Acalanes went on the road and outclassed cross-town rival Las Lomas 35-10 on a windy Walnut Creek night, trading its usual aerial attack for a punishing ground game while a stout defense smothered the Knights.
Some football games are destined for the highlight reel. Others are probably best placed gently in the rearview mirror, with the heat turned up and the bus pointed toward home. Friday’s trip to Vanden High School seemed to fit decidedly into the latter category. The Dons arrived after a long road trip to find brutally cold conditions, swirling switchback winds…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Caelen Birrell scored two first-half touchdowns on a punt return and interception to help lead the Acalanes freshman football team past visiting Las Lomas 28-8 on Thursday, Oct. 8. The win pulls Acalanes back to .500 at 3-3 with three games remaining in the season. “Going into the Las Lomas game, the kids feel like…
LAFAYETTE — Acalanes gave its homecoming crowd plenty to celebrate Friday night, pairing a suffocating defense with another record-setting pace from quarterback Tyler Winkles in a 42-15 win over American Canyon. Winkles threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns, while the Dons defense forced five punts and came up with three fourth-down stops as Acalanes improved to 4-1 on the…
American Canyon came to Lafayette on Friday with the résumé of a team accustomed to controlling games. The Wolves were 4-0, had outscored their opponents 155-34, and had won their previous three games by 29, 37 and 42 points. Acalanes did not appear especially impressed. The opening kickoff was a hard, low squib, but Reese Caicedo deftly snagged the pigskin…
By DON DELCO LIVERMORE, Calif. — Behind four touchdown passes from Granada High School quarterback Dalton Lutz, the host Matadors’ offense continued their torrid pace defeating visiting Acalanes 48-14 on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Kevin Drake Stadium. Granada won its fourth consecutive game to start the season, buoyed by a balanced offensive attack. The Matadors are averaging 44 points per…
The Acalanes Dons bounced back with a 42-37 victory against Marin Catholic, improving their record to 3-1 with a powerful offensive performance that amassed 512 total yards and 6 touchdowns.
What kind of team do you want to be? Coach Nat Beeman previously posed that question to the team after last week’s stinging loss and, Friday evening against Marin Catholic, with Acalanes trailing 14-6 late in the fourth quarter, the answer came into focus: a team that keeps battling. The Dons rallied for a touchdown, converted a dramatic two-point attempt,…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Three third-quarter touchdowns, including two within 35 seconds of each other, keyed the Acalanes freshman football team to win 27-0 over College Park on Thursday, Sept. 17. It was the Dons’ first game at Acalanes Stadium this season and their second victory in five days to improve to 2-2 while College Park falls to…
By DON DELCO SAN FRANCISCO — Two first-half rushing touchdowns by Rocco Coniglio proved to be more than enough to lead the Acalanes freshman football team to its first win of the season, 23-6 over St. Ignatius on Saturday, Sept. 12 at J.B. Murphy Field. The Dons’ dictated the majority of the game with a consistent performance from all three…