We've made it. It's the first week of the high school football season and hope springs eternal for all 15 of our desert teams as they are currently tied for first place in the standings and on pace for undefeated seasons.

And when we look at the schedule for Week 1 (we don't use the archaic phrase "Week Zero" around here with 14 of our 15 teams in action this week) we're excited to have not one but three desert head-to-head battles and the season debuts of other top teams.

With the exception of the La Quinta Blackhawks, all 15 of our teams hit the gridiron either Thursday, Friday or Saturday this weekend, with seven of them playing at home.

We want to know which desert home game you are looking most forward to? That's our weekly poll question.

High school football: Complete 2025 week-b

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