Melbourne, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets took a 97 – 88 overtime victory over the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 21st ranked Eastern Florida State in the opening game of the Eastern Florida Classic in Melbourne, FL.
The Jets had a narrow 46 – 44 lead at the end of the first half and the Eastern Florida State Titans were able to tie the game at 81 – 81 at the final buzzer. The Jets came out strong in the over-time period and outscored Eastern Florida 16 – 7 to capture their first win of the season, 97 – 88. The Jets are now 1 – 2 on the year.
Five Jets were in double-figures in that match-up. Sophomore guard Kyle Smith from Hoboken, NJ, was the leading scorer with 24 points and he was followed by sophomore wing Amir Eichelberger from Atlanta, GA, who was close behind with 21 total points. Jamian Jackson, a sophomore wing from Jacksonville, FL had 16 points and he was followed by Cameron Jackson, a freshman wing from Atlanta, and Frankie Raines a sophomore guard from Oglethorpe, who had 12 and 11 points respectively.
Ralfs Iesalnieks, a sophomore guard from Livani, Latvia, followed up with six points. Tatiano Muambu, a freshman forward from Luanda, Angola, tossed in five points and Robert Macs, a freshman forward from Plavinas, Latvia, closed out the scoring with two points.
The Jets face Indian River State in the second game of the Eastern Florida Classic and then travel to Shelton State in Tuscaloosa, AL on November 11th before returning home for the Sparky Reeves Classic tournament on November 20th and 21st against Eastern Florida State and Florida Southwestern State.