The Varsity Dons were up against the Oak Ridge High Trojans playing for third place in the Chris Huber Classic tournament. The Dons opened up with a couple rebounds from Jack Bayless and some high pressure defense against the Trojans to put up the first points with Brady Quinn passing to Jack who hit a floater for 2.

The Dons played strong defense in the first period, forcing Oak Ridge to make poor shot selections, Colin Norstad and Jack each pulling down multiple boards, Brady with a steal and some great all around hustle. Zubin Acuna hit a 3 lighting up the crowd, giving the Dons a 7-5 lead. The Trojans responded, put up a couple of buckets and closed out the period with Oak Ridge leading.

The second period slowed down for the Dons and the Trojans started to settle into their game. Ian Salmon and Jack each hit a free throws, Colin and Jordan Brown had multiple rebounds, and Brady had another assist feeding Zubin for a buzzer beater 3 to close out the period.

Opening the second half the Dons were down but got the crowd going with some tough playing. Jordan drove hard in the middle for a bucket and an and 1. Zubin had a deep 2 then followed with another 3. Colin kept pulling down boards and late in the period the Dons made it a 2 point game at 25-27.

Jack was working hard in the 4th period, had two back to back steals and driving to the bucket. Jack and Zubin each hit free-throws in the 4th and Nathan Bennett was mixing it up grabbing a rebound and he and Trevor Carrillo were pressuring the offense.

The game ended with Ian driving hard to the basket, drawing a foul and hitting both free-throws.

This was a special night, not one that was about win or lose, but really about allowing the focus to be on honoring Chris Huber and naming the Acalanes gym the Chris Huber Memorial Gym. Although Oak Ridge took the game, the Dons and everyone in attendance were the true victors of the evening. It was a heartfelt night, reminding us all, once a Don, always a Don.