Athletics News

Malik Battle, 1, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points in a narrow loss to South Georgia State College.Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost a hard fought last second 73 – 71 decision to the second-ranked South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association match-up Wednesday in Waycross.    The Jets jumped out to an early lead against the Hawks and were up 36 – 25 at the end of the first half.  They held on to the lead until the final...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 9th place this week.  They will have that ranking tested today when they host the 4th ranked Georgia Highlands team led by former Lady Jets head coach Brandon Harrell in a 4 p.m. matchup in the Hangar on the Americus campus.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally...

Marvin McGhee, 10, led the Jets in scoring against Andrew College and East Georgia College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took two impressive wins over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents recently as they traveled to Cuthbert to take a 99 – 73 win over the Andrew College Tigers and then returned home to capture a 95 – 81 victory over East Georgia State College and former Jets head coach Travis Garrett.       The Jets are currently in a tie for third...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with five of the GCAA championship rings won by the Jets during his years as President. South Georgia Technical College is recognizing the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate basketball during the SGTC Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 5th in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus. All alumni, students, faculty and staff, and retirees are urged to come out and enjoy the festivities.     South Georgia...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring and rebounding with a double-double night against Central Georgia Tech. She had 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Lady Titans.Macon, GA - The 11th place nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to hang on and take a narrow 65 – 62 victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up Tuesday in Macon.     “We had a really...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 11th place after securing a big win over the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers last week.  The Lady Jets are 18 – 4 on the season   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten, but four tough losses dropped them as low as 21st...

SGTC’s Will Johnston, 4, was named Co-GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets point guard Will Johnston and Albany Tech’s John Egbuta shared honors as Co-GCAA Players of the Week in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball award listings for the week of January 24th.    This is the fourth consecutive week and fifth time this season that a South Georgia Technical College athlete has been spotlighted in the weekly awards...

Will Johnston, 4, had 26 points against Georgia Highlands in the overtime victory.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both captured wins over their Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents in a double-header in the Hangar Saturday.  The Lady Jets easily overpowered the East Georgia College Bobcats, 77 – 60, and the Jets managed to upset the top ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers 106 – 88 in overtime.   The Lady Jets are currently in second place...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, lead the Lady Jets in scoring against Florida Southwestern.   In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball teams, the 13th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers, 80 – 74, in the SGTC Hangar Thursday.     “We are improving every week,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Athletic Director and Lady Jets head...

Will Johnston, 4, led the Jets in scoring against Central Georgia Tech with 19 points.Macon, GA – A last second three-point shot at the buzzer allowed the Central Georgia Technical College Titans to take a 76 – 73 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference (GCAA) win over the South Georgia Technical College Jets in Macon recently.  The loss dropped the Jets to fifth place with a 2 – 3 and 10 – 9 record.  Central Georgia Tech is currently in second place in the conference...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb one spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls after securing five straight wins in January. They will have a chance to keep that designation Thursday, January 20th when they host the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season...

SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko ofSion, Switzerland, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 17, 2022.  This was her second selection in three weeks.   This is the third week of the 2022 year and fourth time this season that individual SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding...