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Aaron Pitts scored 30 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Jets in their loss to Southern Crescent.Griffin, GA – South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Aaron Pitts scored 30 points in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game against Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin Saturday, but the Jets still fell three points shy of a win in the 83 – 80 decision.    This was the South Georgia Technical College Jets seventh straight conference loss and...

SGTC freshman center Maeve Fotsa Fofou, 22, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets. She had 18 points and 17 rebounds.   The South Georgia Technical College top-ranked Lady Jets came away with an 82 – 68 victory against Andrew College in a rescheduled Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game Thursday night in the Hangar.  The win moved the Lady Jets to 12 – 0 and 25 – 1.    South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey utilized the...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, was the leading scorer and rebounds for the Lady Jets against Georgia Highlands. She had 19 points and 14 rebounds.Rome, GA – The number one nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured their 24th consecutive win with a 62 – 49 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Georgia Highlands College and former Lady Jet head coach Brandon Harrell in Rome last night to move to 11 – 0 and 24 – 1.    Georgia Highlands, which...

SGTC’s Aaron Pitts, 4, had 38 points for the Jets in the overtime loss to South Georgia State College.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Aaron Pitts scored 38 points to lead the Jets to an impressive comeback against the second ranked South Georgia State Hawks and force the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game into overtime.  However, South Georgia State outscored the Jets 23 – 12 in overtime to capture the 87 – 76 victory.    “I was very proud...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to retain the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the fourth consecutive week.  The Lady Jets received all 10 first place votes based on their 23 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets had the week off after two conference games had to be rescheduled.  Central Georgia Tech and Andrew College both requested that their games last week be postponed. ...

Bryce Turner, 11, was the top scorer for the Jets against East Georgia State College.SWAINSBORO, Ga - Despite a 34 – 30 lead at the end of the first half, the South Georgia Technical College Jets allowed East Georgia to outscore them 44 – 25 in the second half and walk away with a 74 – 59 victory.  The loss dropped the jets to 2 – 7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 5 – 17 overall.    The injury plagued Jets gave up 14 turnovers compared with East...

Shown above is SGTC GCAA Player of the Week, Alexia Dizeko, 5.   Sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko earned Player of the Week honors from the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) for the third time this year for her conference play with the top-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association Lady Jets.  The Lady Jets are now 23 – 1 overall and 10 – 0 in the conference.    Dizeko, 5’ 11’ from Sion, Switzerland, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Division 1 Player of the...

Aaron Pitts, 4, was the top scorer for the Jets with 18 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets tried to stage a last second comeback against the third-ranked Andrew College Fighting Tigers but fell short and gave up a 67 – 60 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association decision to fall to 2 – 6 and 5 – 16 on the season.    “We pulled within four points with 20 seconds on the clock and were poised to try and tie the game up and send it into overtime, but we fell short,”...

Shown above are the five Lady Jets featured individually in the NJCAA rankings for their individual efforts. They include: Luana Leite, 1, Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, Alexia Dizeko, 5, and Fanta Gassama, 23.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  This is the third consecutive week the Lady Jets have earned this...

Bryce Turner, 11, came off the bench to lead the Jets against Georgia Highlands with 13 points.Rome, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets came within six points of a win over the top ranked Georgia Highlands Stallions in Rome, but fell 67 – 62 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) match-up.  Georgia Highlands moved to 5 – 0 in the conference and 11 – 8 while the Jets slipped to 2 – 5 in the GCAA and 5 – 15 overall.    Georgia Highlands pulled ahead 34 –...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, led the Lady Jets in scoring against East Georgia with 27 points. She also had six rebounds, two assists and five steals.Swainsboro, GA -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 23rd consecutive win in a 74 – 60 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision over East Georgia State College in Swainsboro.  The top-ranked Lady Jets are now 23 – 1 overall and 10 – 0 in the conference.    The victory allowed the Lady Jets to...

Shown above are the five Lady Jets featured individually in the NJCAA rankings for their individual efforts. They include: Luana Leite, 1, Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, Alexia Dizeko, 5, and Fanta Gassama, 23.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  This is the second consecutive week the Lady Jets have earned this...