The Herald-Tribune is proud to honor area high school sports programs with our Top Teams list and poll this season. This will be a monthly feature Sarasota and Manatee high school teams that rise above the rest. Watch Florida HS football games live on NFHS Network

At the beginning of each month during the high school competitive seasons, the Herald-Tribune will select the teams that stood out the month before for their stellar achievements, grit, and sportsmanship. Once we compile the list, we will leave it up to you to decide which squads deserve to be named the Herald-Tribune Top Team of the Month.

For September, we selected eight nominees and after a week of voting, the Bayshore High football team finished with 60% of the vote . The Bruins won just one game last season, and then tri

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