Cathedral City tailback wins Week 6 Pocial Friday Night Hero. Vote for Week 7 winner now
Are desert football fans giving enough credit to Cathedral City?
Only one team in the desert, the undefeated Coachella Valley Arabs, have a better record than the 4-2 Lions.
Well, Friday Night Hero voters have taken notice. The Week 6 Pocial Friday Night Hero winner is explosive Cathedral City star Rene Romero. It was a close race between Romero and Coachella Valley phenom Aaron Ramirez. Romero won the online poll vote and Ramirez won the Instagram vote, but after combining the votes, crunching the numbers and carrying the seven, it was Romero who came out on top.
And why not? He had the third-most rushing yards in Cathedral City history with 277 in a win over Twentynine Palms.
So Romero was the Week 6 winner, but the Week 7 winner of Friday Night Hero brought to you by Pocial is up to you.
Here are this week's candidates. Take a look and then vote your favorite in the poll down below. You can also vote at our desertsunsports Instagram like always.
Happy voting!
Malachi Harper
Yucca Valley, RB/DB
What he did: Harper was a workhorse back for the Trojans, rushing for 148 yards on 18 carries, including a touchdown and played lock-down corner where he also collected an interception.
Kyle Hill
Desert Mirage, DE
What he did: Hill had four sacks as the Saints put on a defensive clinic against Shadow Hills on Friday, part of a defensive effort that only allowed Shadow Hills to score seven points.
Janni Padilla
Rancho Mirage quarterback
What he did: Moved into the starting role, this junior came through in the clutch, hitting on a 37-yard and a 17-yard touchdown in the final three minutes to lift the Rattlers to a 26-20 Ramon Road Rivalry win over Palm Springs. He finished with 202 yards passing and three TDs.
Ryland Risk
Palm Desert kicker
What he did: Risk made sure almost every Palm Desert drive ended with points, knocking home field goals of 29, 31 and 38 yards on the night and making all three extra points, accounting for 12 of the team's 30 points.
Angel Toscano
Indio kicker
What he did: We love having kickers in the Friday Night Hero mix and when you nail a 36-yarder with a minute left to lift your team to a two-point win, that qualifies as heroic.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Voting is open for Week 7 Friday Night Hero brought to you by Pocial
