The Freshman Dons played great defense against Rancho Cotate and picked up their first win of the season. Final score was an impressive 46-7. A number of defensive players burst on the scene with outstanding performances. JONAH RIVERA at defensive line was a force to be reckoned with. He stopped the run, he sacked the quarterback, he forced a fumble…
It’s a Great Day to be a Don! All three football teams beat the Rancho Cotate Cougars for a Win-Win-Win! Varsity: Dons 42 Cougars 41 (overtime) JV: Dons 41 Cougars 0 Frosh: Dons 46 Cougars 7 Game highlights will be posted on Monday Next Game: Friday, September 10 (HOME) Acalanes vs Balboa It’s COWA-DON-GA! Beach Night next Friday! Ride the…
On Tuesday, the Acalanes Dons varsity volleyball team hosted Archie Williams (formerly Drake) HighSchool in the Dons’ first preseason match. With senior Rachel Zhang serving, the Dons got off to a 1-0 lead. After a sideout, senior Emma Johnsonserved up on ace for a 2-1 lead. The Dons fell behind but juniors Ryann Jones and Katelyn Olin had backto back…
The Acalanes Freshmen Women’s Volleyball team kicked off their pre-season with an impressive win over Archie Williams. In the first set, Archie Williams jumped out with a 2-0 lead, which came to a screeching halt after Addie McShane’s monstrous hit. The Dons were then off and running with an impressive number of aces from Mimi Maycock, Emma Seelenbacher, Fiona Roux, Campbell Evans, and Emme Cain. The defense also…
This Friday, September 3 the Acalanes Dons (Varsity and JV) will have their first home game against Rancho Cotate and Frosh Dons will play away on Thursday, September 2. Friday is also Wiggin’ Out for the Dons Night organized by the Acalanes Student Body and Class Leaders. We are grateful for their support for our football teams and building our…
The Dons played their first game against Sierra High School last night and returned home with a victory, 59-6…details of this game will be published tomorrow in the Acalanes Sports Boosters News Brief Next Game… This Friday, September 3 at home vs Rancho Cotate at 7pm
The offensive line is the foundation for a football team’s offense. When the offensive line plays well, anything is possible. Against Amador Valley, the Dons’ freshman offensive line of ELI LAIRD, DREW McKENZIE, ANDREW TRESSER, JADEN McCLANE and JAKE YOSHINAKA played great. The results were amazing to watch. The offensive line provided quarterback DAVID GONZALES with time to throw the…
The JV Dons Football team played in a scrimmage on Saturday vs Granada – It was so great to see the boys back in action in the Fall, when Football is supposed to be played! Don’t get me wrong, I will take High School Football at any time of the year, but it feels right in the Fall… Coach Greg…
In 2/3 of an attempted four team scrimmage, the Acalanes Varsity shut out Deer Valley and Vallejo, then headed home early when Granada was eliminated for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The scrimmage format is a bit different, with each team getting half of the time on offense and half of the time on defense. Since Granada left early, the Dons had two offensive and…
The JV Girls team keep their swagger from last year fully intact as they took on 4 teams in a row at the Campolindo Jamboree this past weekend. Alas, scores were not kept in these preseason matches based on time at 25 minutes each. The fun began with Campo, of course, and ended with Eva McGrath serving up 5 straight points…
