Our football Dons endure the ups and downs of being athletes together. Our Don teammates help one another remember why you love football in the first place and they understand you like no one else can. In the end, the relationships with your teammates are some of the most important and lasting bonds that you’ll ever have-It’s a great day…
This is a week to be thankful. Thankful for friends and family. Thankful for peace and prosperity. And it’s also a good time to be thankful for Acalanes Dons Football. We’re thankful for our fantastic coaches, who give so much of their time, patience, and knowledge to the program. Who help our boys become young men. We’re thankful for the…
The JV Dons Football Team took on the Alhambra Bulldogs on Friday night and had an almost perfect game! There was some sort of transportation snafu with the Bulldogs bus, and they arrived 2 hours after they were supposed to be there, probably could have walked there in the amount of time we waited for them! After the JV team…
The Acalanes Dons Varsity Football Team took on the Alhambra Bulldogs on Friday night on our home as the community celebrated Senior Night! This event can be very emotional for both players and parents, and there was lots of tears flowing on Friday, not in pain in pure Dons love. Love for football, friends and Acalanes. The Senior Class has…
Friday FEARday, Nov 12: Acalanes will play in El Cerrito with kick off at 7pm. Tickets can NOT be purchased at the gate. Tickets MUST be purchased on www.gofan.com (El Cerrito High) School location: 540 Ashbury Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 To get your Parent, Student or Fan Tickets log on here: https://gofan.co/app/events/446912?schoolId=CA22907 FEAR THE BLUE!
The high-scoring Acalanes Offense passed and ran over the Miramonte Matadors last Friday night in Orinda, scoring over 50 points in a 56-34 victory that got them back on the winning track after three tough losses. The Dons amassed over 500 yards in total offense and scored 8 TDs without a single turnover. QB Luke Souza threw for 382 yards…
Ghoul morning Acalanes! Today the Dons travel to Orinda to haunt and scare the socks off the Matadors. Come on out to see the chills and the thrills of the Dons! It will be a BOO-itful night in Orinda. Do you dare ask–Witch team will win?! (insert scary laugh here)…ask your mummy she knows, she read your horror-scope…it is looking…
The bad news is that the freshmen lost a football game to Campolindo 20-12. The good news is that the Dons more than held their own in the trenches – on the offensive and defensive lines. This bodes well for the future. While it was an off day for the passing game, Acalanes ran the ball all over the place.…
Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there, it’s not about winning. It’s about you, and your relationship to your family, yourself, and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye, and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did…
There are so many great quotes on losing: You can’t win unless you learn how to lose or Losing isn’t always the end, sometimes it becomes the beginning or I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. But losing by one little point, in the very intense end of the game , the only quote is Ouch! The Varsity…
