Lee University senior basketball star Ryan Montgomery from Central High School in Harrison is one of 16 players nationwide entered in the 2020 “Dark Horse Dunker” online-voting competition for a spot in the College Slam Dunk Championship on the night of April 2 in Atlanta, televised by ESPN. Three previous winners representing under-the-radar programs from all levels of college basketball have won the overall national dunk title. First-round voting at DarkHorseDunker.com began Tuesday and ends next Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST. Eight candidates will move on to Feb. 19-26 voting for four semifinalists, who will compete Feb. 27-March 5 to determine the final two. The winner will be decided March 6-13. Highlights for each player are on the website.
Baseball
* Lee junior Logan Workman from Soddy-Daisy was chosen baseball pitcher of the week in the Gulf South Conference for his seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts and one hit allowed in an eventual 2-1 home win over Saint Leo. The 6-foot-4 right-hander has 15 strikeouts in 12 innings this season for the Flames (5-1), who hope to host West Georgia in a three-game GSC series Friday evening and Saturday.
* The Bryan College baseball team met Brescia from Kentucky in Belmont’s stadium in Nashville late Tuesday night and won 8-4 with a seven-run third inning that started with four walks. Wade Weinburger had a two-run single and scored in that inning, and Zach Shield had two hits in the game for Bryan (5-0).
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