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It’s get down to the nitty gritty as five area teams still have basketball on their schedules Wednesday with one being the top-ranked team (Deerfield-Windsor’s Lady Knights) and two teams that will host the number one team in the class — Westover and Calhoun County. The Deerfield-Windsor Lady Knights, the Dougherty Trojans, the Westover Patriots, the Lee County Trojans, and the Calhoun County Cougars all still remain in their state playoff tournaments.

The top-ranked Deerfield-Windsor girls have won 20 consecutive games and are 25-1 on the year. The Lady Knights will face Lakeview Academy (17-12) from Gainesville, Ga. in Carrolton Wednesday at the University of West Georgia. Should the Lady Knights prevail, they will face one of their region opponents for the state championship Saturday at Mercer University in Macon. Tiftarea (18-5) will play Southland (23-4) in the other semi-final in Carrolton.

In Albany Wednesday night, the Dougherty Trojans (17-11) will host Frederick Douglass of Atlanta (15-13) on the Eastside at 6 p.m.

The Trojans have won 10 of their last 11 games after a slow start against some of the best teams in the state. Douglass is the number three team from Region 5 that includes top-ranked Sandy Creek and No. 4- ranked Cedar Grove.

“They are in a tough region and could have easily come out of that region as a number two seed,” said Dougherty head coach Bakari Bryant. “They are battle tested and it should be a good game. During this time of the year, the teams that are left are here for a reason,” the coach said. “May the best-performing team that night win.”

The Westover Patriots will play Wednesday at 6 p.m. also on the Westside of Albany as they host top-ranked McDonough (26-4). The Warhawks blew out Sonoraville 78-38 in the Sweet Sixteen. Westover eliminated McDonough in the final four last year, 42-39.

The Calhoun County Cougars (25-4), playing Class A Division II, will also play the state’s top-ranked team. The Cougars will travel to Atlanta to take on Greenforest Christian (19-7). Ranked number one with seven losses, the Greenforest team has lost to 7A and 6A schools but no Class A schools.

Greenforest has two 7-foot seniors and a 6’10” sophomore on the bench. Greenforest beat Dougherty by almost 30 points and has also beaten McDonough.

The No.7-ranked Lee County Trojans (26-3) will also have their hands full Wednesday night as they travel to Roswell to take on Blessed Trinity (23-6).

“They are a high IQ team,” said Lee County head coach Kirven Davis. “They have a dominant 6’9” player and the son of NBA player and Georgia Tech legend Matt Harpring. They are a solid team, a good three-point shooting team, and are very disciplined. It will be two contrasting styles of play.”

The 6’9” dominant player is Brigham Rogers who plays power forward. He has committed to play college basketball at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. The other play Davis mention is sophomore guard Ty Harpring. Harpring is a 6’2” shooting guard for the Titans. His father was the 15th pick in the NBA draft in 1998.

CANYON, Texas – For the third time this season, West Texas A&M Track & Field has swept the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field weekly awards announced on Thursday afternoon by the league's offices in Richardson, Texas.

MEN'S TRACK Butare Rugenerwa, West Texas A&M, SR, Masters in Instruction and Design, Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Rugenerwa impressed this past weekend at the loaded New Mexico Collegiate Classic inside of the Albuquerque Convention Center as the Amarillo native ran a converted time of 1:48.97 in the men's 800m for the third fastest time so far this season in Division II while also ranking second on WT's all-time indoor list. He followed that up by running the third leg of the 4x400m relay on Saturday as the Buffs ran a converted 3:14.59.

MEN'S FIELD Hamdi Ali, West Texas A&M, SO, General Business, Doha, Qatar Another weekend, another school record for Ali as the sophomore from Doha, Qatar native and the reigning LSC Field Athlete of the Week finished second in the men's high jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. He set a new school record at 7-3 (2.21m) which also ties the 14th best jump in Division II indoor history.

WOMEN'S TRACK Corrssia Perry, West Texas A&M, SR, Masters in Communication, Carrolton, Georgia, Mount Zion Perry made an immediate impact on the Lady Buffs during her first meet in Maroon & White this past weekend as the graduate student from Carrolton, Georgia ran a converted 24.47 in the women's 200m for the LSC's fastest time in the event so far this season. She also registered a converted 57.27 in the 400m while provisionally qualifying for Indoor National Championships in the 4x400m Relay as the Lady Buffs ran a 3:48.54 which is second best in DII this season.

WOMEN'S FIELD Taylor Nelloms, West Texas A&M, JR, Kinesiology, Humble, Texas, Atascocita Nelloms continued her impressive career in Maroon & White this past weekend as the junior from Humble, Texas registered a mark of 5-9.25 (1.76m) in the women's high jump to finish tied for sixth overall at the loaded New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque. The mark is good enough for the second highest jump so far this season in Division II as well as the second best in program history. Nelloms has now provisionally qualified for the Indoor National Championships in the long jump, triple jump and high jump.

