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VIDEO: Helix's Romario Wilson Wins East County All-Star Dunk Contest

Wilson, a senior, defeated El Cajon Valley's Andre Nikkita in the Finals, winning on the runner-up's home court.

Helix Charter High's Romario Wilson outskied competitors on Friday in winning the East County All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest.

Wilson, a senior, defeated El Cajon Valley's Andre Nikkita in the Finals, winning on the runner-up's home court. His windmill dunk was the decider. Nikkita accomplished an impressive dunk himself, jumping over a youngster for a powerful flush.

Wilson was joined in the dunk contst by his teammate Kaelen Mitchell, Nikkita, and Santana's Dustin Murphy. The contest was held in conjunction with the 15th Annual East County All-Star Game.

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Nikkita led all scorers in the shootout with 42 points as his Grossmont Valley League team beat the Grossmont Hills League 140-129.

Full rosters:

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Grossmont Valley League Roster (by jersey number)

Starters
# 0 Andre Nikkita, El Cajon Valley, 42 points
# 1 Izzy Wagner, Mount Miguel, 30
# 3 Christian Barry, Santana, 13
# 15 Derrick Moore, El Cajon Valley, 0
# 50 Jahzdion Taylor, Monte Vista, 12
Reserves
# 3 Dre Kyle, El Capitan, 8 points
# 3 Loqman Sulyman, El Cajon Valley, 0
# 4 Dustin Murphy, Santana, 0
# 12 Hasani Jarvis, Monte Vista, 4
# 15 Justin Phoenix, El Capitan, 10
# 21 Stephen Johnston, Christian, 9
# 21 Brendan Harris, Monte Vista, 5
# 31 Andy Miller, Santana, 4
# 32 Mike Taylor, Mount Miguel, 3

Grossmont Hills League Roster (by jersey number)

Starters
# 0 Codie Simmons, Granite Hills, 6 points
# 3 Spencer Havird, Valhalla, 7
# 5 Romario Wilson, Helix Charter, 12
# 23 Kaelen Mitchell, Helix Charter, 31
# 34 Bilal Rahim, Grossmont, 6
Reserves
# 1 Joey Grubb, Granite Hills, 4 points
# 1 Kevin Mills, Valhalla, 2
# 3 Martin Panayotov, West Hills, 18
# 4 Andrew Lozoya, Valhalla, 11
# 5 D.J. Palomera, Granite Hills, 10
# 25 Jeron Satterfield, West Hills, 10
# 22 Jonny Preston- West Hills, 6


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