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Jackson Scores Game-Winner as Greensboro College Football Tops Bishops on Senior Day

Greensboro, NC (11/08/2026) — GREENSBORO, N.C. - Greensboro College football (3-6, 2-4) defeated N.C. Wesleyan (4-5, 2-4) 22-20 after Jace Jackson caught a 45-yard touchdown pass with 2:19 left. Greensboro finished with 182 rushing yards and 222 passing yards while holding N.C. Wesleyan scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Greensboro went 3-for-3 on third down and finished the first quarter with seven first downs, using two rushing touchdowns to lead 13-7. N.C. Wesleyan completed all six passes for 82 yards, including Braden Selvage's 44-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Moore, but Greensboro answered with a 13-play, 76-yard drive capped by Camron Torrence-Kelly's 2-yard touchdown.

Greensboro managed 69 rushing yards in the second quarter and finished its 13-play, 82-yard drive with Jacob Cook's 21-yard field goal, while N.C. Wesleyan answered with 97 passing yards and a 42-yard touchdown pass from Braden Selvage to Tyson Resper. The defense helped Greensboro preserve a 16-14 lead by stopping both N.C. Wesleyan fourth-down tries in the quarter, including a turnover on downs at the Greensboro 14 with 15 seconds left.

N.C. Wesleyan produced the only points of the third quarter, using 71 rushing yards on five carries and Braden Selvage's 5-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Fay to make it 20-16. Greensboro had seven first downs and two red-zone trips in the quarter but came away empty, going 0-for-4 on third down and missing a 28-yard field goal, while Allen Redford added an interception for the defense.

N.C. Wesleyan held the ball for 9:55 and had six first downs in the fourth quarter, but Greensboro kept the visitors scoreless with two sacks, a missed 40-yard field goal and a turnover on downs. Chase Altis went 3-for-5 for 56 yards in the quarter, including a 45-yard touchdown pass to Jace Jackson at 2:19 that moved Greensboro from a 20-16 deficit to a 22-20 final.

Altis completed 17 of 32 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown without an interception. Kyjuan Westmoreland rushed 11 times for 80 yards and added four catches for 41 yards. Jace Jackson caught one pass for a 45-yard touchdown. Charlie Rogers recorded six tackles and forced two fumbles.

Up Next:
Greensboro visits Methodist University for the final game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in Fayetteville, N.C.

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Stephen Widenhouse, (704) 467-6369; stephen.widenhouse@greensboro.edu

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