"I knew he could play, you know, we talked about it all week long, we just didn't tackle well again," Mason County coach Jonathan Thomas said.
Applegate rushed for three touchdowns in the first half and the Lions led 22-6 at halftime.
Lewis County ran 21 plays to just four for Mason County in a scoreless third quarter.
Applegate scored a touchdown on a three-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter and caught a two-point conversion pass to give the Lions a 30-6 lead.
Mason County closed the gap to 12 points on a four-yard touchdown run by Seth Chambers and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Carson Brammer to Austin Kitchen, but Applegate answered with a 45-yard touchdown run to make the score 36-18 with 3:15 left in the game.
Chambers ran 47 yards for a touchdown and Brammer scored on the conversion run with 2:30 left.
Lewis County fielded the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
The Lions had 401 yards of total offense.
Mason County had 296 yards of total offense. The Royals rushed for 167 yards, and Brammer completed 10-of-15 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown and threw an interception.
Chambers rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. He finished the season with 1,141 rushing yards.
Mason County ended the season with six straight losses and a 2-8 record.
The Royals drop down to Class 3A next season.
"With some of the kids we got coming in, and hopefully, some of the kids we're going to try to get to come out within our schools, hopefully, we'll be better in the future," Thomas said.
Lewis County snapped a three-game losing streak and ended the season with a 3-7 record.
LC 1st Q 6:38 Garrett Applegate 33 yard run (Zach Lehn run) LC 8, MC 0
LC 2nd Q 8:36 Garrett Applegate 6 yard run (Zach Lehn run) LC 16, MC 0
MC 2nd Q 3:45 Carson Brammer 1 yard run (kick failed) LC 16, MC 6
LC 2nd Q 00:17 Garrett Applegate 5 yard run (pass failed) LC 22, MC 6
LC 4th Q 11:55 Garrett Applegate 3 yard run (Garrett Applegate pass from Zach Lehn) LC 30, MC 6
MC 4th Q 10:21 Seth Chambers 4 yard run (pass failed) LC 30. MC 12
MC 4th Q 6:21 Austin Kitchen 13 yard pass from Carson Brammer (pass failed) LC 30, MC 18
LC 4th Q 3:15 Garrett Applegate 45 yard run (run failed) LC 36, MC 18
MC 4th Q 2:30 Seth Chambers 47 yard run (Carson Brammer run) LC 36, MC 26
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