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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...

Lady Jets Esther Adenike (24) is shown above going in for a lay-up. She had 16 points against Central Georgia Tech.MACON, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split with Central Georgia Technical College in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-ups recently. The Lady Jets turned a four-point half-time lead into a 93 – 72 victory but the Jets couldn’t hold on to an early eight-point lead in the first half and ended up with a 93 – 72...

Alyssa Nieves (13) led the Lady Jets in scoring against East Georgia. She is shown above shooting a three-pointer.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets secured Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over East Georgia State College in Americus recently. The victory allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place in the GCAA with a 12 – 1 conference record and a 20 – 5 record overall. The win for the Jets put them just one victory behind the...

Four South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5), Marquel Wiggins (34) and Rico Simmons (1) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were still not able to break back into the top 25 list in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week but they are still listed as one of the...

Rico Simmons (1) is shown leaping through the air for a lay-up. He led the Jets to the big win over Gordon College in a GCAA Division 1 conference game recently with 26 points.Barnesville, GA - Sophomore guard Rico Simmons from Wilkinson County, scored 26 points to lead the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a 91 – 84 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory over Gordon State College recently. The Jets are currently in second place in the GCAA with a 6 –...