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DeVante Foster (0) sank free throws in the final seconds to give the Jets the 71 – 69 win over East Georgia in Swainsboro.SWAINSBORO, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a seven-point half-time deficit to upset East Georgia 71 – 69 in the first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) match-up this season and move to first place in the overall GCAA standings. Sophomore transfer DeVante Foster, a 6’ 9” forward from Stockbridge, Georgia, was fouled in the...

SWAINSBORO, GA - South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, sank a last-second three-point shot to lift the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to a 61- 58 conference win over the East Georgia College Lady Bobcats in Swainsboro. “This is the second time that we have played East Georgia on their home court in Swainsboro and this is the second time that we have come away with a three-point victory,” said South Georgia Technical College...

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 DeVante Foster (0) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 7th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball rankings this week. The Lady Jets were ranked 8th last week and were seeded 13th in the...

South Georgia Technical College’s Marquel Wiggins (34) and Esther Adenike (24) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins and Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike were both selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. This is the third consecutive week that both the South Georgia Technical College...

South Georgia Tech’s Marquel Wiggins (34) led the Jets to an impressive win over Tallahassee Community College in a 96 – 88 over-time decision over the NJCAA’s fourth ranked team. He is shown above with a dunk in over-time that broke the Eagles will to win. He wound up with 31 points and 20 rebounds.The South Georgia Technical College Jets upset the unbeaten fourth-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tallahassee Community College Eagles 96 – 88 in overtime...

Three South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) and Marquel Wiggins (34) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up five spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball rankings this week following an impressive 84 – 46 victory over Georgia Highlands. The Lady Jets were ranked 13th in...

South Georgia Technical College’s Rico Simmons (1) and Alyssa Nieves (13) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.For the second consecutive week South Georgia Technical College’s Jets and Lady Jets have had players selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Rico Simmons, a 5’ 9” point guard from Wilkerson County, earned the GCAA Division I...

South Georgia Tech’s Rico Simmons is shown above taking a free throw for the Jets recently. He led the Jets in scoring with 42 points in their win over Miami Dade College.Miami, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets scored over 100 points once and were only two points shy of that mark in their second match-up in the Miami Dade Classic tournament recently. The Jets opened the tournament with an impressive 119 - 108 win over the previously unbeaten Miami Dade College Sharks but...

Esther Adenike (24) is shown above shooting for two against Georgia Highlands. She and Houlfat Mahouchiza led SGTC in scoring with 16 points each.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are the only unbeaten team in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (GCAA) standings after overpowering Georgia Highlands College 84 – 46 in a conference match-up between the two previously unbeaten squads. The Lady Jets are now in first place with a 4 – 0 conference record and...

Freshman Alyssa Nieves, 13, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 19 points.GAINESVILLE, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took their fourth straight win in an impressive 62 – 49 victory over Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL recently. The Lady Jets are now 9 – 1 on the season and 3 – 0 in the conference. They are also tied for first place in the Division I Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association women’s basketball standings with Georgia Highlands College. “We...

South Georgia Technical College’s Rico Simmons (1) and Esther Adenike (24) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Rico Simmons and Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike were both selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Simmons, a 5’ 9” point guard from Wilkerson County, played his...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets upset Central Florida in their own Central Florida Thanksgiving Classic basketball tournament recently in a narrow 84 – 82 decision over the unbeaten Patriots. The Jets dropped a 92 – 80 decision to St. Petersburg College in the opening match-up to walk away 1 – 1 in the tournament. The win over Central Florida was especially sweet for South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett, who played there during his college...