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Alyssa Nieves (13) led the Lady Jets in scoring against East Georgia. She is shown above shooting a three-pointer.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets secured Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over East Georgia State College in Americus recently. The victory allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place in the GCAA with a 12 – 1 conference record and a 20 – 5 record overall. The win for the Jets put them just one victory behind the...

Four South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5), Marquel Wiggins (34) and Rico Simmons (1) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were still not able to break back into the top 25 list in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week but they are still listed as one of the...

Rico Simmons (1) is shown leaping through the air for a lay-up. He led the Jets to the big win over Gordon College in a GCAA Division 1 conference game recently with 26 points.Barnesville, GA - Sophomore guard Rico Simmons from Wilkinson County, scored 26 points to lead the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a 91 – 84 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory over Gordon State College recently. The Jets are currently in second place in the GCAA with a 6 –...

Adonis Green (2) is shown above dunking against an Albany Tech player in the Jets conference win over the Titans.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets rolled to impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victories over the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans in the Hangar on the SGTC campus in Americus recently. The top ranked Lady Jets defended their first place seeding in the GCAA with a 66 – 47 win over the fourth-ranked Albany Tech Lady Titans in the...

Three South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) and Marquel Wiggins (34) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets fell from the top 25 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week but are still listed as one of the five colleges receiving votes for the national poll. ...

SGTC Jets head coach Travis Garrett talks with the team during a timeout on Dec. 29 vs. Wake Tech.An underperformed second-half was the story for both the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets in a pair of conference losses over the weekend. The Jets (11-8, 4-2) traveled to Waycross to face the South Georgia State College Hawks (14-5, 3-2) in their first matchup of the season. The Jets entered halftime up by a score of 34-29, but the Hawks would come back to outscore their...

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – A low scoring performance and high turnovers spelled disaster for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets recently when they traveled to Hanceville, AL, to take on the Wallace State’s women’s basketball team. The 14th ranked Lady Jets dropped a 56-48 decision to the 13 – 6 Wallace State team at Tom Drake Coliseum. “We did not play well,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. “When you turn the...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remain ranked 14th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after posting four consecutive conference wins against tough Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (GCAA) foes. The Lady Jets are now 18 – 3 overall and 10 – 0 in the GCAA Division I standings. The Lady Jets dropped two of their three losses this season to nationally ranked teams in the Lady Jets...

Esther Adenike, 24, goes up for a shot against Eastern Florida College on Dec. 31, 2017. Adenike scored 16 points and led the Lady Jets to a 60-53 win against Georgia Highlands College recently.ROME, Ga – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split a pair of mid-week games when they traveled to Rome, Ga to take on the Georgia Highlands College Chargers and Lady Chargers recently in a conference matchup. The No. 14 nationally ranked Lady Jets (17-3, 9-0) opened the night...

Four South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) Marquel Wiggins (34) and Rico Simmons (1) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets fell seven spots into 14th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after dropping a decision to the defending national champion...

South Georgia Technical College’s Marquel Wiggins (34) was selected as the GCAA Division I men’s basketball Player of the Week recently for the second time this season.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins was selected as the Division I basketball Player of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association for the second time this year. This is the fifth consecutive week that both or either of the South Georgia Technical College men’s and...

Rico Simmons (1) scored 17 of his 24 points in the last eight minutes of the game to lift South Georgia Tech to a 94 – 84 over-time conference win over Rico Dawson’s Central Georgia Tech team.Sophomore guard Rico Simmons from Wilkinson County scored 17 of his 24 points in the last eight minutes to lift the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a 94 – 84 overtime victory over Central Georgia Technical College to remain unbeaten and in first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic...