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Zion Williamson drops 51 points, pulls off ridiculous dunk in high school state championship

By Dave Holcomb

Mar 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonald's All-American guard Aaliyah Wilson (2) is introduced before the McDonald's High School All-American Game at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonald's All-American guard Aaliyah Wilson (2) is introduced before the McDonald's High School All-American Game at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Scoring 51 points is usually good enough to win a high school basketball game. That was the case for Zion Williamson in a state championship in South Carolina.

High school junior Zion Williamson dropped 51 points on his own in Saturday’s South Carolina state championship game, leading his team to victory.

He also slammed home an extremely difficult dunk, likely kissing the rim in the process. Below is the highlight of his monster windmill slam.

Williamson led Spartenburg Day School to a 76-51 victory over Christian Academy, so his 51 points were nearly enough to win the game by himself. The high school junior accounted for 67 percent of his team’s offense.

The victory handed Spartanburg the SCISA-AA State Championship in South Carolina.

As just a junior, Williamson is still a year away from choosing a school, but 247 Sports already ranks the 16-year-old as their No. 2 player in the 2018 recruiting class. He stands at an impressive 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, and averaged 36.9 points per game this season.

After his tremendous state championship performance, 247 Sports writer Brad Crawford compared his dunk to LeBron James.

"We haven’t seen a leaper like five-star titan Zion Williamson, the No. 2 player in the 2018 class per the 247Sports Composite, since LeBron James."

Williamson wasn’t the only member of the Spartenburg squad to pull off a highlight reel dunk. His teammate, Chandler Lindsey, leaped and jammed the ball home with his left hand all in one motion, once again sending the crown into a frenzy.

Clearly, the NBA dunk contest should have been in South Carolina this weekend rather than in New Orleans last week.

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His name might not be recognized yet by sports fans not following high school basketball, but in South Carolina, it’s clear Williamson already has a fan club. The tweet below shows the difference in the crowds when Williamson is playing versus when he’s not.

Wherever he decides to go to school, crowds will surely gather around to see what he can do next.