Full football season: Complete look at the 2021 high school football schedule for area teams
High school football is back!
The 2021 season officially kicks off Friday, August 20th with the first week of games for many of our local teams.
This year, barring any changes, our valley teams will play a full schedule after a shortened, make-up season this past Spring.
Stay with Sports Director Blake Arthur and KESQ News Channel 3 throughout the high school football season for complete coverage.
Watch the Best Local Sports Show every Friday night at 11 for highlights, scores and more from all games featuring our valley teams!
Get to know every team this year by watching our Prep Football Preview series on each team and be sure to visit our High School Football section for more coverage all season long.
- Palm Desert
- Palm Springs
- Rancho Mirage
- Xavier Prep
- La Quinta
- Shadow Hills
- Coachella Valley
- Indio
- Desert Hot Springs
- Cathedral City
- 29 Palms
- Yucca Valley
- Desert Mirage
2021 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. Games start at 7pm unless noted.
WEEK 1 - FRIDAY 8/20
| Silverado | @ | Palm Desert |
| Palm Springs | @ | Yucaipa |
| Xavier Prep | @ | St. Pius X - St. Matthias Academy |
| Rancho Mirage | @ | Hemet |
| Indio | @ | Shadow Hills *Mayor's Cup |
| Coachella Valley | @ | Canyon Springs |
| San Bernardino | @ | Desert Mirage |
| Rowland | @ | Cathedral City *Saturday 8/21 |
| Desert Hot Springs | @ | Indian Springs |
WEEK 2 - FRIDAY 8/27
| Shadow Hills | @ | Citrus Hill *Thursday 8/26 |
| Palm Desert | @ | Dixie (Utah) |
| Palm Springs | @ | Grand Terrace *CANCELLED - Grand Terrace positive tests of COVID-19 |
| Carter | @ | La Quinta |
| Xavier Prep | @ | Ontario Christian |
| Indio | @ | Rancho Mirage |
| West Valley | @ | Cathedral City |
| Palo Verde Valley | @ | Coachella Valley |
| Desert Mirage | @ | Calipatria |
| Yucca Valley | @ | Lancaster |
| Twentynine Palms | @ | Big Bear *CANCELLED - 29 Palms positive tests of COVID-19 |
| Jurupa Valley | @ | Desert Hot Springs |
WEEK 3 - FRIDAY 9/3
| Eisenhower | @ | Palm Springs *Thursday 9/2 |
| Tahquitz | @ | Rancho Mirage *Thursday 9/2 |
| Perris | @ | Desert Hot Springs *Thursday 9/2 |
| Brawley | @ | Indio *Thursday 9/2 |
| Central | @ | Palm Desert |
| La Quinta | @ | Coachella Valley |
| Aquinas | @ | Xavier Prep |
| Great Oak | @ | Shadow Hills |
| Yucca Valley | @ | Canyon Springs |
| Victor Valley | @ | Twentynine Palms |
| Desert Mirage | @ | DCA *Saturday 9/4 |
WEEK 4 - FRIDAY 9/10
| Murrieta Mesa | @ | Palm Desert |
| Palm Springs | @ | Knight |
| La Quinta | @ | Redlands |
| Linfield Christian | @ | Xavier Prep |
| Norte Vista | @ | Rancho Mirage |
| Paloma Valley | @ | Shadow Hills |
| Cathedral City | @ | Perris |
| Hamilton | @ | Yucca Valley |
| Rubidoux | @ | Twentynine Palms |
WEEK 5 - FRIDAY 9/17
| Palm Desert | @ | Santiago |
| Redlands | @ | Palm Springs |
| Murrieta Mesa | @ | La Quinta |
| Chaffey | @ | Rancho Mirage |
| Palo Verde Valley | @ | Shadow Hills |
| Desert Mirage | @ | Indio |
| Twentynine Palms | @ | Cathedral City *Thursday 9/16 |
| Desert Hot Springs | @ | Coachella Valley |
| Yucca Valley | @ | Banning |
WEEK 6 - FRIDAY 9/24
| La Quinta | @ | Bloomington |
| Indio | @ | Cathedral City |
| Banning | @ | Coachella Valley |
| Desert Mirage | @ | Twentynine Palms |
| Desert Hot Springs | @ | Yucca Valley |
WEEK 7 - FRIDAY 10/1
| Palm Springs | @ | Palm Desert |
| Shadow Hills | @ | La Quinta |
| Rancho Mirage | @ | Xavier Prep |
| Twentynine Palms | @ | Indio |
| Banning | @ | Desert Hot Springs |
| Coachella Valley | @ | Yucca Valley *Thursday 9/30 |
| Cathedral City | @ | Desert Mirage *Thursday 9/30 |
WEEK 8 - FRIDAY 10/8
| La Quinta | @ | Palm Desert |
| Rancho Mirage | @ | Palm Springs |
| Xavier Prep | @ | Shadow Hills |
| Indio | @ | Yucca Valley |
| Cathedral City | @ | Banning |
| Twentynine Palms | @ | Coachella Valley |
| Desert Mirage | @ | Desert Hot Springs |
WEEK 9 - FRIDAY 10/15
| Palm Desert | @ | Xavier Prep |
| Palm Springs | @ | La Quinta |
| Shadow Hills | @ | Rancho Mirage |
| Coachella Valley | @ | Cathedral City |
| Yucca Valley | @ | Desert Mirage |
| Desert Hot Springs | @ | Twentynine Palms |
| Indio | @ | Banning *Saturday 10/16 |
WEEK 10 - FRIDAY 10/22
| Desert Mirage | @ | Coachella Valley *Thursday 10/21 |
| Shadow Hills | @ | Palm Springs |
| Rancho Mirage | @ | Palm Desert |
| Xavier Prep | @ | La Quinta |
| Cathedral City | @ | Yucca Valley |
| Banning | @ | Twentynine Palms |
| Desert Hot Springs | @ | Indio |
WEEK 11 - FRIDAY 10/29
| Palm Desert | @ | Shadow Hills *Thursday 10/28 |
| La Quinta | @ | Rancho Mirage *Thursday 10/28 |
| Xavier Prep | @ | Palm Springs |
| Coachella Valley | @ | Indio |
| Cathedral City | @ | Desert Hot Springs |
| Banning | @ | Desert Mirage |
| Twentynine Palms | @ | Yucca Valley |
PLAYOFFS - TBD
