warrant and Poison, I have no reason to doubt this claim.

See photos of Millbrook High School's 34-0 win over Garner in their season opener at Garner Friday night, Aug. 22, 2008.