The Dons faced the other cross-town rival, Miramonte, on a cold Monday evening. After their disappointing loss to Campo on Friday, the Dons wanted to come out strong against this tough opponent. In an odd twist, the Mats decided not to start their best players at the onset. The Dons had a few solid chances to score but came up…
Looking to find a winning formula, Coach James switched up his starting line-up Saturday night but came away with another disappointing loss as the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team went down in defeat to the visiting Piedmont Knights 68 to 45. Missing stalwart big man Tyler Murphy due to the flu, the Dons never came up with the answer as they were…
In a game that turned ugly early for the visiting Dons, the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles defeated the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team by a final score of 80 to 57 on Friday night in Concord. The Dons fell behind from the opening tip and were down double digits before scoring their first points of the game. Trailing 21-7 after the first…
The Boys Varsity Soccer game vs Campolindo on Friday night finished in a tie 1-1. Campolindo scored on a Penalty kick in the first half. Acalanes came out strong in the Second half with Charlie Peacock assisting to Aiden Nelson with the goal.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Superman THE DONS! Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound was the Freshman team on Saturday. Thrilling combinations of running, passing and getting to the basket or simply collecting of a defensive rebound, making it to the outlet pass, and getting the…
The Dons had a strong second half performance during Saturday’s home non-conference game against Piedmont, but it wasn’t enough to catch up to the Highlanders, who took a 16-point lead by halftime and ended beating the Dons 81-61. After a slow start by both teams, Jackson Aris-Dumas opened with a 3-pointer to start the scoring. A nice defensive move by…
The Dons came out fired up and confident on Friday night against cross-town rival, Campolindo. During the first half, the Dons had several shots on goal and held possession to keep the Cougars at bay. The Dons definitely outplayed their opponent and had the edge. At the half, the score was even at 0-0. To begin the second half, the…
Last-minute heroics sent the Cougars packing in a thriller Friday night. The girls started the game on the front foot with an early beautiful shot from distance into the upper corner from Camryn Salazar. The Cougars quickly answered back making it level at 1 – 1. The defense and midfield took over for much of the game keeping…
Acalanes 65 Clayton Valley 56 The girls opened league play at home versus the team most think will be the toughest league opponent this season, Clayton Valley. After trailing the majority of the first half and going into halftime down 3, the Lady Dons exploded in the 3rd quarter. It was the girls’ best quarter of the season, as they…
Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 48, Acalanes Dons 39 After trailing Clayton Valley by as much as 15 points the Dons rallied in the fourth quarter and got within 7 points of Clayton Valley. Despite outscoring them in the fourth quarter (12 points vs. 8), it was not enough to catch the Ugly Eagles, but did make for an exciting game. …