Jets secure first win of the 2024 – 2025 season

November 12, 2024
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.
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 only win the Jets put together in that tournament as they dropped an 82 – 73 decision to Gadsden State Community College and a 68 – 60 loss to Lawson State Community College prior to the match-up with Shelton State. The Jets are now 1 – 4 on the season.
“Even though we haven’t gotten off to the start we would like this season, I’m proud of how hard these guys have kept working,” said SGTC Jets head coach Chris Ballauer. “I am excited about this next weekend’s game against two excellent teams, giving us a chance to get better.”
Jordon Dickson, a freshman guard from Canada, led the Jets in scoring with 15 points in the loss to Gadsden State. Alden Fitzgerald came off the bench to add 14 points and then Daryl Bod scored 13 points to close out the double digit scoring for the Jets.
Hendrens Bartelus scored nine points, Matija Vucic and Dwight Brown both posted eight points, Matt Mbole had four and Zhian Briggs added two points.
In the second game of the tournament, the Jets lost by eight to Lawson State Community College, 68 – 60. Hendrens Bartelus, a freshman forward from Lake Worth, FL, came away with 18 points and 15 rebounds for a double-double game, while Jordon Dickson came off the bench to score 10 points. Zhian Briggs, Alden Fitzgerald and Matija Vucic accounted for eight points each. Daryl Bod had four points and Dwight Brown and Ilich Yacaman both had two points.
In the final game of the tournament the Jets rallied to upset Shelton State on their home court, 63 – 57. Aiden Fitzgerald led the Jets in point production with 14 and Hendrens Bartelus and Matija Vucic were close behind with 13 and 12 points respectively. Daryl Bod added nine points, Zhian Briggs, Jordon Dickson, and Ilich Yacaman scored four points each and Dwight Brown closed out the scoring with three points.
The Jets will travel to Wilmington, NC on November 15 – 16 to the Cape Fear Classic. They face Brunswick Community College at 5 p.m., November 15, and Cape Fear Community College at 3 p.m., November 16. The Jets continue on the road to Tallahassee Community College on November 20 followed by road trips to Wallace State Community College in Hanceville on November 24 at 3 p.m. CST, and Chipola College in Marianna FL on December 11 at 7 p.m., before their first home game on December 14 in Americus against Tallahassee Community College at 3 p.m.