Jets and Lady Jets sweep Atlanta Metro

February 27, 2017
The Lady Jets captured their second consecutive GCAA regular season conference title. Shown above (l to r) on the back row are: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey, Desiree Corbin, Camille Coleman, Sceret Ethridge, Houlfat Mahouchiza, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Esther Adenike, Madison Cameron, Davesha Murray, and Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers. Kneeling are: Marina Balaguer, Shaineequah Fluellyn, Kana Suzuki, and Trakyra Kidd.

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept Atlanta Metro during Sophomore Day games recently. The Lady Jets opened with a 62 – 41 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win over the Lady Trailblazers and then the Jets walked away with a 92 – 69 win over the Trailblazers in the second half of the double-header.
The Lady Jets captured the GCAA regular season title for the second consecutive year and this was their fourth title in five years. The lady Jets are 13 – 1 in the conference and 25 – 4 overall. They will host the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association District XVII Tournament on Tuesday at 6 p.m. They will host the eighth place Albany Tech Lady Titans. The top-seeded team after Tuesday night will host the semi-finals on Friday March 3rd at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the finals will be held on Saturday, March 4th at 2 p.m. The Jets have a regular season game at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 4th against South Georgia State College.
The Jets moved into seventh place in the GCAA standings with the win over Atlanta Metro. They are 4 – 11 in the conference and 10 – 19 overall. As the seventh place team, they could face the second place team in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. Right now Gordon College and Central Georgia Tech are tied for second place. The highest seed will host that game on Tuesday, March 7th. The Region XVII semi-finals and finals will be held on March 10th and 11th at the top ranked team’s home location.
South Georgia Technical College recognized the sophomore members of the Lady Jets and Jets teams in-between the games. The Lady Jets recognized Camille Coleman from South Bend, IN; Desiree Corbin from Griffin; Madison Cameron from Alberta, Canada; and Shaineequah Fluellyn from Molena, GA. The Jets recognized Tre’Von Teague of Cincinnati, OH; Andre Kennedy from Albany, GA; Bobby Jackson from Dacula; Pat Welch from Pembroke, NH; Jordan Bates from Orlando, FL, Derrick Trawick from Milledgeville; and Davion Clark from Dacula, GA.
The Lady Jets were led in scoring by sophomore guad Shineequah Fluellyn. She had 19 total points. She was five of 18 from the field, two of four from the three point line and sank seven of eight free throws. She also had six rebounds.
Freshman guard Trakyra Kid was the only other Lady Jet in double-figures with 12 points. She also had eight rebounds and four assists. Freshman Esther Adenike added eight points and 12 rebounds and Marina Balaguer and Kanna Suzuki both accounted for seven points. Sceret Ethridge had five points and Houlfat Mahouchiza and Madison Cameron scored two points each.
The Jets had four players in double-figures. Freshman guard Mike Boone was the top scorer with 21 points. Freshman Marquel Wiggens added 15 points, Derrick Trawick had 14 points and Jalen Thomas closed out the double-digit scoring with 12 points.
The Lady Jets will host the first round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Albany Tech. If they win, the Lady Jets will advance to the semi-final round and host the semi-finals and finals on Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th. The Jets will play at home at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 4th against South Georgia State College.

Freshman Mike Boone, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets against Atlanta Metro.