Time to vote for Friday Night Hero! Palm Springs QB was last week's winner

It's time once again for Friday Night Hero, but before we look at this week's five candidates, we like to honor last week's winner.

You voted online and on Instagram and you chose Palm Springs quarterback Bishop Miller. Miller had a great performance in that win against Grand Terrace. And the truth is he could've been a candidate again this week after another four-TD performance, but we like to spread the wealth when possible.

Here are this week's Friday Night Hero candidates, and you can vote for the winner. How do you vote? Simple. You can vote in the poll at desertsun.com at the bottom of this article, or you can vote at our desertsunsports Instagram by clicking the heart to like your favorite.

Whichever player has the most votes at noon on Wednesday will be declared the winner so happy voting.

Derek Calderon, Coachella Valley

What he did: The Arabs' quarterback continued his stellar 2024 campaign with a big night. He threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yarder.

Lorenzo Herrera, La Quinta

What he did: Herrera scored the lone touchdown for the La Quinta Blackhawks in an impressive 13-6 road win over Rancho Verde on Thursday. He plunged in from three yards out and had 68 yards rushing on the night. He added three tackles from his defensive post, too.

Austin McDanel, Xavier Prep

What he did: All McDanel did during Thursday night's win was rack up four touchdowns in the first half alone. McDanel had TD runs of 4 yards, 46 yards and 10 yards, and then caught a short pass and took it 35 yards for a score to lead the Saints to a 40-0 halftime lead over Notre Dame.

Koa Rapolla, Palm Springs

What he did: Rapolla had the game-changing play in the Indians' win over Eisenhower on Friday, breaking a 7-7 tie with a pick-six as he baited the Eisenhower quarterback who threw it right to him. Rapolla then returned the interception 33 yards for a touchdown. He added numerous tackles and one huge second-half sack.

Donevin Thornton, Desert Hot Springs

What he did: The Golden Eagles, running back scored all three of the team's touchdowns in Friday's win. Thornton ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns and caught three passes for 38 yards in the win.

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