CARY — Alphonso Boyd received unique insight into college football during his own unique celebration at the 18th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview.

One of the final moments for Alexis Hastings as a multi-sport standout at South Central High School was one of her most significant, when she won the triple jump event at the 4A track and field state championship meet. She took first place with a mark of 37 feet, 9 inches.

Moses Tufts was the leading scorer and go-to player for the South Central High School boys’ basketball team, which enjoyed a clean 13-0 regular season before COVID-19 protocols caused the team to forfeit in the first round of the state playoffs.

After winning 3A state championship most outstanding female swimmer as a sophomore and most recently securing two more state titles her junior year, Madeline Smith has one more school year to rack up medals and records as a J.H. Rose High School swimmer.

Kevin Hamilton was one of the athletes who shined frequently during the COVID-19-altered scholastic sports calendar, excelling for J.H. Rose High School in basketball and football as those seasons nearly overlapped in February.

Alex Espinosa-Johnson is as clear now about his goals and expectations as he was when he was under center as North Pitt’s quarterback or leading the quest to become the next state champion wrestler at 220 pounds for the Panthers.

Lesly Mena Torres rose to many challenges as a four-sport athlete at North Pitt High School in her senior year, and she matched adversity with versatility and determination.

Terquavion Smith and awards are a common pairing, and the Farmville Central superstar helped take a winning tradition to new heights in his four years.

Lauryn Pitt’s particular dominance in volleyball during the last four years perhaps outshined how she truly was a versatile athlete.

Former Farmville Central High School standout Terquavion Smith, who already has moved to Raleigh as a freshman summer enrollee at N.C. State, racked up 30 points to earn Most Valuable Player honors Monday night at the East-West NC Coaches Association All-Star basketball game in Greensboro.

Dixon Williams provided a lot of memorable moments for the D.H. Conley baseball team this season, including a scoreless inning of relief and a walk-off home run in the third round of the state 3A playoffs.

Kylah Silver is a three-sport standout at D.H. Conley. She particularly excels in basketball, having earned conference player of the year honors in each of her first two seasons. She averaged 23 points per game and grabbed 122 rebounds and added 62 steals, 34 assists and 14 blocked shots for…