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Aiden Fitzgerald, 20, was the top scorer for the Jets in the loss against Tallahassee.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped their sixth consecutive game and dropped to 1 – 10 on the season after suffering a 70 – 63 loss to the Tallahassee State College Eagles Saturday in the James S. Peters gymnasium.  Tallahassee College moved to 12 – 3 overall.    “Missed layups and free throws,” said SGTC Jets head coach Chris Ballauer.  “We missed way too many layups and free...

Mio Sakano (30) led the Lady Jets in scoring against Cape Fear with 23 points.   The Cape Fear Community College Lady Sea Devils of Wilmington, North Carolina, walked away with three wins to capture first place in the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Pete Arrington Classic basketball tournament in the hangar, November 29 – December 1.    Cape Fear defeated the SGTC Lady Jets 70 – 67 and then took another narrow 59 – 57 win over the Albany Tech Lady Titans.  Their third win of...

Mio Sakano (30) and Jamiah Gregory (23) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in the Daytona State Classic tournamentDaytona Beach, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets split decisions in the Daytona State Classic in Daytona Beach over the weekend.  They took a 78 – 48 win over Daytona State College in the opening contest but then dropped a 92 – 75 decision against Hillsborough Community College in the second game of the tournament to fall to 4 – 2 on the season.   ...

Aiden Fitzgerald (20) was the top scorer for the Jets against Wallace State Community College. He also tied for leading rebounder with seven.Hanceville, AL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped their fourth straight loss on the road to Wallace State Community College in a 102 – 85 decision.  The Jets are now 1 – 8 on the season.  They will enjoy a two and a half week break before traveling to Marianna, FL on December 11 to face Chipola College.  The Jets first home game...

Daryl Bod (10), Aiden Fitzgerald (20), and Hendrens Bartelus (1) were the top scorers in the Jets three losses on the road.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets continue to struggle on the road.  They dropped three away games including Brunswick Community College (93 - 53), Cape Fear Community College (82 – 73), and 18th nationally ranked Tallahassee Community College (69 - 59), to fall to 1 – 7 on the young season.    All eight of the Jets regular season games have been on the...

Jordan Dickson, (15), Hendrens Bartelus (1), and Aiden Fitzgerald (20), were the top scorers for the Jets in the Shelton State Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL.Tuscaloosa, AL – In a battle between two former South Georgia Technical College assistant coaches who are now head coaches, Jets head coach Chris Ballauer came away with a narrow 63 – 57 victory against Reco Dawson, who is the head coach of the Shelton State Bucs, in the Shelton State Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL.   However, that was the...

Stephie Salumu (13) and Mariia Ignatchenko (21) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in the Tallahassee Community College Classic.Tallahassee, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a hard fought three-point loss, 50 – 47, to the nationally ranked Eastern Florida State College Titans before rallying to a 66 – 60 victory over Tallahassee State College in the Tallahassee Community College Classic this weekend to move to 3 – 1 on the season.    “We put ourselves...

Matija Vucic, 34, and Daryl Bod, 10, were the leading scorers for the Jets in their losses in Northwest Florida Classic in Niceville, FL over the weekend.Niceville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets suffered two losses in the Northwest Florida Classic Tournament in Niceville, FL, over the weekend to drop to 0 – 2 in the opening of the 2024 – 2025 basketball season.   The Jets fell to Southern Union Community College, 95 – 87 Friday, and then Northwest Florida overpowered...

Enola Papin (24) and Jamiah Gregory (23) led the Lady Jets in scoring in their opening season victories in Florida.St. Petersburg, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the 2024 – 2025 season with back-to-back wins over the weekend during the St. Petersburg Classic Tournament in St. Petersburg, FL.  The Lady Jets opened with a 72 – 58 win over Miami Dade College on Friday and then followed up with a 67 – 61 victory against St. Petersburg College on Saturday to move...

Aiden Fitzgerald, 23, a freshman forward from Perth, Australia, was the top scorer for the Jets in their overtime win against the Dominican Republic with 14 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets defeated the Dominican Republic Travel Team in overtime, 64 – 61, in a scrimmage Tuesday in the Hangar.  The Jets will open the 2024 – 2025 season on the road November 1 in the Northwest Florida Classic in Niceville, FL.  They will face Southern Union Community College and Northwest...

A great time was had by everyone at the Jets Booster Club Tip-off banquet with a Low Country Boil Banquet prepared by Dr. David Finley and the Jets Booster Club members.      Approximately 80 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2024 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.     All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took on the Point University Skyhawks from West Point, Georgia in a scrimmage Monday night but came up 10 points shy of a victory, 64 – 54 in the pre-season match-up.    It was a great learning experience for the young Lady Jets and head coach Jason Carpenter.  The Lady Jets only returned three players from the 2023 – 2024 season and despite leading the Skyhawks for the majority of the game, the Skyhawks pulled ahead with 6:28 remaining...