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Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the 77 – 56 loss to East Georgia.Swainsboro, GA – The East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats defeated the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 77 – 56 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up in Swainsboro.    The win allowed East Georgia to remain in a tie for first place in the conference with Central Georgia Tech with identical perfect 2 – 0 records.  The Lady Jets dropped to 1 – 1 in...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 14 points against Andrew College.Cuthbert, GA – South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was able to secure his first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in a 68 – 45 decision against Andrew College in Cuthbert.    “It felt good to get the win,” said Carpenter, whose team is now 8 – 5 on the season and in a three-way tie for first place in the...

Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in two games in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament that featured three of the NJCAA top 20 ranked teams this season.   The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 4th ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores went 3 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament to take bragging rights in the eight-team tournament that had three of the top-ranked NJCAA Division I teams in the nation competing against each other.    The...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the win over Snow College with 17 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets made 13 consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter to come from behind and take a narrow 74 – 69 victory over the Snow College Badgers from Epraim, Utah Thursday.    “I was very proud of their effort,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, after the Lady Jets overcame an...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets with 22 points in the loss to USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC – Turnovers and missed free throws continued to plague the South Georgia Technical College Jets as they allowed USC Salkehatchie to overcome a seven-point half-time deficit and outscore them by 10 points in the second half to clinch a narrow 76 – 73 victory.    The Jets dropped to 5 – 6 overall with the loss to USC Salkehatchie.  The Jets were up 42 – 35 at the half,  but only scored 31...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, and Vera Gunnaydin, 11, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in losses to Shelton State and Chipola College over the weekend.Tuscaloosa, AL -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped two decisions to NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams in the Shelton State Classic over the weekend.   Shelton State, ranked 20th in the nation, defeated the Lady Jets 77 – 68 on the opening night of the tournament and then 19th ranked Chipola captured a 62 – 54...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, and Deonte Williams, 2, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets and Jets against Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets traveled to Phenix City, AL, and took narrow victories over Chattahoochee Valley Community College in a double-header.  The Lady Jets opened with a 67 – 59 win to move to 5 – 2 and the Jets hung on to win 61 – 57 and move to 5 – 5 on the season.    “It was good to get two...

Camarion Johnson, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets with 13 points against Gulf Coast.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets suffered an 82 – 60 loss to the Gulf Coast Commodores in the Hangar recently to fall to 4 – 5 on the season.  The Jets led by seven points early in the first half, but faltered in the second half and the Commodores closed that gap and added 22 more, Gulf Coast is currently 8 – 4 overall.    The Jets played a strong first half and were up 35 – 33 at the...

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the loss to Florida State College.Jacksonville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets fell to 4 – 4 on the season after dropping a 66 – 71 decision to Florida State College at Jacksonville over the weekend.  The Jets will try to lift themselves above the .500 mark Wednesday, December 6 when they host Gulf Coast State College at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.    “We didn’t play well enough to win,” said SGTC Jets head coach...

Shown above are the family members of long-time SGTC employee and Lady Jets supporter Pete Arrington.   The Lady Jets and five other teams participated in the South Georgia Technical College Pete Arrington Basketball Classic during the Thanksgiving Break.  The Lady Jets struggled in a 99 – 48 loss to the 17th nationally ranked Chipola College Indians but then rebounded to a narrow 65 – 62 come from behind win over the Miami-Dade Sharks on Saturday.  The Lady Jets are 4 – 2 on the...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring in the overtime loss.Tallahassee, FL -  Poor free throw shooting combined with 22 turnovers caused the South Georgia Technical College Jets to suffer a 78 – 73 overtime loss to Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, FL, Thanksgiving week.    “We have suffered with turning the ball over and failing to make free throws earlier this season,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer, “and that was a problem...

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the 73 – 70 win over Chattahoochee Valley Community College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets managed to capture a 73 – 70 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College and former Jets head coach Douglas Byrd in a hard-fought battle Saturday in the Hangar.  The Jets moved to 4 – 2 on the season.    Chattahoochee scored first but the two teams were in a constant battle for the lead in the first ten minutes of the...