ROCKY MOUNTAIN, North Carolina – Lincoln's offense rushed for an all-time record 283 total yards in a 28-17, come-from-behind road victory against NC Wesleyan on Saturday, September 12th. Junior running back Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College) rushed for 282 total yards and scored two second half touchdowns in the Lions rally.Lincoln got off to a slow start in their second road game of the season. NC Wesleyan led early but in the second quarter the Lions scored on a quarterback sneak by senior Edward McKenzie (Paterson, NJ/Lackwanna College). The Bishops responded with their second passing touchdown from quarterback Dustin Midgett making it a 14-6 halftime lead. Lincoln held a 110-56 advantage in first half rushing yardage with 108 yards coming from running back Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College).
The Lions scored 21 unanswered points in the second half after trailing NC Wesleyan 17-6. Scott finally found the endzone cutting the Bishops lead to 17-14 with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Scott scored from 6-yards out and added on two more points by converting on a rushing attempt for the extra-point. Lincoln's offense rushed for 107 fourth quarter yards behind touchdowns from Edward McKenzie (Paterson, NJ/Lackwanna College) and Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College).
The Lions went 83 yards on 15 plays at the beginning of the fourth quarter finally leading. McKenzie rushed for his second touchdown of the game putting Lincoln up 21-17 at the 12:14 mark. The LU defense quickly came to the rescue of the offense forcing an interception with 3:30 remaining in regulation. Sophomore defensive back Kevin Norris (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown HS) picked off the Bishops quarterback as Lincoln led by the slimmest margin. Defensively, the Lions held the Bishops on their next drive by stopping them on fourth down. With 1:38 left the Lions took over on the Bishops 30-yard line and scored the go ahead touchdown securing their first 2-0 start since the 1953 football season.
Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College) had four carries on that final drive and punched it in from 21-yards out on fourth down and one yard to go. Sophomore kicker Brett Arkelian (Clovis, CA)'s extra-point-attempt was good and the Lions led 28-17 with 1:13 left in the game. The 2015 Lincoln Lions begin the season 2-0 after a pair of non-conference road wins. Lincoln defeated NC Wesleyan 28-17.
Lincoln set several team single-game records against NC Wesleyan; the most rushing touchdowns scored (4), most carries (63), and most net yards rushing (283). Running back Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College) is off to a tremendous start to the 2015 season. He eclipsed his previous school records with 50 carries for 282 rushing yards, both single-game records for the Lions. His 282 total yards is the most all-purpose yards gained by a Lion and his 50 carries is the most all-purpose attempts. This was Scott's fifth time rushing for over 100 yards in his career and his first time ever reaching 200 rushing yards or more.
Quarterback Edward McKenzie (Paterson, NJ/Lackwanna College) was a dual threat against the Bishops passing for 105 yards and rushing for two touchdowns. McKenzie completed 6-of-13 pass attempts to his wide receivers led by seniors Brandon Rowe (Harlem, NY/Hudson Valley CC)'s three receptions for 68 yards and Bradley Martin (Philadelphia, PA/Vermillion CC)'s two catches for 31 yards.
Defensive back Tony Jones had a team-high seven tackles including a sack for the orange and blue. Junior defensive back Dezman Ellis (Bowie, MD/DeMatha Catholic HS) had five tackles while defensive linemen Stephen Lloyd (Bowie, MD/Meade HS), Courtney Wright (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Coral Glades HS), and Mikael Mays (Garden City, GA/Groves HS) each had four tackles. Wright recorded a sack along with freshman Joseph Webb (Queens, NY/Holy Cross HS).
Lincoln (2-0) will open at home in the next game on Saturday, September 19th against Alderson-Broaddus at 1 p.m.
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