It was a big night. Your acalanes Dons, with a 4-0 league record, take Diablo-Foothill Football league honors. On Senior Night no less. Hats off to our 16 seniors: Sam Philips, Grant Condy, Jackson Boselli, Tyler Winkles, AJ Del Santo, Finley Rivera, Luke Dafferner, Nolan Potts, Camden Sinha, Oliver MacLeod, Sid Giridhar, Cash Ricker, Matthew Lee, Logan Houston, Hayden Sawle…
Acalanes JV 26, Benicia 0 | November 6, 2026 “Set the tempo early!” urged Head Coach Nat Beeman as the Dons prepared to take the field for their final game of the season against the Benicia Panthers. He followed with another familiar refrain: “Six seconds at a time!” The Dons apparently took both instructions quite literally. Riding the momentum of…
Acalanes dominated crosstown rival Campolindo in every phase, cruising to a 42-14 win. Dons are now 8-1 on the season.
Acalanes JV 18, Campolindo JV 7 | October 30, 2026 The monkey is officially off their backs! After a season of hard-fought games, heartbreaking finishes, and more than their share of adversity, the Acalanes JV Dons put it all together Friday night against their crosstown rivals, the Campolindo Cougars. The result was a thrilling and well-deserved 18-7 victory, the Dons’…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Two second-half rushing touchdowns by Jason Fok led the Campolindo freshman football team to a come-from-behind victory over host Acalanes 14-7 on Thursday, Oct. 29. It was Campolindo’s second consecutive victory in the rivalry series, as the Cougars won 6-0 last year after Acalanes won 50-10 in 2024. With the loss, Acalanes finished the season…
Acalanes rolled past Clayton Valley 57-20 on the road Friday, running for 359 yards and sacking the Ugly Eagles quarterback five times to improve to 7-1.
By DON DELCO Dana Hemmingsen woke up at 3 a.m. in a panic the day before the Acalanes freshman football team would play host to Clayton Valley. Hemmingsen, the head coach and defensive coordinator, just spent the past two days heaping an abundance of responsibility on the Dons’ defense. “Maybe I threw too much at these guys,” Hemmingson said he…
Acalanes rolled past crosstown rival Miramonte 46-10, posting a season-high point total in a complete offensive and defensive team win.
Some football games end when the clock reaches zero. Others linger for a while. Friday’s 15-14 loss to Miramonte falls squarely into the latter category. Acalanes led or was tied for virtually the entire game, twice held a seven-point advantage, and seemed to have matters reasonably in hand until the final minute. Then, in the span of a few plays,…
By DON DELCO ORINDA, Calif. — The Acalanes freshman football team scored touchdowns on its first four offensive possessions, leading the Dons to a convincing 30-8 win over Miramonte on Thursday, Oct. 15. It was the most points Acalanes scored in a single game this season. The victory in the season’s final road game lifted Acalanes’ record to over .500…
