RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Welcome to the 2026 football season!
Tonight's the night as 10 of our 14 teams take the field for the first time. Stay with us all night as we update the scores live and bring you any other news that pops up.
Let's see how the first Friday unfolds together.
Friday's live scores
Santa Rosa Academy at Cathedral City
Desert Hot Springs at Tahquitz
San Bernardino at Indio
Twentynine Palms at Desert Christian Academy
Rancho Mirage at Yucca Valley
Palm Desert at Brawley
Xavier Prep at Rim of the World
Esperanza at Shadow Hills
No game this week: La Quinta, Coachella Valley
Thursday's results
Desert Mirage 16, Duarte 8: The Rams got the season off on the right foot thanks in large part to their defense. Desert Mirage led 8-0 at the half on a Pablo Marcelo 8-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion. The Rams then opened a 16-0 lead thanks to an Angel Avila 5-yard TD run. Duarte finally scored with about three minutes left to make it 16-8. The Rams ran down the clock and punted it away giving Duarte one last chance, but Ivan Pesqueda forced a fumble and Joseph Vallejo recovered it to seal the win.
Hemet 37, Palm Springs 6: Nothing went right for the Indians in this one who fell behind 30-6 at the half, and the team that went 9-1 last regular season starts 2026 0-1. A lot of starting roles left open by graduation, and a road game against a tough Hemet team was not a great place for players to get their feet wet.
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Looking ahead to Week 2
Here is the Week 2 schedule as La Quinta and Coachella Valley make their debuts and note a lot of Thursday games
Aug. 27 (Thursday)
Grand Terrace at Palm Springs
Desert Mirage at San Jacinto Valley Academy
Indian Springs at Indio
Riverside Prep at Twentynine Palms
Aug. 28 (Friday)
Cathedral City at San Bernardino
Desert Hot Springs at Xavier Prep
Yucca Valley at La Quinta
Coachella Valley at Rancho Mirage
Central (El Centro) at Palm Desert
Palo Verde Valley at Shadow Hills
Aug. 29 (Saturday)
Desert Christian Academy at Arrowhead Christian (6 p.m.)
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Friday night live: Live scoring for all 10 desert teams in action
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