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Marvin McGhee, III, (10) was the leading scorer for the Jets in the win over Action Sports Academy.   The 21st nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets coasted to a 123 – 41 win over Action Sports Academy in The Hangar Saturday to move to 6 – 0 on the season.  The Jets will now travel to Sarasota, FL for the State College of Florida Classic where they will face State College of Florida and nationally ranked Eastern Florida State and Indian River Community College on...

Alexia Dizeko of the SGTC Lady Jets goes up for a score. Dizeko led the team with 21 points as the Lady Jets fell to Georgia Highlands for their first loss on the season.The fifth-ranked South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jets suffered their first defeat of the season in a hard-fought contest against the Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers of Rome Georgia. An energetic crowd in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the SGTC campus cheered as the Lady Jets attempted to mount a late...

Marvin McGhee, III (10) named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III, of Atlanta, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Division I.  This was the first GCAA Player of the Week selection for the 2021 – 2022 season.    McGhee has helped lead the Jets to a 5 – 0 start this season and a 21st National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) ranking.  This is...

Shown above on the top row are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets sophomores who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10), and Maikya Simmons (2). On the bottom row are freshmen, Alexia Dizeko (5), Susan Posada Yepes (10), Laurie Calixte (14), Fanta Gassama (23), and Camryn James (24).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up two spots into 5th place in the National Junior...

Alexia Dizeko (5) was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in an impressive GCAA win over Andrew College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both took impressive wins over the weekend to remain unbeaten this season.  The 7th place nationally ranked Lady Jets captured an 83 – 42 victory over Andrew College in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference game to move to 4 – 0 overall and 1 – 0 in the GCAA. And then the Jets traveled Phenix City, AL to...

The sophomores led the Jets to an impressive victory over the nationally ranked Shelton State Bucs. Shown (l to r) are sophomores Malik Battle (1), Justice Hayes (2), Kallin Fonesca (5), Jalen Reynolds (3), Matija Milivojevic (11), Marvin McGhee, III, and Will Johnston, (4).Tuscaloosa, AL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an impressive 84 – 81 victory over the previously unbeaten Shelton State Bucs, who were ranked 7th in the National Junior College Athletic Association...

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) was the top scorer for the Jets in the win over Bevill State Community College in Tuscaloosa, AL with 25 points.Tuscaloosa, AL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an 84 – 71 victory over Bevill Community College in the Shelton State Veterans Day Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL, Wednesday night to move to 3 – 0 for the 2021 – 2022 season.    They will face off against Shelton State Community College Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Shelton State.  The Bucs were...

Chris Ballauer has been named as the new South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach and Jaren Harris is now the full-time assistant basketball coach for the Jets.Americus, Ga - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Chris Ballauer has been named as the new Jet’s men’s head intercollegiate basketball Coach and Sports and Fitness Management Instructor for the 2021 – 2022 season.  Former interim part-time assistant coach Jaren Harris, who...

Coach James Frey and the 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets moved up to 7th place in the NJCAA first regular season ranking even though there are only three returnees from last season. In the photo (seated l to r) are: Luana Leite, 1; Maikya Simmons, 2; Kamya Hollingshed, 30; Laurie Calixte, 14; Cintia Lopez-Bevia, 13; and Majomary John Ubi, 3. Standing (l to r) are: Assistant Coaches Demetrius Colston and Adenike Aderinto, team manager Cania Dawson, and players Alexia Dizeko, 5; Camryn James, 24; Tena Ikidi,...

Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes up for a basket against Southern Union.SGTC’s Marvin McGhee gets off a contested shot in the Jets’ victory of New Rock Prep.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently swept doubleheaders on consecutive days to remain undefeated to start their respective seasons. The action took place in the James S. Peters gymnasium (aka The Hangar) on the SGTC campus in Americus. Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes...

Alexia Dizebo, 5, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 25 points.    “It was not pretty, but it was a win and something to build on,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey after his team blew an early 24 – 5 lead but hung on to take an 81 – 76 victory over USC Salkehatchie in their first game of the 2021 – 2022 season.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the season with a 9th place national ranking in...

Coach James Frey and the 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets ranked 9th in pre-season poll and will play a scrimmage game against Albany State University on Tuesday, October 26th in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus. In the photo (seated l to r) are: Luana Leite, 1; Maikya Simmons, 2; Kamya Hollingshed, 30; Laurie Calixte, 14; Cintia Lopez-Bevia, 13; and Majomary John Ubi, 3. Standing (l to r) are: Assistant Coaches Demetrius Colston and Adenike Aderinto, team manager Cania Dawson, and players Alexia...