It wasn’t the prettiest game but the Dons took care of business against Irvington taking Third Place in the Silver Division of the eight team field at the Dougherty Valley Holiday Tournament. The referees made their quota and then some calling 28 total fouls and totally disrupting any flow to the game especially in the second half. The Dons were…
The home crowd was fired up for what would turn out to be a nail bitter with Acalanes going into a shootout against the mighty Redwood Giants taking the game all the way to the final buzzer. With both teams coming off tough losses, the Dons to Branson who ultimately won the tournament, and Redwood losing to Saint Ignatius, who…
The Lady Dons defeated Carlsbad 69 to 46 to win the West Coast Jamboree at Granada High School Thursday night. Despite the large margin of victory, the game was actually much closer throughout. Carlsbad was led by all San Diego Selection (last season) Madison Huhn who happened to go for 40 points with 10 three pointers in their semifinal win. …
The Lady Dons beat Eureka 51 to 37 in the 2nd round of the West Coast Jamboree. The girls trailed throughout much of the first half, as Eureka had 3 girls 6’0 plus. It took some time to adjust the size and physicality the opponent had. However, the Lady Dons relentless full court pressure began to take its toll in…
On Wednesday the Dons faced off in the semifinals of the Chris Huber Classic against the Branson Bulls, with another good crowd in the house. It was a slow start with the teams trading missed 3 pointers the first few possessions before Jack Bayless opened the scoring with a slashing layup, and Theo hit a deep 3 to make it…
Still riding high off their big OT win against Foothill in the first round, the Dons started off strong against the Broncos opening up an 8-4 lead. Avyn Morales scored the first eight points with the and-1 on our first possession, a three and another bucket – two of those plays coming off assists from Sam Bishop. Northgate came back…
Acalanes won a double overtime thriller over the California Grizzlies , 64-61, in the Dougherty JV Tournament consolation bracket Wednesday morning. They had to overcome a bunch of obstacles to do it. With front court mates and leading scorers Joe Reidenbach and Jaden McClane both spending most of the game in serious foul trouble, Acalanes needed a change up. Finding…
In the first round of the West Coast Jamboree Tournament the Lady Dons easily won by a score of 78 to 37. The opponent was Terra Linda which came in with a 6-2 record, but was completely overwhelmed by the Lady Dons speed and full court pressure. It was a fast start for the girls, as they jumped out to…
Acalanes opened the Dougherty Valley High School Winter Classic Basketball Tournament Tuesday morning in San Ramon with a 51-40 loss to Foothill. Joe Reidenbach led the Dons with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Ian Salmon added 8 points and Jaden McClane chipped in with 6 points and 7 rebounds. Liam Gallacher, JB Frolich, and Cooper Edelman also got on the…
On Tuesday the Dons hosted their first game in this year’s Chris Huber Classic, facing El Cerrito. There was a great home crowd to cheer on the team…hope to see everyone again! Acalanes got off to a strong start with Jack Bayless slashing for 3 buckets, then Jake adding 10 including a 3 in the quarter and Theo adding a…
