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Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets with 22 points in the loss to USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC – Turnovers and missed free throws continued to plague the South Georgia Technical College Jets as they allowed USC Salkehatchie to overcome a seven-point half-time deficit and outscore them by 10 points in the second half to clinch a narrow 76 – 73 victory.    The Jets dropped to 5 – 6 overall with the loss to USC Salkehatchie.  The Jets were up 42 – 35 at the half,  but only scored 31...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, and Vera Gunnaydin, 11, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in losses to Shelton State and Chipola College over the weekend.Tuscaloosa, AL -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped two decisions to NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams in the Shelton State Classic over the weekend.   Shelton State, ranked 20th in the nation, defeated the Lady Jets 77 – 68 on the opening night of the tournament and then 19th ranked Chipola captured a 62 – 54...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, and Deonte Williams, 2, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets and Jets against Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets traveled to Phenix City, AL, and took narrow victories over Chattahoochee Valley Community College in a double-header.  The Lady Jets opened with a 67 – 59 win to move to 5 – 2 and the Jets hung on to win 61 – 57 and move to 5 – 5 on the season.    “It was good to get two...

Camarion Johnson, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets with 13 points against Gulf Coast.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets suffered an 82 – 60 loss to the Gulf Coast Commodores in the Hangar recently to fall to 4 – 5 on the season.  The Jets led by seven points early in the first half, but faltered in the second half and the Commodores closed that gap and added 22 more, Gulf Coast is currently 8 – 4 overall.    The Jets played a strong first half and were up 35 – 33 at the...

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the loss to Florida State College.Jacksonville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets fell to 4 – 4 on the season after dropping a 66 – 71 decision to Florida State College at Jacksonville over the weekend.  The Jets will try to lift themselves above the .500 mark Wednesday, December 6 when they host Gulf Coast State College at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.    “We didn’t play well enough to win,” said SGTC Jets head coach...

Shown above are the family members of long-time SGTC employee and Lady Jets supporter Pete Arrington.   The Lady Jets and five other teams participated in the South Georgia Technical College Pete Arrington Basketball Classic during the Thanksgiving Break.  The Lady Jets struggled in a 99 – 48 loss to the 17th nationally ranked Chipola College Indians but then rebounded to a narrow 65 – 62 come from behind win over the Miami-Dade Sharks on Saturday.  The Lady Jets are 4 – 2 on the...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring in the overtime loss.Tallahassee, FL -  Poor free throw shooting combined with 22 turnovers caused the South Georgia Technical College Jets to suffer a 78 – 73 overtime loss to Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, FL, Thanksgiving week.    “We have suffered with turning the ball over and failing to make free throws earlier this season,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer, “and that was a problem...

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the 73 – 70 win over Chattahoochee Valley Community College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets managed to capture a 73 – 70 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College and former Jets head coach Douglas Byrd in a hard-fought battle Saturday in the Hangar.  The Jets moved to 4 – 2 on the season.    Chattahoochee scored first but the two teams were in a constant battle for the lead in the first ten minutes of the...

The Lady Jets’ Maeva Fotsa, 22, scored 43 points in two games in the St. Petersburg Classic.St. Petersburg, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured two wins in the St. Petersburg Classic over the weekend to move to 3 – 1 on the season.  The Lady Jets defeated Hillsboro Community College, 54 – 33, on Friday and then defeated St. Petersburg College, 71 – 63 on Saturday.    The Lady Jets will return home and host the Pete Arrington Thanksgiving Classic on November 24...

Pictured (l-r) are Jets Head Basketball Coach Chris Ballauer, Jafeth Martinez, Jets Assistant Coach George Ross Jr., and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets Head Coach Jason Carpenter. While helping clean out a storage area in the South Georgia Technical College James S. Peters gymnasium, Jafeth Martinez, a 6’9” freshman forward for the SGTC Jets basketball team, had a question. “We were just doing some cleaning, and we had some old basketballs that hadn’t been used for a long...

Sophomore guard Vea Gunaydin, 11, was one of the leading scorers for the Lady Jets with 16 points.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a 71 – 66 victory over the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Lady Pirates Saturday in new head coach Jason Carpenter’s first home game in the Hangar.  The win propelled the Lady Jets to 1 – 1 overall after a loss to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) sixth ranked Gulf Coast Community College in Panama...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points.   The Coastal Alabama Coyotes held the South Georgia Technical College Jets scoreless in the final 2:24 minutes of the final game of the Jets Veterans Day Classic to come from behind and capture the 80 - 72 victory.  The loss dropped the Jets to 3 – 2 on the season.  Coastal Alabama came away undefeated in the Veterans Day Classic after coming from behind to beat East Georgia in their opening game.    “This was a tough loss,”...