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SGTC Jets Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 26 points again USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 85 – 63 decision to the USC Salkehatchie Indians in Walterboro, SC, over the weekend to fall to 1 – 6 overall. They will return home to host Marion Military on Tuesday, December 4th at 7 p.m. in the Hangar as part of the SGTC Light Up Your Future events. Everyone is invited out to see the campus in lights and enjoy a great...

Amara Edeh, 5, and Alyssa Nieves, 4, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in their wins over Roane State and Pensacola State in the Georgia Highlands Thanksgiving Classic Tournament.ROME, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their eighth straight win in the Georgia Highlands Thanksgiving Classic Basketball Tournament in Rome over the Thanksgiving Break. The Lady Jets defeated Roane State Community College 76 – 40 in the opening game of the...

Bigue Sarr, 21, led the Lady Jets in scoring against Albany Tech.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an impressive 82 – 51 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference and post their sixth consecutive win this season. The game was never in doubt as the Lady Jets dominated the Lady Titans almost from the opening buzzer. South Georgia Tech was up 28 – 12 at the...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers is shown above with Lady Jets Fatou Pouye, Ricka Jackson, and Bigue Sarr along with South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey at the NCAA early signing day event. Pouye signed to play with Illinois at the next level while Jackson chose Texas Tech and Sarr inked with Oklahoma State.The 2018 – 2019 basketball season is barely underway but three sophomores from the nationally...

The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their fifth straight victory and their second Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference win recently in an 83 – 61 win over Central Georgia Technical College out of Macon, GA. “We are a work in progress,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey. “One minute we look like we have never played together and then the next minute we play up to...

Justin Johnson, 5, is shown above driving to the basket. He led the Jets in scoring against USC Salkahatchie. Americus, GA - The Tallahassee Community College Eagles flew past the South Georgia Technical College Jets to remain unbeaten and take the top honors in the SGTC Jets Tip-Off Basketball Classic held at the Hangar in Americus, GA recently. Tallahassee defeated the Jets 74 – 60 and also overpowered the Gordon State Highlanders 94 – 65 in the Tip-Off Classic to move to 7 –...

The South Georgia Tech Jets basketball team went 0-2 over the weekend after traveling to play in the Florida Southwestern Classic in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Jets (1-3) opened the classic against the host and #11 nationally ranked team, Florida SouthWestern State University, on Friday night. The Jets and Bucaneers battled for much of the first half, sharing five lead changes, but it would eventually be the Bucs that would take a 37-24 lead into the half. The Bucs (4-0) would go on to drive that...

Sophomore forward Fatou Pouye (12) is shown going in for a layup against Wallace State. She led the Lady Jets in scoring with 22 points in that match-up.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overcame an early 17 – 0 deficit to defeat the Wallace State Lady Lions 62 – 57 in the final game of the Lady Jets Tip-Off Classic tournament at the Hangar in Americus Saturday and Sunday. The SGTC Lady Jets were seeded 11th in the nation in the NJCAA pre-season rankings. They dropped...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the first place GSW team of Stephen Snyder and Coach Darcy Donaldson.A little rain did not damper the spirits at the fourth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Georgia Southwestern State University’s team of Golf Coach Darcy...

Adonis Green, 2, scored 36 points for the Jets in their opening game of the season. Fatou Pouye, 12, had 19 points and 11 points for the Lady Jets in their first two regular season games this season. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets opened the 2018 -2019 basketball season on the road recently and both teams split decisions in their first two outings. The Lady Jets fell 68 – 66 to Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL, but then bounced back to post a 71 – 41 win over...

Freshman Jeremy Johnson (#21) goes up for a layup. Johnson led the team in scoring with 17 points off the bench.The South Georgia Tech Jets finished up their preseason schedule in the Hangar on Monday night, falling to the Middle Georgia Prep (MGP) Lions by one in a 2OT thriller. The Jets jumped out to an early lead in front of an eager home crowd, leading by a game-high 11 points in the first half. Despite the home energy however, MGP rallied back to take a 42-40 lead into...

Sophomore Bigue Sarr, 21, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 22 points against Thomas University in a pre-season scrimmage Saturday.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets came out strong in the second half to stretch a narrow 29 – 26 half-time lead to a 64 – 46 win over the Thomas University Lady Night Hawks from the NAIA Sun Conference in the Hangar in Americus. “We did not play with much intensity in the first half,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director...