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Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.Swainsboro, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets never had a lead and only tied the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans three times in the first half before dropping a 73 – 67 decision in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-finals Friday at East Georgia State College in Swainsboro. Central ended up losing to East Georgia, 76 – 44, in the finals.  East...

Jafeth Martinez of the South Georgia Technical College Jets goes up for a slam dunk in the NJCAA Region XVII Semi-final game against Albany Tech. The season came to a disappointing conclusion for the South Georgia Technical College men’s basketball team. The SGTC Jets fell to the Albany Tech Titans by a final score of 68-61 in the NJCAA Region XVII semifinal game March 15 on the campus of Albany State University. After finishing the regular season with a solid 18-12 overall record...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets to a win in the NJCAA Region XVII quarterfinals with 21 points.   “One game at a time, one play at a time,” is the way South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter said the Jets and the Lady Jets will be approaching each game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-final contests Friday night and hopefully championship games on Saturday.    The Jets and the Lady Jets both...

Camarion Johnson, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets against East Georgia.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets closed out the regular season Saturday with split Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) decisions against East Georgia State College as part of the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Day celebration.  The Lady Jets suffered a hard fought 86 – 78 overtime loss to the 22nd nationally ranked East Georgia Lady Bobcats but the Jets finished the season with an 86 – 74...

Israel Momodu, 3, was the leading scorer for the Jets in the come from behind win over Gordon State College.Sophomore guard Justin Evans hit a break away layup with 4:13 remaining in the game to give the South Georgia Technical College Jets their first lead in the second half (68 – 67) and eventually lift the Jets to an 80 – 74 come from behind win over Gordon State College Wednesday night.    Evans layup was followed by an old-fashioned three-point play by Camarion Johnson, another...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, had a double-double night for the Lady Jets in the win over Albany Tech.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched a 20-game winning season for first year head coach Jason Carpenter Saturday with an impressive 88 – 64 win over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans.  However, the Jets were not so fortunate as they dropped an 82 – 62 decision to the Titans in the second half of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) double-header.   ...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets to a come from behind win over South Georgia State College with 31 points.   Sophomore guard Deonte Williams scored 31 points to lead the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a come from behind 91 – 84 victory over the South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up.    The Jets got behind by as many as 18-points in the first half before they staged an impressive come back in the final seven...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 29 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets set a new all-time record for most points scored in a single game recently when they coasted to a 115 – 47 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) win over the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers.  The Jets made it a complete sweep with an impressive 89 – 60 victory over the Tigers in the double-header.    The Lady Jets captured their ninth consecutive win and moved to 12 –...

Mio Sakano (13) goes up for a shot against Georgia Highlands. Sakano led all scorers with 19 points in the Lady Jets’ 101-63 victory.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished it as they cruised to a 101-63 victory over the Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers. The victory moved the Lady Jets to 11-4 in the GCAA and 18-9 overall. The team remains in second place behind East Georgia State College and half a game ahead of Central...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 17 points and she led the team in rebounding with 17 for a double-double night.   Seventy-one free-throws were shot in the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets impressive 75 – 67 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association victory over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans.  Fifty of the 142 total points scored came from the free-throw line.    The Lady Jets are currently 10 – 4 in the GCAA and tied for second place with...

Jafeth Martinez, 12, was the top scorer for the Jets in the win over Gordon College. He had 16 points and six rebounds.Barnesville, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets ended a six-game road trip with an impressive 97 – 69 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Gordon College Saturday.  The Jets scored 97 points without even attempting a three-point basket.    The Jets moved to 7 – 4 in the GCAA and 13 - 10 on the season following that victory.  The Jets...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 20 points.Albany, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured their sixth consecutive win Wednesday with a 76 – 63 victory over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference double-header in Albany.  The Jets lost a heartbreaking 74 – 69 overtime decision to the Albany Tech Titans.    “We are improving,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic...