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The SGTC Jets have struggled in the first part of the 2024 – 2025 season.Panama City, FL -   The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost their seven consecutive decision when they suffered a 95 – 47 defeat at the hands of the Gulf Coast State College Commodores in the first round of the Gulf State College Classic men’s basketball tournament.    The Jets are now 1 – 11 on the season and will face another uphill battle today when they take on 13th ranked Northwest Florida at 3 p.m....

Jamiah Gregory, 23, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the upset victory over Eastern Florida with 21 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets upset the nationally ranked Eastern Florida Lady Titans 71 – 62 in overtime in the second round of the SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament Sunday night.    Eastern Florida was 10 – 2 on the season and ranked 23rd in the nation.  They outscored the Lady Jets 25 – 20 in the first half, but a strong...

Jamiah Gregory, 23, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets against St. Petersburg with 18 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the Lady Jets Holiday Classic basketball tournament with an impressive come-from behind 80 – 74 victory over the St. Petersburg College Lady Titans to move to 8 – 4 on the season.  St. Petersburg fell to 1 – 14.   Poor shooting from the free-throw line and the three-point line caused the Lady Jets to trail 38 – 35 at the end of the...

Mio Sakano (30) and Kaiya Carter (3) both had 20 points against Florida State College and Stephie Salumu (13) had 27 points in the win over Palm Beach State College.Palm Beach, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched two wins in the Palm Beach State College Classic recently to move to 7 – 3 on the season.  The Lady Jets defeated Florida State College of Jacksonville, 91 – 73; and then took a 79 – 69 win over Palm Beach State College.    In the opening game,...

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...