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Week 10 FLAG GAME! 36-28
5’10 180LBS
3 touchdowns 131 yards rushing @LQHSKlock @CoachMattWard @CoachRuiz75 @JohnnieLafayet1
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Football is ultimately a game of talent. Scheme matters. Play calling matters. Great coaching and creative play designs can give you an edge. But when the lights come on, it still comes down to players making plays. The team with the better players usually wins. Talent matters. Period.
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See highlights from La Quinta's Flag Game victory over Palm Desert desertsun.com/videos/sports/…
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FINAL SCORE: La Quinta 36, Palm Desert 28
BLACKHAWKS TAKE BACK THE FLAG!
La Quinta uses a 30-7 second half blitz after trailing 21-6 in the third. To get the Flag back for first time since 2022.
Undefeated DEL champs!
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Santiago Rodriguez | DL/EDGE
📍 La Quinta High School
📏 6’2” | ⚖️ 235lbs
🎓 Class of 2028
@CoachRuiz75 @CoachMattWard
2 SACKS 💥 Attacking the pulling guard, finishing tackles, and making plays in space on screen passes. Effort every snap.#99
#ClassOf2028 #DLine #versatile
Proud of this group of young men! Desert Empire League Champs! First time outright since 2016. The job is not finished though! #DEL #LQfootball #MambaMentality
Trust the process!!! Job is not finished! @LaQuintaFB
La Quinta football secures 2026 DEL title with win over Xavier Prep desertsun.com/picture-galler…
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La Quinta clinches outright DEL title, school's first since 2016 desertsun.com/story/sports/h…
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FINAL SCORE: La Quinta 47, Palm Springs 14
Blackhawks train keeps chugging along. Indians actually led 14-7 but La Quinta scored final 40 points of the game. Wow. LQ now 3-0 in DEL play.
Gameday!!! Let’s go ‘Hawks. Trust the process!!! #LQfootball @LaQuintaFB
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Cool to find out in my junior year of highschool I was apart of California’s Football Academic All - Americans!
4.5 GPA. Blessed 🙏🙏
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Coaches, check out:
Mason Flores ‘28
@masonflores_
QB 5’10” 175lbs
‘26: 933 pass yard 9 tds 25 rush 266 rush yards
First year starter leading the way! @CoachMattWard #LQfootball
laquintafootball.com/team-me…
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In dramatic return, Madden Ruberg leads La Quinta past Rancho Mirage desertsun.com/story/sports/h…
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CA 27’ RB/LB 180 LBS 5’10
3.44 GPA
recap of last night game against rancho mirage!
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CA/27’ RB
Coming back off 2 ACL surgeries first game back!
3 touchdowns 170 yards rushing 44-34!
Off 8 plays a quarter!
Truly bless for the chance to be out here and show what I’m capable of!🙏🏽@CoachMattWard @CoachRuiz75 @LaQuintaFB
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The La Quinta Blackhawks host the Rancho Mirage Rattlers in Week 8 desertsun.com/picture-galler…
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FINAL: La Quinta 44, Rancho Mirage 34 -- Blackhawks win a wild one as the lead changed hands all night.
Big plays all over the field all night.
We'll have the photos, video and details throughout the night at desertsun.com and on our scial media. What a game!


















