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Will Johnston, 4, and Malik Battle, 1, were the top scorers for the Jets in the Chipola Classic this past weekend.Marianna, FL - The trips to Florida have been tough for the South Georgia Technical College Jets and they find themselves facing another trip this weekend.  The Jets dropped a narrow 75 – 71 loss to Gulf Coast State College in the opening game of the Chipola Classic on Friday and then suffered a 98 – 81 loss to third ranked Chipola on Saturday.  This was the fifth straight...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets with 16 points and 25 rebounds.    The 21st nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured a 77 – 56 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College from Phenix City, AL, Saturday to move to 8 – 3 on the season.    “It was good to get back on the court Saturday after a pretty solid half against Albany Tech on Wednesday to see if we are improving,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head...

Kamya Hollingshed, 30, a sophomore shooting guard from Locust Grove, GA, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets against Albany Tech with 26 points.Albany, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets returned to their winning ways with a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Albany Tech’s Lady Titans in a come from behind win Wednesday.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets are now 7 – 3 overall and 2 – 1 in the conference.  Albany Tech is 2 – 3 in the conference...

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) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10) and Matija Milivojevic (11). Maikya Simmons (2), Tena Ikidi (15), Alexia Dizeko (5), Fanta Gassama (23) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   Three losses in the State College of Florida Thanksgiving tournament in Sarasota, FL cost the South Georgia...

Marvin McGhee, III, was the top scorer for the Jets in two of their three losses on the road in the State College of Florida tournament over the Thanksgiving Holidays.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped three games against tough Florida teams in the State College of Florida Classic in Sarasota, FL over the Thanksgiving Holidays. The Jets lost a 103 – 98 overtime decision to State College of Florida in their opening game on Thanksgiving and then lost to the 7th nationally...

Alexia Dizeko (5) is shown driving to the bucket. She was the high scorer for the Lady Jets in both games of the Pete Arrington Classic Tournament.   The NJCAA nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets split decisions in the Pete Arrington Thanksgiving Classic over the Thanksgiving Holidays.  They walked away with a 72 – 37 win over Motlow State College from Tullahoma, Tennessee and former assistant coach Kezia Conyers in the opener on Friday, but then dropped a 69 –...

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) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), and Marvin McGhee, III, (10). Justice Hayes (2), Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), and Fanta Gassama (23) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets are both still nationally ranked in the National Junior College Athletic...

Kamya Hollingshed (30) and Alexia Dizeko (5) were the top scorers over the weekend for the Lady Jets.Tallahassee, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to the Tallahassee Community College Classic over the weekend and ended up splitting decisions.  The Lady Jets came up with a 58 – 47 win over Monroe College from New York on Saturday, but 36 turnovers left them one point shy in a 59 –60 loss to Tallahassee Community College on Sunday.  The Lady Jets dropped to 5 –...

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...