The 5 most interesting things from Week 2 of high school football

By admin — In News — August 29, 2026

   ​An eventful Week 2 of the high school season saw some wet bulb delays, a coach get his first-ever victory, and a Sun Valley sweep.Here is “The Friday Five” — that’s what we call our new feature rounding up the five most important things that happened in Week 2. You never forget your firstCongratulations to Nick King. The former Palm Springs high athletic standout and now first-year head coach at Shadow Hills picked up the first victory of his coaching career Friday. The Knights’ defense solved the Wing-T offense of Palo Verde Valley and the offense got on track as Shadow Hills pulled away for a 26-6 victory. Damian Walls had a pair of rushing touchdowns in the win. King and Company will have a short week and a tough task in Week 3 as they play at Yucaipa on Thursday. But tonight, Coach King can go ahead and exhale and celebrate the fact that he’s a winning high school head coach.A carbon copy win for the RattlersLast week, the Rancho Mirage defense bent, but rarely broke, as they turned away and shut down a solid Yucca Valley offense. This week, the Rancho Mirage defense bent, but rarely broke, as they turned away and shut down a solid Coachella Valley offense. The Rattlers flummoxed their second straight DVL team and have found a nice mix of offense and defense early this season. There’s been a lot of talk about the Rattlers sophomore class and that was on display in this one as the four touchdowns were scored by four different sophomores. Wow! Bentley Arredondo, Jadarius Hester, Reid Keane and Jayden Ayers all scored. That’s 2-0 for the Rattlers and that’s a good feeling.La Quinta hangs 58 points in season openerThe Blackhawks took their usual opening week bye week and there was absolutely no rust to be found as La Quinta ran around, over and through Yucca Valley for a 58-28 victory. The only thing that slowed them down was a wet bulb delay to start the game as La Quinta showed off its balanced offense. Talented tailback Colton LaCrone did his thing with 136 yards rushing and two TDs on 16 carries, while QB Mason Flores threw for 187 yards and three touchdown passes. The defense did its part getting a safety from Dominyck Gonzalez and a pick six from Alfredo Castro. Sure there was some sloppy play that gave coach Juan Ruiz something to talk about during film sessions, but he said it best “Even if there was some sloppy moments, nothing beats starting off the year with a W.” One note for Yucca Valley in a mostly forgettable night, Aiden Pope did return a kickoff for a touchdown.Palm Desert drops a double OT thrillerThe Aztecs and Central (El Centro) played a game that was so close all night, it felt like the last team to have the ball might win it. And that is exactly what happened. Unfortunately, the Aztecs didn’t have the ball last. Central kicked a late field goal in regulation to tie the game at 20. Both teams scored a touchdown in the first OT to make it 27-27. The Aztecs had the ball first in double OT, but were held to a field goal (the   

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