TIGERVILLE, S.C. — For the first 34 minutes, Saturday’s Conference Carolinas championship game was a back-and-forth affair over the first that saw the UNC Pembroke football team and North Greenville each moving the ball downfield and trading blows.

But the Braves couldn’t find the same offensive efficiency over the rest of the second half, and North Greenville won 34-20 to deny UNCP of its stated conference-championship goal.

North Greenville (7-4) earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Division-II football playoffs. UNCP (8-3) could possibly earn an at-large berth and will learn its postseason fate when the field is announced at 6 p.m. Sunday. The Braves entered Saturday ranked sixth in the Super Region 3 rankings, and eight teams will earn regional bids as part of the overall 32-team nat

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