Jets and Lady Jets take big conference wins over Georgia Highlands

Bigue Sarr, 21, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 16 points.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both captured big Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) wins over Georgia Highlands College in the Hangar on the Americus campus Wednesday. The nationally ranked Lady Jets opened up with a 75 – 59 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers and then the Jets came back and edged out the Georgia Highlands Chargers 93 – 89. The 16th nationally ranked South...



SGTC Lady Jets Fatou Pouye named GCAA Division I Player of Week

Fatou Pouye, 12, named GCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.South Georgia Technical College sophomore forward Fatou Pouye from Kaolack, Senegal, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for her performance on the court for the first week of January 2019. This is the third time this season that Pouye has been selected for this honor and the fourth time that a Lady Jets player has been...



Lady Jets and Jets split conference games with Andrew College

Sophomore forward Ricka Jackson, 1, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 16 points.The South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets moved to 16 – 2 overall and 8 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with an impressive 108 – 54 victory over the Andrew College Lady Fighting Tigers Saturday. The Jets tried to make it a clean sweep, but they fell 86 – 71 to Andrew’s men in their second conference game of the new year to drop to 4 –...



Lady Jets and Jets split conference games with Central Georgia Tech in Macon

Sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves, 4, hit six consecutive three point shots to lead the Lady Jets to an 87 – 58 win over Central Georgia Tech in Macon. She had 22 points on the night.Sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves, 4, hit six consecutive three point shots to lead the Lady Jets to an 87 – 58 win over Central Georgia Tech in Macon. She had 22 points on the night. Freshman guard Justin Johnson, 5, was the only Jet to score in double-figures with 26 points in a disappointing loss to Central...



Lady Jets take win over Eastern Florida and 9th ranked Gulf Coast comes from behind to beat 12th seeded Shelton State Lady Bucs

Fatou Poye, 12, goes up for two points to lead the Lady Jets in scoring in their win over Eastern Florida on New Year’s Eve in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Shelton State on Sunday to finish the 2018 year with an impressive 81 – 70 victory over a tough Eastern Florida Lady Titan team in the last game of the SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Basketball Classic on New Year’s Eve. In the other final contest,...



Jets defeat Wallace State Lions and Lady Jets fall to nationally ranked Shelton State Lady Bucs

Jaylan McKinney, 1, is shown above being knocked down while driving to the basket. He made the layup and the free throw for an old fashioned three-point play.The South Georgia Technical College Jets posted an 82 – 73 overtime victory over the Wallace State Community College Lions in the second half of the Jets Holiday Basketball Classic in the Hangar Sunday. However, the 16th ranked Lady Jets were not that fortunate when they met the 12th ranked Shelton State Lady Bucs and fell hard in...



Jets fall to Shelton State Bucs in opening day of Jets Holiday Classic; Lady Jets come from behind to win over St. Petersburg Lady Titans

Alyssa Nieves, 4, is shown above putting up a three pointer to lead the Lady Jets to a win over St. Petersburg.Ten points seemed to be a common denominator in the opening day action of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets Holiday Basketball Classics. The St. Petersburg Titans rolled to a 75 – 65 win over the Wallace State Lions in the opening game and then the Shelton State Bucs came from behind to beat the South Georgia Technical College Jets by 10 in an 84 – 74...



Big Second Half Leads to 12th Straight Win for Lady Jets

Lady Jet Amara Edeh achieved a double-double against East Georgia State, scoring 13 points and taking away 12 rebounds. The South Georgia Tech Lady Jets fell behind at halftime against East Georgia State (EGSC) on Wednesday, but answered with a strong second half to blowout the Lady Bobcats 97-46. The win over East Georgia State (2-5, 5-8) marks the twelfth straight win for the no. 16 nationally ranked Lady Jets. The game started out evenly for the two teams, who entered the half with the...



Lady Jets win 11th straight victory; Jets defeat Gulf Coast

Bigue Sarr, 21, posted two double-doubles in wins against Andrew College and East Mississippi and then Justin Johnson, 5, had a total of 30 points in the Jets' two games.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 11th consecutive victory recently after defeating Andrew College, 102 – 31 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference match-up and then traveled to Marianna, FL, to take down East Mississippi Community College 69 – 56 in the...



Jets defeat Marion Military in 69 – 65 match-up

Justin Johnson, 5, was the leading scorer for the South Georgia Technical College Jets with 24 points.South Georgia Technical College freshman point guard Dijon Brown from Ft. Lauderdale, FL sank two free throws in the final seconds of the Jets match-up with the Marion Military Tigers from Marion, Alabama, to give the Jets a 69 – 65 victory and snap a six-game losing streak. “I am glad that we got this win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett. “We...



SGTC's nationally ranked Lady Jets capture 9th consecutive victory

Alyssa Nieves, 4, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 15 points. She was five of 11 from the three-point line. Ricka Jackson, 1, came up with 14 points against Southern Crescent. The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets stretched their winning streak to nine straight with a 72 – 51 conference decision over the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers over the weekend. The win put the Lady Jets at 9 – 1 overall and kept them in 1st place with a 4- 0 record in...



Jets drop 85 – 63 decision to USC Salkehatchie

SGTC Jets Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 26 points again USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 85 – 63 decision to the USC Salkehatchie Indians in Walterboro, SC, over the weekend to fall to 1 – 6 overall. They will return home to host Marion Military on Tuesday, December 4th at 7 p.m. in the Hangar as part of the SGTC Light Up Your Future events. Everyone is invited out to see the campus in lights and enjoy a great...