From Workers Studies
ROME, GA – The 2nd area South Ga Technological University Jets moved just one step nearer to upending the top rated ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers Saturday in Rome when they secured an extraordinary 102 – 87 Ga Collegiate Athletic Affiliation (GCAA) victory. South Georgia Tech (10 – 4 and 18 – 10) is now a person match driving Georgia Highlands (11 – 3 18 – 10) in the GCAA standings. Both of those groups have two regular period video games remaining.
“We realized what was on the line Saturday,” claimed South Georgia Technical School Jets head mentor Chris Ballauer. “If we wished to have any chance to host the convention tournament we had to get and hope for some assist from either Gordan Condition or Albany Tech this week to beat Ga Highlands. I am really very pleased of our men and their motivation to each individual other. It was a good crew acquire.”
Mentor Ballauer also acknowledged that his group has two game titles remaining that could have significant consequences. “We nevertheless have do the job to do this 7 days ourselves. We have a residence game right here towards Andrew College or university at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, which is our previous typical period recreation at household for the guys. Then we travel to East Georgia on Saturday. They are on a five-recreation successful streak suitable now and enjoying their best basketball. We have to have to get both of these and have Georgia Highlands eliminate to host the tournament.”
Ga Highlands is just one game ahead of South Ga Specialized Higher education in the standings but if Ga Highlands and SGTC have the exact document, the Jets would shift into very first place mainly because they have two wins towards Georgia Highlands.
South Georgia Point out is currently in 3rd position with a 9 – 5 document. East Ga is fourth at 7 – 5 Albany Tech (8 – 7) is fifth and Central Ga Tech (6 – 8) is at this time in sixth put. Southern Crescent Tech (5 – 9) and Andrew (2-9) are seventh and eighth in the convention. Gordon University (2-10) is at the moment in ninth location. Only the prime eight teams advance to the finish of the period match but right now all people is within just a video game of generating the tournament or shifting up and down with a 7 days remaining.
South Georgia Tech would like to snatch the first-area seed absent from Georgia Highlands in the final games of the season. The Jets bought one particular move closer when they upended Ga Highlands in Rome on Saturday, 102 – 87.
Sophomore guard Malik Struggle from Douglasville, GA led the Jets with a full of 36 points. He was 8 of 11 from the three-issue line and six of eight from the foul line. He also experienced three helps and a single steal on the night time to direct the Jets to the spectacular win.
He was joined in double-figures by sophomores Marvin McGhee, III and Will Johnston. Marvin McGhee, III experienced a complete of 25 points. He was 4 of 8 from the 3-issue line and had six rebounds, 1 support and one steal. Johnston came away with 12 points, 6 rebounds, five helps, 3 steals and a blocked shot.
Sophomores Jalen Reynolds and Matija Milivojevic and freshman Nathan Wilson all added eight factors each and every. Reynolds led the crew in rebounds with 11 and he also experienced a block shot just before fouling out. Milivojevic experienced four rebounds and Wilson had two rebounds and just one blocked shot.
Rounding out the scoring for the Jets was Kallin Fonseca with a few points and Bryce Turner with two points.
The Jets had been up 48 – 39 at the stop of the 1st 50 percent and then held on by outscoring Georgia Highlands 54 – 48 in the next 50 percent to secure the 102-87 victory and a shot to shift up closer to the initially-position seed.
Georgia Highlands will host Gordon Faculty on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7 p.m. and then journey to Albany Tech on Saturday, Feb. 26th.
There is only a single much more dwelling activity for the Jets. It is on Wednesday, February 23th at 7 p.m. when the Jets host Andrew School. They vacation to East Ga State School on February 26th to near out the regular time. The men’s NJCAA Region XVII tournament will start off March 1st with the top rated 4 teams hosting the 1st round and the greatest seeded staff remaining internet hosting the semi-finals and finals on March 4th and 5th.
