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Fanta Gassama, 23, is shown going up for a layup against East Georgia. She had 29 points against the Bobcats.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 12 – 1 overall and 5 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) after securing an 86 – 74 victory over East Georgia State College on Friday and then took a 69 – 38 win over Albany Technical College on Saturday.    The Lady Jets are currently the only unbeaten team in the GCAA and moved...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 24 points. She also had 15 rebounds on the night.Phenix City, AL - The 7th place National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to Phenix City, AL recently and took a 71 – 63 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College.    This was the Lady Jets 10th consecutive win this season and it put them at 10 – 1 overall.  They are also tied for first place in...

Shown above are the six Lady Jets and Jets players that are listed nationally for their individual accomplishments this season. Shown on the top row are: Lady Jets Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, and Alexia Dizeko, 5. On the bottom row Fanta Gassama, 23, Samaj Henderson, 2, and Deonte Williams, 12.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets maintained their 7th place ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll...

Jets Sophomore guard Semaj Henderson, 2, scored 41 points in two losses over the weekend in Florida.Melbourne, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost two tough decisions in the Eastern Florida Classic in Melbourne, FL this past weekend.  The Jets fell to Eastern Florida State College in the opener 84 – 66 and then dropped a 95 – 83 decision to 17th ranked Daytona State in the second matchup.  The losses put the Jets at 3 – 6 on the season.    South Georgia Technical...

Bryce Turner, 11, was the top scorer for the Jets in the match-up against 4th ranked Chipola.    The seconds clicked off the clock as the South Georgia Technical College Jets tried to stage a comeback to upset the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) fourth ranked Chipola State College Indians recently and Chipola walked away with a 69 – 64 decision in the Hangar.  The loss dropped the Jets to 3 – 4 on the season and Chipola moved to 11 – 0.    The Jets missed a...

Luana Leite, 1, Alexia Dizeko, 5, and Veronika Palfi, 4, of South Georgia Technical College have all bee named GCAA Players of the Week during the first three weeks of the season.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jet Luana Leite, a 5’ 7” sophomore guard from Sao Paola, Brazil, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Player of the Week this week in the Division I league.    Leite averaged nine points, six rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals in...

Shown above are the six Lady Jets and Jets players that are listed nationally for their individual accomplishments this season. Shown on the top row are: Lady Jets Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, and Alexia Dizeko, 5. On the bottom row Fanta Gassama, 23, Samaj Henderson, 2, and Deonte Williams, 12.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed two spots into 7th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll...

Shown above are the members of the Pete Arrington family that were recognized during the Pete Arrington Thanksgiving Classic at South Georgia Technical College this past weekend.Fanta Gassama, 23, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the win over nationally ranked Indian River State College. She had 18 points and 14 rebounds.   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) ninth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the 20th ranked Indian River State...

Shown above are the eight Lady Jets and Jets players that are listed nationally for their individual accomplishments this season. Shown on the top row are: Lady Jets Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, Alexia Dizeko, 5, and Fanta Gassama, 23. Shown on the bottom row are: Semaj Henderson, 2, Bryce Turner, 11, Deonte Williams, 12, and Nathan Wilson, 20.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA)...

Semaj Henderson, 2, led the Jets in scoring against the 4th ranked Chipola College group. He had 19 points.Lakeland, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets managed to pull to 3 – 3 on the season with an 89 – 79 victory over Florida Gateway College in Lakeland, Florida recently.  That win came after the Jets dropped an 85 – 57 decision to Chipola College in Marianna, FL earlier in the week.    Chipola is currently ranked 4th in the National Junior College Athletic Association...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in a big win against Hillsborough Community College.St. Petersburg, FL -   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured two wins in the St. Petersburg Classic women’s basketball tournament in St. Petersburg, FL over the weekend to move to 7 – 1 on the season.  They were also able to move from 11th to ninth in the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball polls.    The Lady Jets opened the tournament...

Sophomore guard Aaron Pits, 4, led the Jets in scoring with 19 points against Eastern Florida.    The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets suffered two losses in the Jets Classic Tournament in Americus this past weekend.  The 20th ranked Eastern Florida State College Titans secured a 70 – 65 victory in the final seconds of the Friday night game and then Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates came away with a 68 – 62 win over the Jets on Saturday.    “These...