Fletcher, Toney combine for 5 TDs as No. 1 Miami survives North Carolina Halloween scare

The No. 1 Miami Hurricanes survived a Halloween scare Saturday night, overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 38-35 and remain undefeated. Canes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. scored three touchdowns, while wide receiver Malachi Toney caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Darian Mensah as Miami improved to 8-0, 6-0 ACC with a hard-fought conference victory at Kenan Stadium. Mario Cristobal’s Hurricanes and Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels traded momentum throughout the night, with Miami holding a 24-21 lead in the third quarter before North Carolina answered.Miami opened the scoring with a connection between Mensah and Toney, who beat his defender on an end zone fade route to cap the Hurricanes’ opening drive. Toney caught all four of his targets for 27 yards on the possession, giving Miami a 7-0 advantage with 8:33 remaining in the first quarter.North Carolina responded with an 11-play, 84-yard drive. Tar Heels quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. found ti