2026 high school football team preview: Cathedral City Lions

By Blake Arthur

Updated

today at 9:24 PM

Published August 6, 2026 4:20 PM

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) -- Watch the video for a full team preview on Cathedral City ahead of the 2026 high school football season.

2025 Record: 4-6 overall, 1-2 league

2026 Schedule: See below

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
Aug. 21	Santa Rosa Academy	Home	7:00 PM
Aug. 28	San Bernardino	Away	7:00 PM
Sept. 3	Notre Dame	Home	7:00 PM
Sept. 11	Xavier Prep	Home	7:00 PM
Sept. 18	Desert Christian Academy	Away	7:00 PM
Sept. 25	Arrowhead Christian	Home	7:00 PM
Oct. 2	Yucca Valley	Away	7:00 PM
Oct. 16	Twentynine Palms*	Home	7:00 PM
Oct. 23	Indio*	Away	7:00 PM
Oct. 29	Desert Mirage*	Away	7:00 PM

Cathedral City will play in the four-team Sun Valley League based on the Desert Athletic Conference, which begins this season.

This new conference allows for re-alignment based on performance, meant to improve the fairness and quality of competition for all local high school sports.

News Channel 3 will showcase one local high school football team per day leading up to kickoff for the 2026 season on Friday, August 21st.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing coverage and be sure to watch the Best Local Sports Show every Friday night during the season.

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