Each week, the Herald-Tribune staff will select nominees for the Herald-Tribune Boys Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Network, Inc. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Sarasota and Manatee County coaches during the week to htincoming@gmail.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine the Boys Athlete of the Week.
The Herald-Tribune Boys Athlete of the Week sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Health Network for Oct. 5-10, 2026,was Riverview swimmer Maddax Harland, who won the poll with 62.9 percent of the vote. Harlan placed first in the 100 backstroke with a 52.36 and the 100 fly with a 51.56 at the Tri-County Invitational.
A poll will be posted at heraldtribune.com each Monday,
and voting will end at 10 a.m. Friday each week.
The nominees for the week of Oct. 12-17, 2026 are:
Cross Country
Chase Marshall, Wellen Park: Marshall placed fifth in the ODA Thunder Invitational, running a 17:33.6. He helped Wellen Park to a first-place finish.
Gabe Milliken, Sarasota Christian: Milliken finished first at the ODA Thunder Invitational, running a 17:17.8.
Amos Mobley, Sarasota: Mobley finished sixth at the ODA Thunder Invitational, running a 17:36.7.
Finn Randall, Out-of-Door Academy: Randall placed second at the ODA Thunder Invitational, finishing 17:21.7. He helped ODA to a second-place finish.
Golf
Matthew Dressel, Riverview: Dressel shot a 37, the fourth-lowest score of the match, in Riverview's loss to Sarasota.
Braden Fernandez de Castro, Sarasota: Fernandez de Castro shot a 36 — the third-lowest score — in Sarasota's 141-155 win over Riverview.
Football
Davin Davidson, Cardinal Mooney: Davidson finished 11-of-15, throwing for 186 yards and three touchdowns in Cardinal Mooney's 48-12 win over Southeast.
Trenton Huffman, Riverview: Huffman had 159 receiving yards and one touchdown, including a 71-yard reception in Riverview's loss to Venice.
Dorien Jones, Venice: Jones had 265 yards and five touchdowns on 35 carries in Venice's 41-32 win over Riverview.
Jayden Rivers, Sarasota: Rivers had four touchdown catches in Sarasota's 44-43 overtime win against Lakewood Ranch.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: VOTE: CFBHN/Herald-Tribune Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct. 12-17
