'We're still out here': After two difficult years and lot of injuries, La Quinta is back in CIF quarterfinals

In the fall of 2019, the freshman football team at La Quinta High School completed a perfect, unbeaten 10-0 season. That team was supposed to be th...

November 11, 2022
7:58 AM

In the fall of 2019, the freshman football team at La Quinta High School completed a perfect, unbeaten 10-0 season. That team was supposed to be the foundation of a great varsity team for the next three seasons.Then a series of things happened that led to a disastrous two-year stretch, from 2019-21, which included no wins in the Desert Empire League, a coaching change and questions about whether a once great football program with a pair of CIF championships had fallen from grace.That all shifted at some point this season, with La Quinta beating longtime rival Palm Desert, then Xavier Prep, Rancho Mirage and Shadow Hills to claim a share of the DEL title.

Andrew L. John