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Sophomore guard Mike Boone (5) led the Jets in scoring with 19 points in their first round win in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.The fourth-ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets came away with an impressive 91 – 69 victory over the fifth-seeded East Georgia State College Bobcats in the first round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I men’s basketball tournament at the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus Tuesday night. That win allows the Jets to advance...

Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Director David Elder (right) is shown above with the NJCAA Region XVII Division I women’s basketball Champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets squad.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are shown above with President Dr. John Watford and their second consecutive NJCAA Region XVII tournament trophy.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their second consecutive National Junior College...

Marquel Wiggins (34) made a comeback against Gordon College and led the team with 21 points to help them secure their last regular season victory of the 2017 – 2018 season.The South Georgia Technical College Jets put together an impressive 100 – 82 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Conference victory over Gordon State College Wednesday to finish the regular season with an 18 – 11 overall record and a 11 – 5 conference performance. The win allowed the Jets to secure...

The GCAA Champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are currently ranked 23rd in nation going into the NJCAA Region XVII tournament playoffs.Nearly one month after the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets fell from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s top 25 rankings, Lady Jets head coach James Frey’s team was able to break back into the national spotlight with a 23rd place ranking. “This is good news,” said South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) was the top scorer for the Jets against Albany Tech.Albany, GA - South Georgia Technical College traveled to Albany recently and swept the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference showdown during Albany Tech’s sophomore recognition day. The top-ranked Lady Jets coasted to a 63 – 48 victory and the fourth-ranked Jets took a 68 – 64 win over the sixth place Titans. The...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Mike Boone (5) is shown above driving in for a layup. He was tied for the most points scored for the Jets with 20. DeVante Foster (0) also scored 20 points for the Jets in the loss to South Georgia State College.South Georgia Technical College was down by two points with 6.4 seconds remaining on the clock when sophomore guard Rico Simmons drove the lane and made a lay-up to tie the game. The whistle blew for a foul but unfortunately South...

Sam Matice (33) started for the Jets against Atlanta Metro and had 12 points and 12 rebounds on the night in less than 18 minutes of playing time.The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets coasted to an impressive 80 – 56 win over the Atlanta Metro College Lady Trailblazers in the first half of a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference double-header Wednesday and then the Jets roared to a 100 – 74 victory over Atlanta Metro’s men in the second game. ...

Esther Adenike (24) selected as the GCAA Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. South Georgia Technical College Sophomore Forward Esther Adenike from Lagos, Nigeria, was selected as the Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Adenike averaged 21.5 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, 4.5 steals and four blocks in two Lady Jets victories this past week. This is Adenike’s fourth time being named as the...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are still receiving votes as one of the top National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball teams but they were a few votes shy of breaking back into the top 25 rankings this week. There are six teams ranked with five or more losses. The Lady Jets have won five consecutive conference decisions and are currently 23 – 5 overall and 15 – 1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Shelton State remained...

Lady Jets Esther Adenike (24) is shown above. She had 14 points against Georgia HighlandsThe top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets turned a one-point half-time lead into a 70 – 43 victory over Brandon Harrell and the third-ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in the opening match-up of the alumni/sophomore day game on the SGTC campus Saturday. The Jets were not as fortunate. The Jets were up 40 – 38 at half-time but fell 82 – 80 to the top-ranked Georgia Highlands...

Isaac LeCompte (3) scored 19 points for the Jets in the match-up against Andrew College.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched their 3rd consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference title with a 79 – 40 victory over Andrew College in the Hangar recently. Then the Jets roared out in the second half of the GCAA double-header to make it a clean sweep with an impressive 83 – 55 win over the Andrew College Fighting Tigers. “I am really proud of...

South Georgia Technical College’s Alyssa Nieves (13) was selected as the GCAA Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Freshman guard, Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, was selected as the Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Nieves averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, two assists and 2.5 steals in the Lady Jets two wins this past week. This is the second time...