(Durham, NC) - After losing the last two games by one point, the Shaw Bears came from behind to win the homecoming game against Johnson C. Smith by one point 35-34 Saturday afternoon in Durham County Stadium.

The Bears showed very little signs of life in the first half of the homecoming game. The Shaw defense were unable to stop the Golden Bulls in the first half, allowing them to score 27 unanswered points. Shaw's offense sputtered in the first half and was only able to produce 63 offensive yards.

With 4:56 left in the third quarter the Bears Donald Jones turned up the action when he blocked a punt by the Golden Bulls' Matias Lambrecht. The punt was recovered by Shaw's Paul Maple who rushed in for a 21-yard touchdown.

 A few plays later the Bears came back with another touchdown. Marquise Grizzle ran in from 12-yards out, scoring the second touchdown for the Bears with 38 seconds left.

With Ian Burris kicking two extra points (PAT), the Bears put 14 points on the board in the third quarter but were still down 27-14.

The fourth quarter proved to be more exciting than the third. A four-play, 23-yard drive would give Shaw it's next touchdown. Trey Folston completed a pass to Nick Jones at the Golden Bulls one-yard line, allowing Grizzle to rush in for one-yard. With the touchdown and the PAT, Shaw still trailed JCSU 27-21.

In the next series, Evan Strange forced the Golden Bulls' Leander Barney to fumble allowing Derrick Washington to recover the ball at JCSU's 25-yardline. Kowaski Kitchens received a nine-yard pass from Folston scoring another Shaw touchdown.

Burris kicked the PAT but not until after the Golden Bulls acquired two penalties, one for offside defense and the other for a false start. Shaw finally took the lead, 28-27.

JCSU answered, scoring a touchdown of their own with only 1:55 left on the game clock, reclaiming the lead 34-28.

Feeling the intense energy from the crowd and with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Bears began a seven-play drive. After two passes from Folston to Jones for 16 and 25 yards respectively, Grizzle rushed in 17-yards for the touchdown. The game-winning kick from Burris gave Shaw a one-point lead 35-34.

Having 44 seconds left on the game clock, Shaw's Tavarji Fuller forced the Golden Bulls to fumble, which was recovered by Burris at the JCSU 38-yardline.

With only 30 seconds left on the clock the Bears were able to hold on to the ball and claim the homecoming victory, winning by one, 35-34.

Shaw now looks ahead to hosting the Winston-Salem State Rams next week. The Rams are 7-1 this season and are undefeated in conference play.

The Bears take on the Rams at 1:00 pm Staurday, November 1st at Durham County Stadium. It is the last home game of the season and also Senior Day, where the football seniors will be honored before the contest.