Wright clears three to win dunk contest

At the California Preps site (a Rivals sub is required), an article is up on Chico State signee Ryan Wright winning a dunk contest at the Battle of the Valley matchup.

In the preliminary round, both [Marquis] Salmon and Wright were awarded perfect scores of 50 from the panel of judges to advance to the final.

In the final, Salmon enlisted the help of a volunteer from the audience, scoring another 50 by leaping over a young man who appeared to be of middle school age, much to the delight of the crowd.

But Wright upped the ante, enlisting the aid of teammate Troy Hammel (Valencia), opponent Chass Bryan (Oaks Christian) and his coach Tray Meeks (Alemany), who led the East squad in the game.

Then the 6-5 wing leaped over that trio, only to miss the dunk attempt.

However, under the rules of the contest, he was allowed one more chance, and the second time he not only again cleared the three figures in front of the basket but this time managed to get the ball into the basket.

He was awarded a perfect 50 score, and the panel of judges gave him the championship by acclamation.