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Class AA blog: Jeff Davis’ Ja’Queze Kirby wins 1st annual GHSA dunk contest

Jeff Davis' Ja'Queze Kirby dunks during the GHSA's annual slam dunk contest on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Macon Centreplex. (Adam Krohn for the AJC)
Jeff Davis' Ja'Queze Kirby dunks during the GHSA's annual slam dunk contest on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Macon Centreplex. (Adam Krohn for the AJC)
By Adam Krohn
March 7, 2020

MACON — Ja’Queze Kirby, a 6-foot-6 senior wing for the Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets, won the GHSA’s first-ever slam dunk contest on championship Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.

Kirby beat Alcovy's Oliver Gerard and Chapel Hill's Micah Bell to claim the title. The three became eligible for the contest through online voting.

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