Friday’s game went well against the Mt. Diablo Devils. Both teams came out strong at the beginning of the first quarter with Mt. Diablo tying the game on their first drive and stopping Acalanes on their next drive. After that though, the Dons defense accelerated against the Devils, with the Dons defense getting sacks, interceptions (INT), tackles for loss (TFL),…
Acalanes vs. Dublin Aug 5th What a difference a week makes! Not sure if it was just those good “first home game vibes” or the Varsity Tunnel or perhaps a great week of game prep, but some good football was played. For the four people that read my column last week, I did note that we had many near misses…
The JV Dons football team, including their coaches, players, friends, family and fans, showed up to their first football game fired up and ready to WIN! Coming off an undefeated season, the boys had pressure to continue to play exceptional football — and that they did. The JV Dons football team put up 28 points in the first half of…
The first of many home games of the season was successful for the Varsity Football Team. The theme of the night was Red, White, & Blue night which matched the colors of the Dons & Cardinals. SF Lowell played their hearts out but it wouldn’t be enough with limited bench and multiple key injuries throughout the night. The first 12 seconds set…
August 28, 2024 It was a beautiful evening in Marin County, perfect for our very first high school football game. We squared off against the San Marin Mustangs. And if there was a theme it would have been: “this ain’t flag football boys”. For most of the freshman Dons, this was indeed their first tackle football game; but they hung…
The boys headed to Southern California last Friday to take on the Birmingham Patriots in the Division 3AA State Championship on Saturday and won 35-22 in a contested, epic battle! As the sign says, they were there to win, and they did! This team accomplished what no team in the long history of Acalanes High School has ever accomplished in…
The Dons stayed hot on a rainy Friday night in Lafayette to capture the CIF NorCal 3AA Regional Football Championship. They defeated defending State Champions, Escalon High School, 49-14 for the first CIF Football Championship in school history! The game was a contrast of styles with the quick strike Acalanes offense versus the grind it out, smash mouth football played…
Acalanes newly crowned as the 2023 CIF NorCal Champions, heads to SoCal for the 3AA State title. The Dons dominated Escalon Cougars to end, 49-14 BLUEieve the Hype! With the win, Acalanes will move on to its third championship game (NCS, NorCal, now California) with a chance to win its first state title. The Dons will take on Birmingham Patriots…