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Tyson Wilcox
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Antonio Phillips
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ROWLAND – Whiteville High junior running backs Jarrod McKinney and Tyson Wilcox each eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark and combined for all five touchdowns Friday night as the Wolfpack pulled away from a 6-0 halftime lead to a 32-12 non-conference football victory over the host South Robeson Mustangs.
Coach Mark Little’s Wolfpack rolled up 295 yards and 16 first downs while putting its season record at 2-1.
The Wolfpack quarterback Harrison Jordan attempted only four passes, completing two for 17 yards. Whiteville did not commit a turnover.
McKinney carried the ball 23 times for 160 yards, including a pair of seven-yard touchdown runs and a five-yard TD jaunt. Wilcox, who scored the only touchdown of the first half on a 13-yard run and tallied the final TD of the night on a five-yard run, finished with 102 yards on 23 carries as the Wolfpack defeated the Mustangs for the second straight season. David Hodgson and Zack Stanley each kicked an extra point.
South Robeson, a member of the Southeastern 1A-2A Conference, got both of its touchdowns on passes by quarterback Charles Anderson. Anderson connected with Jarrod Williams on a 21-yard scoring strike in the third quarter and a 41-yard TD aerial to Nick Alford in the fourth quarter. Both came after Anderson had scrambled out of the pocket to find open receivers.
Anderson completed nine passes for 89 yards. but Whiteville held the South Robeson rushing attack to 41 yards.
Coach Barry Leonard’s Mustangs dropped to 1-2 with the loss.
The WHS defensive effort was led by Albarin Powell, who had 12 tackles and Antonio Phillips, who came up with two pass interceptions. WHS linebacker Kevin Gamble, who sustained a broken hand in practice last week, came off the bench to record 10 tackles.
Whiteville, which was coming off an 8-6 loss to East Bladen after opening with a 21-0 shutout of West Bladen, will play host to longtime intra-county rival West Columbus this Friday night at Legion Stadium.
South Robeson will play host to Providence Day of Charlotte this Friday.
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W
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SR
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| First downs |
16
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8
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| Rushes-yards |
53-295
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21-41
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| Yards passing |
17
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89
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| Passes |
2-4-0
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9-21-2
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| Fumbles-lost |
2-0
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0
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| Penalties-yards |
8-80
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6-70
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| Punts-avg. |
3-37.6
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3-30
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| Whiteville |
6
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0
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12
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14
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-
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32
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| S. Robeson |
0
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0
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6
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6
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-
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12
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W – Tyson Wilcox 13 run (kick failed)
W – Jarrod McKinney 17 run (kick blocked).
SR – Jarrod Williams 21 pass from Charles Anderson (run failed)
W – McKinney 7 run (run failed).
W - McKinney 5 run (David Hodgson kick).
SR – Nick Alford 41 pass from Anderson (run failed).
W – Wilcox 5 run (Zack Stanley kick).