Jets secure conference win over Gordon College

Jaylen Reynolds, 3, led the Jets to victory over Gordon State College on the road.Barnesville, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets secured a 72 – 63 victory over Gordon College in Barnesville Tuesday to move to 2 – 1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and remain tied for second place.  Gordon College dropped to 0 – 2 in the GCAA.    Georgia Highlands and Central Georgia Tech are currently tied for first place in the conference with 1 – 0 records and...



Jets and Lady Jets play at home on Thursday, January 13th

Jets basketball logo   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets will play Albany Technical College in a conference double-header at home on Thursday, January 13th.  The Lady Jets will open at 5:30 p.m. and the Jets will follow at 7:30 p.m.    This a change from the regular season schedule.  The Jets were scheduled to play a single game at home against Albany Tech at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 13th and the Lady Jets were scheduled to play the Albany Tech Lady Titans at home on...



Jets drop conference decision to Southern Crescent

Jalen Reynolds, 3, is shown above. He led the Jets in scoring and rebounding against Southern Crescent.Griffin, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a narrow 62 – 61 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) decision to the Southern Crescent Tigers to fall to 1 – 1 in the conference and 9 – 7 overall.  The Jets are currently tied for third place in the conference behind East Georgia and Southern Crescent.    “We didn’t show up ready to play,” said SGTC...



Jets defeat South Georgia State 86 – 85 in conference game

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) is shown above hitting a foul shot with 1.3 seconds remaining to lift the Jets to an 86 – 85 win over the defending GCAA champion South Georgia State College Hawks.     Sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III, of Atlanta, sank one of two free throws with 1.3 seconds remaining on the game clock to lift the South Georgia Technical College Jets to an 86 – 85 win over the GCAA defending champion South Georgia State College Hawks in the Hangar on the Americus...



Lady Jets take 91 – 67 victory over Central Georgia Tech

Kamya Hollingshed (30) is shown above. She led the Lady Jets in scoring with 22 points against Central Georgia Tech.Macon, GA – The 14th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to Macon and walked away with a 91 – 67 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans.  The Lady Jets are now 15 – 4 overall and 5 – 2 in the GCAA.    “It was good to get back into conference play and get a road...



Lady Jets Alexia Dizeko named GCAA Player of Week

SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko of Sion, Switzerland was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Division 1 for the first week of January 2022.  Lady Jets freshman center Fanta Gassama of Mantaro, Spain was named Player of the Week December 13, 2021.    Dizeko and Gassama are the only two members of the Lady Jets...



SGTC Lady Jets move up in NJCAA national rankings to 14th

Shown above on the top row are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets sophomores who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10) and Malik Battle (1). Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), Fanta Gassama (23) and Kamya Hollingshed (30) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College...



SGTC Lady Jets end Holiday Classic unbeaten with win over Gulf Coast

Alexia Diseko was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 29 points in the overtime win against Gulf Coast.   The South Georgia Technical College 16th nationally ranked Lady Jets took an 88 – 85 overtime win over the 19th ranked Gulf Coast Community College Commodores in the final game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic to finish the tournament unbeaten and move to 14 – 4 on the season.    In the other games Thursday, the 9th place nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers also...



SGTC Lady Jets move to 2 – 0 in Holiday Classic with win over Lawson State

Kamiya Hollingshed, 30, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 18 points in the win over Lawson State in the Holiday Classic.   The South Georgia Technical College 16th nationally ranked Lady Jets moved to 13 – 4 on the season and 2 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic after defeating the Lawson State Lady Cougars, 75 – 51 in their second game of the tournament in the James S. Peters gymnasium Wednesday.  The Lady Jets host Gulf Coast today at 4 p.m. in the final game of the...



SGTC Lady Jets defeat Tallahassee in first game of Holiday Classic

Susana Posada, 10, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the win over Tallahassee. She scored 22 points.   The South Georgia Technical College 16th nationally ranked Lady Jets coasted to a 69 – 45 win over the Tallahassee Community College Lady Eagles in the opening game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic in the James S. Peters gymnasium Tuesday.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets are 12 – 4 on the season.    In the other games Tuesday, the nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady...



SGTC Lady Jets drop conference decision to Georgia Highlands in Rome

Alexia Dizeko, 5, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets against Georgia Highlands in Rome.Rome, GA – It was a meeting between two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) nationally ranked teams but at the final buzzer the 16th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets lost a 77 – 63 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision to the 7th ranked Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers in Rome, GA.  This was SGTC’s second loss to Georgia...



Jets end 2021 part of season with win over Chattahoochee Valley

Malik Battle, 1, was the top scorer for the Jets against Chattahoochee Valley Community College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets walked way with a 69 – 60 victory over the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates in their last game of the 2021 part of the season.  The victory moved the Jets to 8 – 6 overall on the season.    “A win is a win and it is always good to come away with a win at home,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer,...