Click Here to Read the Game Notes in Their EntiretySTORYLINES– THE FAIRMONT STATE GAMELooking to end the season on a high note is the theme for both teams entering Saturday's season finale. Fairmont State has lost four of its last five games and two in a row while UVa-Wise has lost back-to-back games after winning its only game of the season at West Virginia State. Last season, the two schools played an offensive shootout in Fairmont, W.Va. as the Falcons scored late to post a 47-44 victory. This year's battle figures to be more defensive as Fairmont State ranks eighth in the Mountain East Conference in scoring at 22.3 points per game and UVa-Wise ranks 11th at 11.7 points a contest. The Falcons do rank 11th in scoring defense among the 11 MEC schools, making Saturday's contest a match up of the league's lowest rated offense vs. its lowest rated defense.
ABOUT UVA-WISESophomore linebacker
Zack Blair continues to rank among the MEC leaders in tackles and tackles for loss. The former Skyline High School product is third in the league with 87 tackles and leads the conference in tackles for loss with 23.5. The 23.5 stops for loss are the second most in a single-season in UVa-Wise history. Blair needs three tackles for loss to equal the number Shane Kilgore posted in the 1996 season. Freshman running back
Carlton Griffith is getting stronger as the season winds to a close. Griffith has carried the ball a combined 88 times in the last three games and has rushed for 100 yards or more in each contest. Last week, the Mt. Vernon High School product ran the ball a season-high 32 times for 105 yards and a touchdown.
