The Acalanes Freshmen played their hearts out against a bigger, stronger California High team, but came up just short on the scoreboard losing 16-14. It was an exciting game from start to finish and the young Dons have a lot to be proud of! Acalanes’ dynamic offense moved the ball up and down the field throughout the first half but…
Stanley Middle School has 545 students. Marina High School has 587 students. Acalanes has 1384 students. Some cool numerical trivia before the Dons head out on Saturday to play the Marina Mariners with a 2pm kick off. 33 students of the 587 play Marina JV football. Those 33 Mariners will face 44 Dons football players. Marina’s record is 1-0 and…
Acalanes moved up one spot in this week’s San Jose Mercury News/East Bay Times Rankings to #14 just two spots below league favorite Benicia. The Dons face Damonte Ranch of Reno, Nevada this week, then a BYE, Homecoming vs Castlemont, then top 25 ranked Las Lomas on October 8, followed by rival Campolindo, and a big showdown with Benicia at…
There are over 50 players on the Acalanes Varsity roster and all of them combined to make a crashing blue wave that surged over the Buccaneers of Balboa on Friday night, resulting in a 56-0 win for the Dons and their first shut out of the season. Leading the way on defense were LBs Sam Hafner (3 solo tackles, 3…
Balboa won the toss and elected to differ to get the ball first after halftime. After their kicker put the ball in the end zone for a touchback. The Acalanes offense took the ball on the 20 yard line. Acalanes Starting QB this week was left hander, Sully Bailey – Who ran a quick pitch to Speedster Paul Kuhner towards…
Varsity Dons 56 Balboa Buccaneers 0 JV Dons 52 Balboa Buccaneers 0 A big thank you to the Acalanes Pep Band for adding a level of excitement to the game Friday night and contributing to the high-energy atmosphere of high school football. You made a big difference! From blasting the Fight Song-Let’s Go Dons! when Acalanes made touchdowns, the band…
Acalanes ASB and Class leaders are sponsoring… .…“Ride the Blue Wave” night (beach theme). We are asking everyone to wear blue and beach-y! Student tailgate before the Varsity Football game in the quad…followed by The Acalanes Pep Band and DJ to get the student section & all fans pumped during time outs and down time. Good vibrations will be happening!…
After the exciting OT win over Rancho Cotate on Friday night, the Varsity Football Dons move up to #15 in the Bay Area News Group Top 25!
After a relatively pain-free victory over Sierra of Manteca, on Friday night the Dons received a rude early awakening, courtesy of Rancho Cotate. It all happened seemingly in the blink of an eye, as the Cougars completed four straight passes on their opening drive, the last one a 46-yard TD bomb for a 7-0 lead. After the Dons went 4…
The Freshman Dons played great defense against Rancho Cotate and picked up their first win of the season. Final score was an impressive 46-7. A number of defensive players burst on the scene with outstanding performances. JONAH RIVERA at defensive line was a force to be reckoned with. He stopped the run, he sacked the quarterback, he forced a fumble…