CARROLLTON, Ga. - Julian "JuJu" Lewis doesn’t look like most freshmen at a high school football practice.

"As a rising ninth grader he’s ahead of a lot of the guys that are in that same classification," Carrollton head coach Joey King told FOX 5 Sports.

That's an understatement, if keeping tracking of the 19 and counting big-time Division I football scholarships Lewis has already been offered, from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Penn State, Auburn, Florida and Oregon, among others.

"I mean, of course I’m still 14," Lewis told FOX 5 Sports. "I still sit in my room and play video games when I get my free time. I hang out at the movie theater with my guys."

He said he’ll always remember the first day those calls started coming in – in the eighth grade.

"So second block, I get pulled out of class, and Florida's on the phone," Lewis recalled. "That was my first time really being on the phone (with a college coach), and they offered me. That was big. I was trying to go through the school day like keeping calm, not telling anybody in the school."

But that wasn't it.

"And then fifth block rolls around, and Penn State's calling me," Lewis continued. "So that was two in one day. Now I'm stressed out, trying to keep it calm the rest of the day. Then I go to practice, and I get tackled by my entire team."

Third time was the charm.

"Right after practice, Georgia Tech told me to call them, so it was a three-in-one-day type of thing, so I was a little flurried that night," he said.

Lewis received all this attention before even playing a high school snap. He will put on a varsity jersey for the first time as the Carrollton Trojans' starter this fall.

King said he feels confident Lewis is ready for that role because of how he's handled his recruitment at an extremely young age.

"Obviously from a recruiting standpoint he’s had a lot of attention on him and just kind of seeing him handle that, he’s fairly quiet until he really starts to open up and laugh and have a good time. But just the humbleness and the composure that he keeps," King said.

"Of course there’s a little bit of pressure just because of the town I’m in, but my teammates don’t treat me like I’m a freshman," Lewis said. "They treat me like one of the guys. Everybody’s been super welcoming."

King has been down this path with a high-profile mega-recruit before, as Trevor Lawrence's head coach at Cartersville High School.

He remembers sifting through fan and hate mail – even death threats – once Lawrence’s recruitment heated up.

He knows Lawrence would tell Lewis to soak up his high school years and to not get lost in the limelight.

"He's coming to realize how busy it’s about to get. We’ve had conversations, from a recruiting standpoint, that it only gets worse," King said. "Like it or not, it’s the way the world is. It’s our job as coaches to coach him to be the best person he can be and block out all that other mess."

"I know it’s going to come. I’ve been getting it since I was like 7, so I’m kind of used to it now," Lewis said. "It doesn’t really affect me. I don’t really look in the comment section, but when I do, you see two or three haters every once in a while, but those come with popularity and success, so I’m used to it."

Even at an age as young as 8 years old, Lewis has trained with High 5 stars who came before him, including Justin Fields, Deshaun Watson and Malik Willis.

Lewis said Fields is "my guy," and the now-Chicago Bear has shared some great advice. Lewis has also enjoyed time with these mentors outside of training, going go-karting and bowling together.

But none of it would be possible without support from his family, he said – especially his dad, T. Carlton Lewis, who he calls "my personal chauffer."

"My dad, he’ll tell me, ‘good job,’ but he’ll never be like, ‘you’re so good, you’re so good.’ He’ll critique me before he compliments me," Lewis said. "Him being that kind of guy to me is motivating me to become better."

The incoming freshman is also motivated to live up to the hype, leading a young Carrollton squad this season.

He's most looking forward to his very first game under those infamous Friday night lights.

"That first home game – that’s going to be something," Lewis said. "Man, you come to Carrollton on Friday nights and you win? Man, you’re not paying for food, you’re not paying for nothing. There’s so much love in this town. I love it out here."

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week have been recognized following their standout performances in last weekend’s games. The selections are determined by a vote of a select media panel. The following are this week’s honorees:

QUARTERBACK – Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C. Repeats as an ACC weekly award winner after accounting for 367 total yards in the Tar Heels’ 31-28 win at Virginia • Finished 26-of-37 for 293 passing yards and two passing touchdowns and ran for 74 yards and another score against the Cavaliers • With three regular-season game still remaining, Maye’s 31 passing touchdowns are already the third most in ACC history by a freshman quarterback • Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the fifth time this season.

RUNNING BACK – Trey Benson, Florida State, RB, Greenville, Miss. Named ACC Running back of the Week for the second consecutive week after rushing for a career-high 128 yards and two touchdowns in the Seminoles’ 45-3 win at Miami • Had runs of 42, 26 and 21 yards and ranks second in the ACC with 10 runs of 20 or more yards this year • Added a career-long 25-yard catch • FSU has run for over 200 yards in four consecutive games and leads the ACC with 211 rushing yards per game this season.

