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…
“To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.” -Tom Brady, 6-time Super Bowl Champion No one could have known what it would take to get Football back in a pandemic, but due to the…
We can all agree that we need more positivity, joy and happiness in 2021. Our Dons will be a beacon of hope, team spirit and perseverance. We look forward to moving closer to the bright light at the end of the long labyrinth of the COVID-19 tunnel of 2020. 2020 did not work out as any of us planned. So many had great…
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…
#1 FOOTBALL FANS: COM-MOM-ITTED TO THE DONS Don Moms eat, drink, think live for Acalanes football. When Friday night rolls around Don Moms are prepping for the game: Dons swag ready to go, resting up for cheering, eating a good meal for energy and fired up to hit the stands. Moms are a crucial part of any high school football. We…
In 2017 when Coach Burnsed joined the Dons family, AHS quarterback Robby Rowell (now a quarterback for the California Bears) stated, “Coach Burnsed is a legend around Lamorinda”. When you have over 40 years of coaching football, you have a coach with knowledge, a level-headed approach and experience. Our Acalanes varsity coach has all that and more. Throw in other adjectives like…
Are You Ready For Some Football Graduation? We know you are Football Seniors! You leave your mark as 2019 DAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS on the Acalanes Field Forever! It is time for you to tackle new goals, new dreams and new victories! Dear Seniors, You are in the process of finishing a course you began years ago when your parents…
In front of a packed Senior Night stadium at Acalanes, the Dons rolled to a 56-7 victory over Alhambra, finishing league play with a 3-1 record and most importantly a share (with Campolindo and Las Lomas) of the league title – the Dons first football title in 40 years! It was a particularly special night for the team’s seniors, who…
The Dons held off Miramonte and their high-powered offense 17-14 on Friday night to remain in the hunt for a share of the league title. Miramonte got their Homecoming Night fans feeling good early, jumping out to a 7-0 lead following a 5-yard TD run by their outstanding senior quarterback Matt Meredith. Brady Huchingson got the Dons on the…
It’s always a great day to be a Don, and that was absolutely the case Friday night at the packed Acalanes field when the Varsity Dons played one of their best games of the year and beat Campolindo 17-7. Football is a team sport and every Don contributed to the win, but there were a few plays that really stood…
