Led by Senior Aidan Bodner’s 21 points, the Dons cruised by the Alumni 77-54 on Wednesday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd.  The Dons, after a heartbreaking triple OT loss to Foothill High the night before, started slow against the Alumni.  The Alumni’s Jesse Marlow’s  (’17) 2 three pointers and Michael Hammonds (’06) 7 points helped the graduates take a 17-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.  Jackson Kirke’s 2 deep three pointers in the second quarter continued to keep the Alumni in the game late into the half.  The Dons finally separated on two 3 pointers by Bodner to give the Dons a 9 point lead heading into the break.  The Dons started to pull away in the 2^nd half despite the strong play of alumni Matt Thomas (’14) and Will Grace (’17), outscoring the Alumni 20-15 in the third quarter.  Bodner continued his strong play in the 4^th quarter with seven points, and Junior Jackson Aris-Dumas drained 2 three’s to help the Dons hold off the alumni. The Dons were led by Bodner’s 21, Juniors Scott Ruegg’s 13, Aris-Dumas’ 12, Graham Smith’s 12 and Jake Davis’ 10 points.  The Alumni were paced by Hammonds’ 14, Marlow’s 13 and Thomas and Kirke’s 8 each.

The Dons return to the floor on Saturday, November 30^th at home against Berean Christian.