WHITEVILLE—Ty’Lae Rose scored three touchdowns and 137 yards rushing against Fairmont for a 31-22 victory in Legion Stadium on Friday night.
The Wolfpack moves to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference and 7-0 on the season.
Rose started it off for the Wolfpack with a one-yard run for a touchdown to put the Pack ahead 6-0 with 8:02 left in the first quarter. Fairmont took the lead with 4:57 remaining in the half as Jeremiah Brown ran to the endzone from 50-yards out to make it Fairmont 8-6.
Quarterback Jamarion Brown converted the two-pointer for the lead 8-6. With 1:56 left, the Pack recaptured the lead 14-8 going into the half on a Luke McLean rushing TD. McLean hit Trayvionne Williams for the two-point conversion.
Ty’Lae Rose added his second touchdown with 3:21 remaining in the third quarter to the Whiteville lead to 21-8. Izaac Elkins converted the extra point. Fairmont scored before the end of the third quarter on a five-yard run to cut the Pack lead to 21-16 with .02 left in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Rose added his second touchdown of the night. The two-point conversion made the lead 29-16.
Brown connected with Kammari McNair 32 yards out to cut the Pack lead to 29-22 with 6:18 remaining on the clock. The two-point conversion failed. The Wolfpack added a safety late in the game to make the final score 31-22.
Whiteville will travel to Red Springs (2-2, 2-6) on Friday, when Fairmont (1-2, 3-5) will host South Brunswick (2-1, 4-4).
