Shinnston – Nicholas Count mounted a fourth-quarter comeback in Shinnston to hand Lincoln it’s first loss in a 24-21 decision Thursday night.
Trailing 21-9 at the start of the fourth quarter, Kaleb Clark scored on a two-yard run to cut the deficit and with under a minute left Brycen Morriston capped the comeback when he found Alex Pritt for a three-yard score.
Clark led the way for the Grizzlies, carrying the ball 36 times for 159 yards and a score while Morriston completed 7-of-13 passes for 83 yards and the winning touchdown to Pritt.
Nicholas will enter its bye week at 3-1 and will host Midland Trail on Sept. 30
Individual statistics
Rushing – NC: Kaleb Clark 36-159-1, Coltin Browning 5-231, Alex Pritt 5-10, Eden Addair 1-8; L: Antwan Hillary 15-87, Nathan Swiger 2-18, Nick Keller 6-13, Levi Moore 2-4
Passing – NC: Brycen Morriston 7-13-83-1 TD; L: Nick Keller 4-7-127-2 TDs-1 INT, Levi Moore 3-5-107-0-0
Receiving – NC: Wes Hill 4-32, Grayson Kesterson 2-48, Alex Pritt 1-3-1; L: Brayden Edgell 2-83-1, Aiden Rice 2-20-1, Nick Keller 1-66, Antwan Hilliard 1-37