RECEIVER – Josh Downs, North Carolina, WR, Suwanee, Ga. Made a career-high 15 receptions, one shy of the UNC single-game record in the Tar Heels’ 31-28 win at Virginia • Finished with a season-high 166 receiving yards and one touchdown • Added 57 yards on two punt returns of 19 and 38 yards • The 15 receptions are the most by an ACC receiver this season.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Dillan Gibbons, Florida State, LG, St. Petersburg, Fla. Did not allow a quarterback pressure and blocked for an FSU offense that ran for 229 yards and passed for 225 in a 45-3 win at Miami • The Hurricanes had allowed 113.5 rushing yards per game before Saturday, but Gibbons helped the Seminoles average 7.0 yards per play • FSU leads the nation with 69 plays of 20-plus yards, including seven against the Hurricanes • One of two FSU offensive linemen that has started every game this year.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Deslin Alexandre, Pitt, DE, Pompano Beach, Fla. Led a dominant defensive effort in Pitt’s 19-9 win over No. 22 Syracuse, compiling seven tackles, 2.5 quarterback sacks and a pass breakup • Iced the game when he sacked Orange QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson in the end zone for a safety, giving Pitt a two-score advantage with 1:35 left • The Panthers limited Syracuse to 145 total yards, including a mere 25 on the ground.

CO-LINEBACKER – Isaiah Moore, NC State, LB, Chester, Va. Playing his final home game two days after the death of his grandmother, Moore led the Wolfpack with 10 stops in Saturday night’s 30-21 victory over No. 21 Wake Forest • Had 2.5 tackles for loss (15 yards) and a nine-yard sack • Batted down a pass on third down to force a punt • Late in the first quarter, with the Pack up 3-0, Wake had first-and-goal from the 1-yard line • Moore stepped up with a 3-yard TFL, a 4-yard TFL and a quarterback sack of -9 yards to force a field goal attempt (that was missed) • Five of his stops were for zero or negative yards.

CO-LINEBACKER, Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, LB, Thomasville, Ga. Became only the second FBS player this season – and the first since Week 0 – with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game in Georgia Tech’s 28-27 win at Virginia Tech • Provided one of the biggest plays of the game when he forced a fumble near midfield that was recovered by Georgia Tech with 48 seconds to go in the game to seal the Yellow Jackets’ one-point victory • Joined UConn’s Jackson Mitchell (Aug. 27 vs. Utah State) as the only FBS players with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game this season •Became only the fifth Georgia Tech player since 2000 with 16 tackles in a game.

DEFENSIVE BACK – Clayton Powell-Lee, Georgia Tech, FS, Atlanta, Ga. After missing practice for much of the week and not starting in Saturday’s game due to illness, true freshman had an interception and a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of Georgia Tech’s 28-27 comeback win at Virginia Tech • Interception on Georgia Tech’s 27-yard line with 6:54 to go in the game prevented Virginia Tech from expanding its lead to two scores and set up the Yellow Jackets’ go-ahead touchdown drive • Fumble recovery near midfield with 48 seconds to go sealed the 28-27 win • Georgia Tech’s third-leading tackler in the game with six stops.

SPECIALIST – Tucker Holloway, Virginia Tech, PR, Andrews, N.C. Recorded a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Hokies’ 28-27 loss to Georgia Tech • It was Virginia Tech's first punt return score since Tayvion Robinson's versus Richmond on Sept. 25, 2021 and the fourth-longest punt return score in school history • The true freshman had seven punt returns for a program-record 188 yards and a touchdown • He surpassed Antonio Freeman's 164 return yards against Pitt in 1994.

CO-ROOKIE – MJ Morris, NC State, QB, Carrolton, Ga. Repeats as ACC Rookie of the Week after leading the Wolfpack to a 30-21 win over No. 21 Wake Forest in his first career start • Completed 64.2 percent of his passes (18-for-28) for 210 yards and three touchdowns (for the second consecutive game) • The Wolfpack did not turn the ball over in the contest and controlled time of possession • Morris also rushed for 43 yards • First true freshman since Philip Rivers (2000) to start a game for the Wolfpack • Also joined Rivers as the only NC State quarterbacks in their first start (since 2000) to throw for three TD passes.

