{
  "id": 9108435,
  "title": "Who is the TDG High School Boys Athlete of the Week for Sept. 14-20?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/who-is-the-tdg-high-school-boys-athlete-of-the-week-for-sept-14-20",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tdg-high-school-boys-athlete-080232901.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Taunton Daily Gazette recently announced its selection for the High School Boys Athlete of the Week for September 14-20. The competition featured athletes from various sports in the Greater Taunton area.\n\nIn football, Taunton's Amari Teixeira emerged as the standout player. He scored two rushing touchdowns, including a 40-yard and a 21-yard run, against Durfee. Bridgewater-Raynham's Nick Rotondo also contributed to the win, blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown. Bristol-Plymouth's Wes Palleschi had a stellar performance with 5-of-7 passing for 50 yards and a touchdown, along with a rushing touchdown from 2 yards out against South Shore Tech.\n\nFor soccer, Bridgewater-Raynham's Landon O’Hearn was recognized for his two goal-scoring performance against New Bedford. Cross country athletes also made an impact, with Bristol Aggie's Brett Gifford being the top overall finisher at 19:12 against Norfolk Aggie.\n\nIn golf, Bridgewater-Raynham's Cam Cobb and Dighton-Rehoboth's Charlie Rosa both posted even par scores of 35 and 36, respectively, against Old Rochester and Bishop Feehan.",
  "summary": "Taunton golf's Logan Mendes is the Athlete of the Week for Sept. 2-13. Cast your vote for the next AOTW here through noon on Sunday, Sept. 27.",
  "key_points": [
    "Taunton's Amari Teixeira wins TDG High School Boys Athlete of the Week for football",
    "Nick Rotondo of Bridgewater-Raynham blocks punt for TD against Durfee",
    "Wes Palleschi of Bristol-Plymouth throws 5 TD passes vs South Shore Tech"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Stark County high school golf, volleyball, soccer scores for Sept. 21-26",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/stark-county-high-school-golf-volleyball-soccer-scores-for-sept-21-26",
        "published": "2026-09-22T02:47:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}