{
  "id": 16626379,
  "title": "Vote for the Hometeam Football Player of the Week, presented by the YMCA of Central Massachusetts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/vote-for-the-hometeam-football-player-of-the-week-presented-by-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:26:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-hometeam-football-player-week-162638023.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, Central Massachusetts football fans were invited to vote for the Hometeam Football Player of the Week, sponsored by the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. The top vote-getter was Leominster's Rajon Curley-White with an impressive 1,833 votes, representing 49.7 percent of the total. Millbury's Joey McNamara came in second place with 1,157 votes, comprising 31.4 percent of the total. These results were compiled from performances reported by local coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard, who can submit game results and highlights nightly via phone call or email. The winners displayed exceptional skills in various aspects of the game. For example, Tantasqua senior Sean Allen rushed for 321 yards and four touchdowns as the Warriors defeated Auburn 56-14. Bartlett's Jaesean Atkins, a junior, rushed for 345 yards and scored six times, equalling the school record he set two weeks earlier, and also set the school record for rushing touchdowns in a single season with 27. Burncoat senior Richard Abalo rushed 18 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns, leading the defense with 15 tackles, though his Patriots lost to Mashpee 46-35. Nashoba senior quarterback Dean Furcillo completed seven of ten passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns, both to his brother Max, as the Wolves defeated Marlborough 28-0 to claim the Mid-Wach B League title.",
  "summary": "Tommy Cassell found the top performances for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Football Player of the Week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Massachusetts gun owners face Oct 28 registration deadline before repeal vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/massachusetts-gun-owners-face-oct-28-registration-deadline-before",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:27:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}