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Who gets your vote for The Desert Sun Friday Night Hero for Week 10?

Last week you voted and you chose Damian Walls of Shadow Hills. Who will you vote for this week?

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Week 10 of the high school season featured a ton of blowouts as every single game was decided by 12 points or more and four of the eight games were shutouts.

That also means there were some big performances to chose for this week's Friday Night Hero.

You know the drill by now. Read about the accomplishments of this weeks nominees and then vote in the poll attached to this article at desertsun.com. Whichever player has the most votes by 5 p.m. on Wednesday will be the weekly winner.

Before we look at this week's honorees, let's look at who you voted for last week. Your choice was Shadow Hills quarterback Damian Walls. Walls had a big game in leading the Knights to an upset win over Palm Desert.

This week's winner, as always, is up to you. Here are the candidates listed in alphabetical order. Happy voting!

What he did: The talented QB did what he's been doing all year, finishing drives with his team in the end zone. Gallo accounted for six TDs as the Conquerors moved to 9-0 on the season. He threw for five and ran for another in a 47-3 win over Santa Rosa Academy.

What he did: The senior came up big in the league-clinching win as the defense pitched a shutout and he came up with an interception and a fumble recovery as La Quinta earned its first outright league title since 2016.

What he did: Hodge had a big day on the ground as the Golden Eagles had a whopping eight rushing touchdowns on the night. Hodge accounted for two of those rushing touchdowns as DHS turned in a dominating performance.

What he did: In a get-right game for the Aztecs, Perez was up to his usual tricks, throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for one more as Palm Desert took down Palm Springs 30-0.

What he did: The Lions picked up a road win at Indio to keep them in the postseason hunt and Vargas was the main reason why, he rushed for two touchdowns and helped the Lions with one of their best defensive efforts of the year.

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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