It's time once again for Friday Night Hero and with league play now in session for every desert team, the players seemed to have stepped up their performance.
It was an entertaining Week 9 with plenty of good effort to choose from, but we've narrowed it down the best of the best.
You know the drill. Read the accomplishments of this week's nominees and vote for your favorite in the poll attached to this article at desertsun.com. Whoever 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 back at who you voted for last week. You voted and you chose quarterback Sam Mourhess of Xavier Prep. Mourhess ran for a score and threw for another in the Saints' upset of Palm Desert.
This week's winner, as always, is up to you. Here are this week's nominees listed in alphabetical order. And we couldn't confine it to just five guys this week, so here are six players to choose from. Happy voting!
Andrew Haney, Twentynine Palms
What he did: Haney was a beast on the ground against Cathedral City, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns as the Wildcats picked up a crucial road win in their Sun Valley League opener.
Gregory Mora, La Quinta
What he did: Mora had it all working during Friday's win over Palm Springs, rushing for 191 yards and two touchdowns as the Blackhawks steamrolled the Indians to move to 3-0 in league play.
Deegan Storm, Yucca Valley
What he did: Deegan Storm has a great sports name, and it was called a lot on Friday night as the Trojans may have picked up the most impressive win on Friday. Storm had three rushing touchdowns as Yucca Valley won on the road against a Banning team that was 6-1 heading into the game.
Chief Togafau-Paleafei, Desert Hot Springs
What he did: When you win 48-0, something probably went right in the trenches and that points right to OL/DL extraordinaire Togafau-Paleafei for DHS on Friday. The athletic big man opened holes for the offense and created havoc on defense.
Adam Tremper, Indio
What he did: Tremper played a large role in helping the Rajahs earn a crucial 22-20 overtime win. Tremper rushed for two touchdowns on the night, including the overtime score for Indio.
Damian Walls, Shadow Hills
What he did: Walls, who has recently been moved into the QB spot, showed his value there, throwing for an amazing five touchdowns to lead the Knights to a wild win over Palm Desert. You like chunk plays? The distances on his five TDs were 1, 18, 26, 30 and 74 yards.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: It's Friday Night Hero time, vote for the top football player of Week 9