The boys in blue played their final home game of the season and took down the Vallejo Red Hawks in the NCS Semi Finals on a rainy Friday night, 56-20. The Seniors went out with a bang, as they completed a two game playoff sweep at home over the last two weeks. The Acalanes running game was clicking on all cylinders. The…
The boys in blue were all over the Mount Diablo Red Devils on Friday night in Lafayette. A winter chill was in the air as the red hot Dons came out firing in the first round of the NCS Playoffs. The Dons defense contained the most decorated running back in Northern California this season, Hershel Turner Jr, holding him to 46…
The Acalanes freshman football squad took care of business against their cross town rivals and beat Campolindo 44-7 to finish their season 10-0! The word around town for years has been that this class of athletes is special… and these players surely showed the entire town that the rumors were in fact true. The fans packed the stands every week…
The Varsity Football team lost a heartbreaker 25-24 to Campolindo High School on Friday night in Lafayette. The Dons finished the regular season with a 5-1 league record and a three way tie for first place with Campo and Las Lomas. The stands were packed on both sides for this rivalry game. After an emotional Senior Night celebration the game was on. Campo…
Have you ever wondered which Acalanes Varsity sports has the bragging rights for the best team at the school? In order to try to answer that question, I turned to MaxPreps, which bills itself as “America’s source for high school sports”. MaxPreps issues rankings of varsity team using a “complex, unbiased computer algorithm” focused on strength of schedule and results.…
The Dons traveled to Walnut Creek on a brisk, Fall Friday evening to take on their second consecutive undefeated league opponent in the last two weeks. The Las Lomas Knights were 8-0 after beating Campo 45-42 the previous week. Both teams were 4-0 in league play entering the contest. The stage was set for an epic battle. Acalanes usually relies on their high…
On Tuesday, the Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to Northgate High School for the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Division Championship tournament. It was a record turnout as 16 Dons participated, two in singles and 14 in doubles (7 teams). Sophomore Aamena Shipchandler was seeded #6 on the singles side and advanced to the third round, and some of the other…
The Dons headed to Orinda to take on the undefeated Miramonte Matadors on Friday night. Just when the Mats thought that the Dons were in reach…BOOM BOOM, out go the lights! The Acalanes defense shut the door on another opponent to record the team’s 5th win in a row. The boys have outscored foes 251-20 with 3 shutouts over the past 5 games. They…
In a bit of a rinse-and-repeat pattern that never gets old, the Dons showed up strong once again last Thursday with a dominating win over Menlo Atherton in a non-league game at home. In case you weren’t able to join us, here are some fun facts about the game… In the first half, the Dons had 5 offensive drives resulting…
The stands were packed, the team was pumped and the band was rocking as the boys took the field on Friday against the Benicia High School Panthers. It didn’t take long for the fired up Dons defense to take control of the line of scrimmage. Dylan Murphy, Brady Morrow, Drew McKenzie, Jack Giorgianni, Collin Malmquist, Everett Glass, Deonte Littlejohn and the rest…