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Post Falls High senior Colby Gennett is one of the 16 entrants in a virtual slam dunk competition, and public online voting is underway.

The American Family Insurance “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote” is a four-week digital media contest that will match up 16 of the top high school dunkers, boys 3-point shooters and girls 3-point shooters in the nation in a bracket-style competition to determine the final participant in the Slam Dunk Championship, Boys’ 3-Point Championship and Girls’ 3-point Championship. Fans can vote for their favorite players using an interactive bracket by entering the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships website at www.amfam.com/fanvote. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round.

Video highlight reels of each competitor on the web site will help fans determine their choice. Voting concludes Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. PT. Fans can vote daily at www.amfam.com/fanvote. The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:

- Round One: Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. PT through Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. PT (16 Players)

- Quarterfinals: Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. PT through Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. PT (8 Players)

- Semifinals: Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. PT through March 5 at 10 a.m. PT (4 Players)

- Finals: March 6 at 10 a.m. PT through March 13 at 10 a.m. PT (2 Players)

The player that ultimately receives the most votes in the final round will be selected to compete in the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, an event featuring some of the best high school dunkers and three-point shooters in the country, held annually in the Final Four host city. The 2020 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air on CBS (KREM-2 in Spokane) during Final Four weekend in Atlanta on April 5 at 11:30 a.m. PT.

The virtual slam dunk contestants are as follows:

Slam Dunk Championship (High School, City)

Justin Bladen (Timber Creek, Sicklerville, NJ)

Zech Clemens (Northwestern Area, Northville, SD)

Colby Gennett (Post Falls, Post Falls, ID)

Brandon Heigelmann (Tallmadge, Tallmadge, OH)

LJ Henderson (Camanche, Camanche, IA)

RJ Holmes (Stevenson, Lincolnshire, IL)

Kobe Jones (South Granville, Creedmoor, NC)

Jordan Meka (Mt. Bethel Christian, Marietta, GA)

Martice Mitchell (Bloom, Chicago Heights, IL)

Mitchell Pohlot (Belle Vernon, Belle Vernon, PA)

Kiyron Powell (Benjamin Bosse, Evansville, IN)

Luke Seals (Ponca City, Ponca City, OK)

Christian Shumate (Bloom, Chicago Heights, IL)

Jacques Thomas (Rockwood Summit, St. Louis, MO)

Taj Thweatt (Wildwood Catholic, Wildwood, NJ)

Jacques Williams (Bowman Academy, Gary, IN)