SGTC Jets and Lady Jets win big against Southern Union

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both recorded big wins over the weekend against strong Southern Union Community College teams in the Hangar. The Lady Jets opened up with an impressive 68 – 42 victory to move to 10 – 1 on the season and the Jets came away with a 70 – 56 decision. The Jets are now 6 – 5 overall.
“We are excited to be 10 – 1,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey. “It is always good to get a win and continue to build momentum. Returning sophomore guard La’Deja James has been outstanding for us all year and our inside players Desiree Corbin, Houlfat Hamouchiza and Esther Adenike are really starting to produce for us on the board and in scoring.
“We know the things that we must improve on as a team to be a championship caliber team and that is eliminating turnovers, boxing out more consistently, and execution on offense. Individually we need our perimeter players to be far more consistent from the three point line. That starts with them putting in a lot more work on their own away from practice and individual workouts. We have a long way to go but I think we have a chance to be pretty good,” added Frey.
The Lady Jets pulled ahead early against the Southern Union Community College Lady Bison and were up 36 – 16 at the end of the first half. The Lady Jets continued to stretch that lead in the second half to capture the 68 – 42 victory.
Returning sophomore guard La’Deja James led the team in scoring with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. She was followed by sophomore Desirree Corbin who had 11 points and eight rebounds and freshman guard Kanna Suzuki with 10 points and two assists. The Lady Jets also got strong play from freshman forward Houlfat Mahouchize who contributed nine points and 10 rebounds as well as freshman forward Esther Adenike who added eight points and five rebounds.
After that exciting win, the Jets came out and took a 26 – 22 lead at the end of the first half to roll on to a 70 – 56 victory in the final game of the night.
“It is always good to get a win, especially at home,” said Jets head coach Travis Garrett. “We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well tonight, but we did a solid job on defense holding Southern Union to 56 total points. I thought Marquel Wiggins gave us a boost we needed especially on the boards as he lead us with 10 rebounds. If he continues to progress, he will be a huge asset when we start our conference play.”
Wiggins, the 6’6” freshman forward from Oglethorpe, did lead the team with 10 rebounds and he also tossed in six points and had one assist and one blocked shot.
Bobby Jackson, the sophomore forward from Dacula, was the leading scorer with 15 points. He was followed by Ed Jones who added 14 points and seven rebounds and Jalen Thomas, the freshman guard from Columbus, who tossed in 13 points.
The Jets are back in action in the hangar on Monday. They face the Nationally ranked Tallahassee Community College group at 7 p.m. Then the Jets are off until December29th and 30th when they travel to Ft. Myers, FL to participate in the Southwest Florida Classic. They will return home on January 4th for a conference game against Chattahoochee Technical College at 7:30 p.m.
The Lady Jets will travel to the Ft. Myers on December 9th and 10th to participate in the Florida Southwestern Classic. Then they will host Andrew College on December 17th at 1 p.m. for their first conference game. They Lady Jets will host the Lady Jets Holiday Classic on December 29th and 30th, before facing Chattahoochee Technical College in a conference matchup at 5:30 p.m. on January 4th.

Marquel Wiggins (34) from Macon County, started for the Jets against Southern Union and led the team in rebounds with 10. He also has six points, one blocked shot and one assist.