Here are the candidates for the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union boys athlete of the week. Voters have until noon on Oct. 8 to submit their responses.
Lucah Daugherty, Alcoa: Daugherty completed 10-of-12 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. He had 13 carries for 89 yards and four touchdowns in Alcoa's 42-7 win over South-Doyle.
Maddox Tackett, Anderson County: Tackett shot a 74 as Anderson County clinched the Region 2-A championship.
Dikyeis Towns, Austin-East: Towns had 11 catches for 147 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-20 loss to Sweetwater.
William Ibbotson, Bearden: Ibbotson shot a 72, leading Bearden to a Region 2-AA championship.
Kruise Buntyn Jr., Catholic: Buntyn had 13 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown in a 20-14 win over Ensworth.
Jamil Smith, Fulton: Smith had 15 carries for 239 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed 10-of-16 passing attempts for 148 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-26 win over Carter.
Alexander Green, First Baptist Academy: First Baptist won the DII-A East region tournament behind Green, who shot a 67.
Marshal Gay, Gatlinburg-Pittman: Gay had 11 carries for 235 yards and five touchdowns in a 51-10 win over West Greene.
Alex Owens, Gibbs: Owens bowled a perfect 300 in a match against Carter to open the season.
Darian Anderson, Grace Christian: Anderson had four tackles, a sack, an interception and a pass breakup in Grace's 57-20 win over Boyd Buchanan.
Nathan Howlett, Greeneville: Howlett shot a 76 to lead Greeneville to a Region 1-A title.
Cooper Newman, Sevier County: Newman broke the TSSAA state record for career passing touchdowns with six touchdowns in Sevier's 69-0 win over Cocke County.
Ty Fitch, Sweetwater: Fitch had 21 carries for 202 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-20 win over Austin-East.
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com
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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Vote for the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union boys athlete of the week for Sept. 28-Oct. 2
