On Tuesday, September 29, the Acalanes Dons continued their winning ways with a commanding 21–3 victory over the James Logan Colts, turning in another strong performance on both sides of the pool.

The game began with an unusual challenge: a power outage had taken out the scoreboard, leaving the scorekeeping to the oldest technology available—trusting humans to remember what happened. Fortunately, the Dons gave everyone plenty to remember.

James Logan won the opening swim, but strong defense from Luke Wellen and Spencer Salfen quickly forced a turnover. From there, the Dons took control. The Dons all contributed to an offense built on quick transitions, patient passing, and plenty of movement.

One of the early highlights came when Colin Heintz’s penalty shot bounced off the post. Rather than giving up on the play, Colin recovered the ball and buried the second attempt. Later, Colin made another terrific individual play, swimming through traffic before finding Spencer Salfen for a goal. 

The Dons’ defense was equally impressive. Colin and Finn Butler repeatedly disrupted James Logan’s attacks, while Ryan Graff, in the cage, made several key saves in goal. Finn turned in one of his strongest defensive performances of the season, battling a much larger opponent and forcing turnovers. He even lost his cap in the process—but apparently decided that was a small price to pay for good defense.

 Acalanes entered halftime with a commanding 14–1 lead. The second quarter featured plenty of offensive production, including goals from Mason Ross and Ben Lin, adding to the Dons’ balanced scoring attack.

Then came the first of several surprise moves: Colin Heintz took over in goal for the third quarter, while Ryan moved into the field. Colin immediately blocked his first shot and went on to make three saves in the third quarter.

The Dons continued to share the ball and attack efficiently. Luke Wellen scored twice, Alexander Mura added a goal, and Theo Penn, and others kept the offense moving. Acalanes finished the third quarter ahead 17–1.

For the fourth quarter, the Dons introduced yet another goalkeeper: Brady Pigeon took over in the cage. He quickly made his presence known with a pair of impressive blocks, including one against a much larger James Logan player.

Ryan Graff converted a penalty shot, Colin added another goal, and Luke continued to find ways to score through traffic. The Colts added two late goals, but the Dons had already established control of the game.

Final score: Acalanes 21, James Logan 3.

The victory showcased the Dons’ depth, versatility, defensive intensity, and unselfish passing. With players successfully moving between positions—and apparently a surplus of capable goalkeepers—Acalanes continues to build momentum.

Another win, another strong defensive effort, and another very good day to be a Don.