Multiple high School football teams from the Coachella Valley have taken trips out of state for non-league games in recent years. But this year, the trip Rancho Mirage High School will top them all.
The Rattlers will fly to Hawaii for a game against Farrington High, a school of 2,500 students outside of Honolulu, to begin the 2024 season. The game is slated for Aug. 23, during the non-league portion of the schedule and prior to the start of the Desert Empire League slate.
Palm Springs Unified School District last week approved the travel, which will include around 65-70 people. The trip will be for just the varsity football team, along with coaches and other staff.
“It’s the trip of a lifetime,” Rattlers head coach L.D. Matthews said. “It’ll be an experience I hope all of these kids in our varsity program will never forget.”
Matthews and Rancho Mirage High are in the early stages of planning the trip and doing the necessary fundraising. PSUSD will not allocate funds for the travel. Much of that fundraising will be through the annual Rattlers golf scramble, which will be held this spring. The football program is also accepting other donation... Click here to read full article
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