COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The playoffs are here for high school football. Eight local teams made the postseason and will look to earn a CIF-SS championship in their respective division. Here is a look at the first round schedule. Friday, Nov. 7 Division 7: Claremont at Palm Springs Division 8: Marina at Palm Desert
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s the final week of the regular season for high school football and there are plenty of storylines and rivalries. La Quinta – 0@Palm Desert – 35FRancho Mirage – 21@Palm Springs – 33FXavier Prep – 7@Shadow Hills – 23FCoachella Valley – 37@Indio – 7FTwentynine Palms – 0@Yucca Valley – 49F
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert girls flag football lost 39-6 to Hillcrest in Riverside on Tuesday, ending the Aztecs’ season. Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal at Hillcrest in Riverside. The Aztecs lost 39-6. Big thanks to @SportswithPep for the assist on highlights. Some crispy
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 10 of the high school football season is in the books. And what a week of football it was, headlined by Palm Desert’s win over Palm Springs. The Aztecs defeated the Indians 35-28, ending their undefeated season. Palm Desert’s win also means there is a three-way tie for first
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Indio has forfeited their game this Friday, Oct. 24 at Yucca Valley. Just received word that the Indio-Yucca Valley football game tomorrow night on the high desert has been cancelled. Indio is unable to field both a varsity and JV team. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @kendallkesq @FootballinCV @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24)
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 9 of the high school football featured nine games, including two undefeated teams Xavier Prep0@Palm Springs26 FLa Quinta40@Rancho Mirage13FYucca Valley30@Coachella Valley55FDesert Mirage14@Cathedral City20FBanning28@DHS27FHamilton7@Desert Christian51FSan Jacinto47@Desert Chapel41F Thursday games: In the DEL, Palm Desert defeated Shadow Hills 38-14. In the DVL, Twentynine Palms took care of Indio 44-25. Stay with
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It was a smaller week here in the valley for high school football, but we still had some key games nonetheless. Rancho Mirage – 7(3-4)@Palm Desert – 31(4-3)FShadow Hills – 21(4-3)@Palm Springs – 41(7-0)FXavier Prep – 14(5-2)@La Quinta – 28(5-2)F29 Palms – 22(3-4)@Banning – 42(5-2)FDesert Chapel – 22(1-5)@Desert Christian –
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The 2025 high school football season rolled on this week with all eyes on the Desert Empire League. The week was highlighted by a highly anticipated match-up of local, traditional powers in Palm Springs and La Quinta. Not to mention, a rivalry is renewed between Palm Desert and Xavier Prep
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Friday, 9/26 Desert Mirage (3-3)14@29 Palms (3-2)38FLa Quinta (4-1)29@Central35F/OTSan Gorgonio28@Cathedral City (2-4)34FValley View21@Coachella Valley (1-4)18FDHS (2-4)7@Yucca Valley (3-3)28FIndio (1-5)0@West Valley47FDuarte34@Desert Chapel (0-4)13F Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for complete coverage of local high school football. Be sure to watch the Best Local Sports Show every Friday throughout the season on News Channel 3 at
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s was a jam-packed week of high school football with a total of 14 games, four on Thursday and 10 on Friday. Friday, 9/19 Yucca Valley 21 (2-3) at Xavier Prep 35 (3-1) Jurupa Hills 29 at Rancho Mirage 35 (3-2) Shadow Hills 51 (3-2) at Patriot 52 2OT Palm
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) Coachella Valley’s High School football game vs Central has been canceled due to field conditions after Thursday’s rain. The game between the Spartans and Arabs was expected to kick off tonight at 7 PM. CVUSD spokesperson Selena Castillo said that they decided to cancel the game to protect the players from injury,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Izik Duran stole the show for week 4 of the high school football season with his 2-point conversion and post-game interview. Duran instantly became a fan favorite, evidenced by the voting for play of the week. Duran, a junior for the knights, earned the most votes on our poll over
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The 2025 high school football season continues this week with many local teams in action. Below is the schedule and scores for Week 4. Friday, Sept. 12 Desert Hot Springs10@Shadow Hills44FCathedral City6@Xavier Prep48FWestern Christian47@Indio6FPalm Desert21@Yucaipa37FLa Quinta22@Hesperia21FYucca Valley21@Chaffey28FRubidoux12@Twentynine Palms41FCoachella Valley24@Palo Verde Valley40FDesert Christian Academy58@San Jacinto Valley Academy7FDesert Chapel13@Nordhoff47F Thursday, Sept. 11
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