Whitehaven survives scare from fired-up Fairley
Marcus Holliday
Tigers erase 12-3 halftime deficit
* By Andre Johnson
* Memphis Commercial Appeal
Running back Marcus Holliday and Fairley had top-ranked Whitehaven on the run in the first half but Delvin Lane and the Tigers grabbed a 29-12 win.
(1) Whitehaven 29, Fairley 12
Whitehaven football coach Rodney Saulsberry had said repeatedly all week that his players didn’t need any extra motivation for Friday’s game with Fairley, considering it was a neighborhood rivalry game.
Whitehaven vs. Fairley
However, when the Tigers retreated to the locker room apparently stunned by what had transpired in the opening half Friday night, Saulsberry had no choice but to remind his players of all the hoopla surrounding the game.
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STATISTICS
WHITEHAVEN 29, FAIRLEY 12
Fairley / 6 / 6 / 0 / 0 / — / 12 /
Whitehaven / 0 / 3 / 6 / 20 / — / 29 /
F — James Harmon 9 fumble recovery (kick blocked)
W — Adam Adeleke 20 FG
F — Dedrick Guy 43 interception return (pass failed)
W — Mose Frazier 43 pass from Jeremy Malone (kick failed)
W — Julius Lewis 8 run (kick failed)
W — Julius Lewis 3 run (Adam Adeleke kick)
W — Mose Frazier 25 pass from Jeremy Malone (Adam Adeleke kick)
/ F / W /
First downs / 6 / 17 /
Net yards rushing / 24 / 85 /
Net yards passing / 35 / 247 /
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Whitehaven, Mark Dodson 9-56.
PASSING — Fairley, Carnell Morgan 4-14-35-2. Whitehaven, Jeremy Malone 16-24-247-1.
RECEIVING — Whitehaven, Mose Frazier 10-158.
RECORDS — Fairley 1-1, Whitehaven 2-0.