UNC Pembroke Braves Football
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North Greenville is 8-2 on the season and went 5-1 in conference play. UNC Pembroke owns a record of 8-2 and 5-1 in league play. There was a three-way tie for the Conference Carolinas regular season championship between Chowan University, UNC Pembroke and North Greenville University. North Greenville won the tiebreaker due to having the highest national NPI of 57.342 UNC Pembroke had an NPI of 56.356 and Chowan owns and NPI of 50.934 The tiebreaker then went to head-to-head between UNC Pembroke and Chowan, and the Braves defeated the Hawks 38-21 on October 24 to earn the spot in the Conference Carolinas Bowl.
🏈Game Day in Tigerville‼️
🏆Trailblazers take on UNC Pembroke for the Conference Carolinas Championship!
⏰Kickoff is at 1 PM!
📺Watch on Conference Carolinas Network!#Trailblazers #ALPHA pic.twitter.com/w6CmndvmVK— North Greenville Football (@NGUFootball1) November 14, 2026
The Conference Carolinas Bowl started off with both teams giving a defensive battle in the first quarter where neither scored. It would be at the 8-minute mark in the second quarter when Deshawn Tompkins 16 yd run (Campbell, Jackson kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:07 would put the Trailblazers on the board first 7-0. The Braves would answer before halftime when Malik Brown 19 yd pass from Josh Ehrlich (Navidad, Jared kick) 12 plays, 62 yards makes it 7-7 at halftime.
Tied up at the end of the third.#DirtyShoulders #ALPHA pic.twitter.com/56WCWIVjN6
— North Greenville Football (@NGUFootball1) November 14, 2026
It would be the same in the third quarter as the first as neither team could reach the end zone till the 14-minute mark when Brendan Mansinne 7 yd run (Campbell, Jackson kick), 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:21 handed the Trailblazers the 14-7 lead on the Braves. That would change as the Braves would answer with Jake Davids 7 yd pass from Josh Ehrlich (Navidad, Jared kick) 4 plays, 68 yards and its tied up 14-14. The Braves would seal the deal to win the Championship with Malik Brown 91 yd touchdown pass from Josh Ehrlich (Navidad, Jared kick) 2 plays, 92 yards to win the game 21-14.
UNC Pembroke wins the Conference Carolinas Bowl over @NGUFootball1 21-14 in the final 2 minutes of play! pic.twitter.com/FQ55BrLyLA
— GSM Sports (@GSM_Sports13) November 14, 2026
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