The Acalanes Freshmen Don’s Football Team kicked off their first game of the season on Saturday with a BIG WIN against Monte Vista! The Don’s started out on Defense and showed that a week of tackling practice helps! The squad was wrapping up the opposing offense, and showed much better results – Joe Colachico and Everett Glass both had solid…
The Acalanes Don’s Freshman team FINALLY got to suit up for a scrimmage vs California High School on Saturday. It was great to see these boys put on pads and play full contact football – Nothing says Football Season like a Beautiful Spring Day… but we will take whatever we can get. This is a “bumper crop” year for Freshman…
It is a GREAT Day to be a Don. The Dons have stuck it out and now they are ready to bring it on. Dons football players and coaches have made it clear that obstacles and challenges from the past months and whatever issues there will be in the future don’t matter. They are focused on finally getting a delayed…
But the countdown has begun… No Friday night lights? No chants, no cheers, no superstitions? No standing up for the kick-off and no high fives after every touchdown? No team meals. No checking the weather on Monday to prepare for whatever climates we will sit in come on Friday. No Dons shirts, no Acalanes Football hats. No looking for parking…
And you thought coaching high school football was all about Xs and Os, blocking, tackling and making sure these kids begin to learn something about what it means to be young men . That’s all true. But Coach Bill Hansen wants the Freshmen players to remember something about the year besides the final scores, the big plays…and that is friendships…
Question: Do you know what the worst part of football is? Answer: When the season ends! Welcome to Acalanes Football! I am Jane, your Football Booster Rep for Acalanes Sports Boosters and a proud Football parent! And if your son is kicking off with Acalanes Football as a freshman…HE IS GOING TO LOVE IT ! Freshman football and high school…
From Tahoe to Alhambra It seems like it all went so fast, yet it all started back in the Summer before the boys were even technically Acalanes Students. They have come so far in such a short period of time, thanks to great coaching and a commitment to Dons Family. The Frosh Dons ended up averaging over 100 yards per…
Darkness on the Edge of Martinez After quick starts in the last two games, the Dons looked like a team that only had one practice and several days of w/o power in the opening moments of their meeting with Alhambra. After initially holding the Bulldogs to a 4th down in-completion, the Dons made the first mistake of the night by…
Theostruck From the first play it was obvious that the Dons were back on track (in white), with Theo Stoll taking a deep kick off 77 yards to the house, immediately quieting the noisy Dublin home crowd. From there the Frosh Dons were efficient, focused and together as a team, bouncing back strong after a tough game last week. The…
Battling in the Trenches It was a tough hard-fought battle along both lines of scrimmage throughout the night.The Campolindo blocking scheme was on point, and the Dons had trouble breaking through to make plays. Once they did break-through they were faced with a runaway truck wearing #24 for the Cougars, who scored five touchdowns on the day. By pounding the…
