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. 6-11, 2025 was Out-of-Door Academy football player Aengus Doody, who won the poll with 68.39% of the vote. Doody, a senior fullback and edge rusher, scored a crucial touchdown for ODA in a close win and combined with teammate Jake Beasley for three sacks on defense.

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