{
  "id": 8987667,
  "title": "Vote for The Daily Herald's TSSAA football athlete of the Week from Week 5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/vote-for-the-daily-heralds-tssaa-football-athlete-of-the-week-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:20:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-daily-heralds-tssaa-football-192046635.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 5 in the Columbia area of Tennessee high school football saw a plethora of standout performances. Now, it's your chance to decide who deserves The Daily Herald's TSSAA football Athlete of the Week. Here are the contenders.\n\nNathaniel Karkau from Columbia Academy caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown on offense, and added five tackles and a sack on defense. Daniel Booker from Columbia Central went 12-for-16 passing for 172 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing six times for 75 yards and two more touchdowns in a 45-7 victory over Lawrence County. Brody Bullock from Independence notched six catches for 114 yards and two scores, plus a rushing touchdown, in a 56-14 triumph over Coffee County. His defense also contributed with an interception returned 27 yards.\n\nCaden Hagan from Loretto rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in a 35-28 loss to Collinwood. Jonah Gipson from Spring Hill contributed 101 yards and two scores on the ground in a 36-12 win over Maplewood, while also completing 6-of-10 passes for 45 yards. McKaleb Powell from Summertown totaled 114 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in a 30-7 win over Scotts Hill. Micah Sally from Summit caught 10 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-21 defeat to Lincoln County. Finally, Cam Surratt from Zion Christian completed 15-of-21 passes for 270 yards, two scores, and an interception in a 43-12 loss to Christian Community.",
  "summary": "Vote here to decide The Daily Herald's Columbia area TSSAA football Athlete of the Week from Week 5 of the high school season.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nathaniel Karkau of Columbia Academy leads with 44-yard touchdown catch and 5 tackles",
    "Daniel Booker of Columbia Central throws for 172 yards and 3 TDs, rushes for 75 yards",
    "Brody Bullock of Independence catches 6 passes for 114 yards and returns interception 27 yards"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}