A Football Season is a long journey filled with challenges. In order to make it to the Summit, the ultimate goal, a team must face many difficult trials along the way. The Acalanes Dons faced a formidable slope last Friday night, having to travel two hours to Sacramento in record heat to face a much larger D1 school that had…
Thursday, September 8th was a big game for the Acalanes Freshman Don’s football team. It was their debut home game, and on top of that the triple digit heat forced a night game, which meant the freshman got to play under the lights; an honor normally reserved for varsity teams. But the Varsity Dons were happy to share their field and…
After a close-fought win against a highly ranked San Marin team last week, the Dons were on the road traveling through the Caldecott Tunnel to take on traditional powerhouse Bishop O’Dowd and their star-studded coaching staff. In recent years the O’Dowd field hasn’t exactly been the Thunderdome, but their students pack the end zone seats and definitely make their presence…
At some point this season, it was inevitable that a football movie-themed article would be needed. Given the religious affiliation of the Don’s opponent, Bishop O’ Dowd, I figured this was the perfect time to reference arguably the most famous football movie of all time, “The Waterboy” starring Adam Sandler. Oops, scratch that. I meant to say “Rudy”, the movie…
On a balmy 103 degree evening in Pleasanton on Thursday, the Amador Valley Dons’ freshman football team completed their two-game sweep of Lamorinda frosh football teams by defeating the Acalanes Dons’ freshman, 56-30. Amador had beaten Campolindo’s freshman at home last week, 21-8 It seemed like the worst of times for the Dons from Pleasant Hill Road in the first…
Congratulations again to the 500 and 1,000 lb Club Winners from the Liftathon. Any Acalanes Athlete is welcome to try and hit those thresholds any time to earn a shirt, just contact Boosters at Webmaster@acalanesboosters.com
After their big win against former #3 ranked San Marin High School, the Acalanes Dons Football team jumped from #27 to #6 in NCS and #2 in NCS Division 4, behind only Marin Catholic. Ultimately rankings don’t mean much until the end of the season and league play, but it’s great to see that all the hard work that our…
Newton’s Second Law tells us that Force = Mass * Acceleration. When the #3 ranked defending State Champ San Marin Mustangs came to Lafayette on Friday night, they definitely felt the Force coming from the Acalanes Dons. That force was manifested in both Mass from the Don’s powerful Offensive and Defensive lines and Acceleration from Acalanes’ running backs, linebackers, wideouts,…
On a day when Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s comments in Jackson Hole sent the stock market tumbling, costly turnovers sent the Acalanes Dons JV football team tumbling in their 2022 season home opener against San Marin, falling by a final score of 21-7 after digging an early 21-point hole with a few minutes left in the first quarter. Most…
Wednesday night the Freshman Dons suited up for their first game of the season against the San Marin Mustangs. The Dons got off to a good start on their first possession with Branson Smith throwing the ball for the Dons. In the Dons’ fourth drive, Gavin Dodge turned a midfield grab into a long touchdown run to put the Dons…