A nerd at heart, that’s how D’aja Caldwell’s mother, Charlece Wilson, described her.
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Dadeville's D'aja Caldwell during an AHSAA basketball game between the Dadeville Tigers and the Reeltown Rebels at Dadeville High School in Dadeville on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. [Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers]
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