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Time to vote for your favorite high school sports photo of the week!
Palm Springs area high school football 2024 first month recap
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It’s time once again for our high school sports photo of the week.
Our triumverate of award-winning photojournalists blanketed the high school sports scene again this week, and we’ve got photos from water polo, volleyball and Friday night football.
Take a look at their favorite photos of the week and vote for your favorite in the poll at the bottom of this article. For the record, last week’s winning photo was taken by Andy Abeyta of a happy group of Shadow Hills football players after a narrow home win.
This week’s winner is up to you. Here are this week’s top photos, but don’t forget you can sift through the attached full photo gallery from each event to see all of the photographers’ great work.
Happy voting! Voting ends at noon on Thursday.
Palm Desert vs. La Quinta water polo
Goalkeeper Marley Williams reacts as he makes a save in a 20-9 win over the Blackhawks.
Photo gallery: All the photos from the Palm Desert-La Quinta match.
Xavier Prep vs. Palm Desert volleyball
The Saints’ Jilianna Loya gives a look as teammate Juliette Rothe smiles after Loya served an ace in Xavier Prep’s 3-1 win over Palm Desert.
Photo gallery: All the photos from the Xavier Prep vs. Palm Desert water polo match.
Yucca Valley vs. Desert Hot Springs football
Crunch! Desert Hot Springs’ Seth Silva winces as three Yucca Valley defenders bring him down Friday during the Trojans’ 42-14 win.
Photo gallery: All the photos from the Yucca Valley vs. Desert Hot Springs football game.
Twentynine Palms vs. Desert Mirage football
First win fun! The Twentynine Palms football team goofs around while posing for a team photo after collecting their first win of the season Friday.
Photo gallery: All the photos from the Twentynine Palms vs. Desert Mirage football game.
Vista del Lago vs. La Quinta football
La Quinta running back James Madden Ruberg leaps a Vista del Lago defender during the first quarter Friday.
Photo gallery: All the photos from the Vista del Lago vs. La Quinta football game.