Acalanes’ JV squad rolled into Berean Christian and delivered a highlight‑packed performance—six touchdowns by six different players, three interceptions by three different defenders, and nonstop energy from whistle to whistle. Berean Christian opened with the ball, but the Dons’ defense immediately set the tone. Norah Taylor built a three‑play wall, stacking a block, a flag pull, and another block to…
The Dons varsity flag football team had an eventful week, racking up the points and the wins versus Berean Christian on Monday and Miramonte on Wednesday. With a combined score of 59-13 the Dons dominance was on full display. On to the highlights! Monday’s game was at BereanChristian in the afternoon sunshine due to the home team’s stadium not…
The Northgate Broncos moseyed into town on a cool, Wednesday evening, with visions of outgunning the Dons in a showdown of perennial Diablo Athletic League front runners. Despite Northgate’s 2-6 record, the Broncos have played very close games this year against top level competition, barely losing to undefeated College Park and holding D1 NCS champions San Ramon Valley to 13…
Last Monday, the JV Flag Football squad hit the road for a tough matchup at Las Lomas. The Knights came in with confidence, carrying a strong record with only one loss to Castro Valley’s powerhouse program. Acalanes answered that challenge immediately, piecing together an impressive opening drive featuring determined runs from Daphne Hwang, Margaret Stirling, and Clara Sargent, plus a…
Since flag football became a high school sport 4 years ago, Acalanes and College Park have been two of the top programs in the Diablo Athletic League. According to MaxPreps, Acalanes had the advantage in the rivalry with a record of 3-2 against the Falcons, including a nailbiting 13-6 win at College Park last year. This year, the Falcons came…
On a hot Wednesday evening, the Acalanes JV squad welcomed College Park for what promised to be a heavyweight league showdown. The Dons entered the matchup with a stingy defense that had allowed just seven points in their first five games. Acalanes wasted no time. On the Dons opening drive, Maria Sakaguti and Daphne Hwang got the offense started downfield…
The Dons traveled to Livermore on Thursday night to take on the Granada Matadors. Granada, like Acalanes, reached the NCS Championship game the year before only to come up short against San Ramon Valley in their quest for a section title. The first ever meeting between these two teams would prove to be a surprisingly entertaining, defensive stalemate, that would…
The Acalanes JV flag football team completed a strong 4-1 preseason by hosting Liberty Ranch (Lodi) and traveling to Granada (Livermore). On Tuesday night in front of the home crowd, the Dons again relied on a stout defensive effort to shutout the visitors. Cornerback Ximena Espinosa Angel made the play of the game… on the very series! Ximena stepped in front of the Hawks receiver to…
On Tuesday night, the Liberty Ranch Hawks made the long trip from Galt to play the Acalanes Dons. Liberty Ranch was coming off an outstanding 2025 campaign in which they finished with a record of 22 – 3 and reached the quarterfinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 4 playoffs. The Hawks had a dangerous senior quarterback who would put the…
A beautiful, full moon showed up to the Acalanes flag football home opener Thursday night. So did the Dons pass-rush. By the end of the evening, the Dons would tally 9 sacks of the Monte Vista quarterback and post their third shutout in a row to start the season. The pressure started immediately. On the first play of the game,…