CO-ROOKIE – Zach Pyron, QB, Georgia Tech, Pinson, Ala. Making his first-career start, accounted for 319 yards of offense and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech back from a 27-16 fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Virginia Tech, 28-27 • Passed for 253 yards and a touchdown and ran for 66 yards and another score • Trailing 27-16 with less than 10 minutes to go, engineered two-consecutive touchdown drives of 90 and 73 yards, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 9-yard touchdown run, respectively, to give Tech a 28-27 lead • Led Georgia Tech to a season-high 463 yards of offense • In his first three full halves of action, has led Georgia Tech to three of its four-highest single-half yardage totals against FBS competition this season (240 in second half versus Florida State, 234 in first half versus Virginia Tech and 229 in second half versus Virginia Tech).

Highlights: Raiders select G Dylan Parham

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Shortly after Dylan Parham's NFL dreams came true, he was still processing it all as he began his first virtual media tour as a Raider.

The Carrollton, Georgia, native was surrounded by his friends and family in an Airbnb home he rented in Atlanta for his draft party when he was selected by the Silver and Black with the 90th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

While in the midst of celebrating the life accomplishment, Parham joined Raiders.com's Levi Edwards over Zoom to discuss his initial thoughts of Las Vegas and what he believes he can bring to the Raiders, as well as giving some of his favorite places to go when he played for the Memphis Tigers.

Levi Edwards: What do you think is the biggest asset you bring to the Las Vegas Raiders?

Dylan Parham: I would say my flexibility. Being able to go out there and help that team, whether it needs to be at the guard position for that game or I need to slide in for a center. I want to be able to play at a high level at any of those positions. I feel like I already do a great job at that, me showing I can play at right guard and right tackle the past two seasons. Just being able to play those two positions at a high level and then showcasing myself at the center position at the Senior Bowl. I've been able to show a lot of different things and I feel like that's one of the things they really value about myself. So I'm just going to make sure I continue to work center really heavy and work guard and be able to play both at a high level so I can come in and compete and help this team.

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LE: How familiar were you with Las Vegas before being drafted to the Raiders?

DP: Truly, I don't have an ideal image of Vegas. Of course, I'm ready to learn and explore, and that's what I'm most excited for, I'm about to go venture out into a new area. When I was training for the draft in California, I said, 'This is a new area for me,' so being able to do the exact same thing and being able to continue to play football amongst a group of some really great guys, it's going to be a great experience.

LE: In order to gain over 60 pounds to transition into an offensive lineman, I know it took a lot of eating. What were some of your go-to food spots while you were in Memphis?

DP: Truthfully, I'm a really big Papa John's person. I like the stuffed crust. When they first introduced that, it was something I was really big on. I used to go there every other week. [Memphis] has a nice fried rice place called Tokyo Grill. And there's a taco truck – it's the best tacos I ever had in my entire life, it's called TACOnganas. Shout out to them, because they do a really great job. I was introduced to them right in the middle of COVID. And of course, Memphis is known for its barbecue, so I would have to say my top spot for barbecue is Corky's. Their BBQ nachos are amazing. 10/10, would recommend. Memphis is a really big wing place too.

This Dylan Parham transformation is CRAZY!Came into Memphis as a TE/DE and gained 60 pounds due to his coaches suggestion that he’d prosper at guard. pic.twitter.com/jl79KHgnt2

— Levi Edwards (@theleviedwards) April 30, 2022

LE: With you being from Carrolton, GA – Atlanta is a great wing place as well. What's your go-to wing order when you're in Atlanta?

DP: 10-15 piece BBQ Lemon Pepper wet with seasoned fries. If they got the peach drink or the lemonade, I'll get that. That's when I'm in Atlanta though. If I'm in Memphis, they do the whole wings and I'll get a 7-piece Honey Gold BBQ with seasoned fries and lemonade.

LE: I must ask you – are you a big hip-hop guy?

DP: I would say pretty big.

LE: With that being asked, give me your rundown on your personal Mount Rushmore of Atlanta-based rappers.

DP: I would say Tip. All-time?

LE: All-time.

DP: Then probably Future, Young Thug and I got to say Lil Baby. I know he hasn't been in the game for awhile, but Baby been coming with it, man. He's hard.

YESSIR!Welcome to the family, @dilly_pill ?? pic.twitter.com/GObkQGbRGz

— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 30, 2022

LE: Lastly, how much has your family meant to you in your journey to the NFL?

DP: They've been here every step of the way. I joke about it but from the first time, when I didn't even know how to put my shoulder pads and my thigh pads on, they were always there helping me and keeping my head on straight and pushing me. I never knew what football could be for me and they always wanted me to be involved in everything, 100 percent. Whether it was football, basketball or track, they always wanted me to try everything. And once I continued to push, they just stood beside me and they helped me with school, and when it came down to make that decision, they've been by my side. They've always been there for me, and not even just in football, but in life. I appreciate everything they've done for me and we've finally made it to a really good spot. Now, it's time to just get ready to rock 'n roll.