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VOTE: 10 up for Nov. 2-7 SW FL Boys Athlete of the Week

Your vote will determine who will be the Turf Masters Football Sports Athlete of the Week for November 2-8.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC
Key points
  • Each week during the school year, The News-Press and the Naples Daily News select high school boys athletes who stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports sent to [email protected] and [email protected] and school nominations sent over email by noon Sunday.
  • All athletes who play on Section V football teams are eligible to be nominated.
  • Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on news-press.com and naplesnews.com, and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best.

The previous SWFL Boys Athlete of the Week winner was Community School swimmer Barney Cotterill, who captured 51.9 percent of the vote.

The winner of the Southwest Florida Boys Athlete of the Week poll will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by The News-Press and Naples Daily News.

Additional details
  • If you would like to call attention to an athlete's performance to be considered for the nomination, please email [email protected].
  • Nicholas Kirby, Estero Kirby won the 500 free title and came in second in the 200 free, helping the Wildcats win the Class 2A-Region 3 title.
  • It's time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V.
  • Gabriel Boone, Barron Collier Boone shot a 5-under 67 to win the Class 2A-Region 4 title, helping the Cougars to finish in fourth place.
  • Swimming Carter Dumont, Gulf Coast Dumont finished in first in the 200 free and second in the 500 free at the Class 2A-Region 3 meet.

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