On a cool, clear night at Santa Rosa High School the boys took down their third undefeated team of the season and grabbed an NCS Championship while they were at it! The Dons beat the previously unbeaten San Marin Mustangs 24-7 at a neutral site. The Mustangs were 13-0 and on a 17 game winning streak, until they ran into a fearless…
Coming off claiming the NCS Championship title with a win over San Marin, the Dons are ready for the next one! Acalanes will host Escalon on Friday, December 1 with kickoff at 7:30pm in a CIF State Playoff Game. This game is a part of the “2023 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games – Division 3-AA” tournament. Tickets are available at www.gofan.co…
The boys in blue played their final home game of the season and took down the Vallejo Red Hawks in the NCS Semi Finals on a rainy Friday night, 56-20. The Seniors went out with a bang, as they completed a two game playoff sweep at home over the last two weeks. The Acalanes running game was clicking on all cylinders. The…
The boys in blue were all over the Mount Diablo Red Devils on Friday night in Lafayette. A winter chill was in the air as the red hot Dons came out firing in the first round of the NCS Playoffs. The Dons defense contained the most decorated running back in Northern California this season, Hershel Turner Jr, holding him to 46…
The Acalanes freshman football squad took care of business against their cross town rivals and beat Campolindo 44-7 to finish their season 10-0! The word around town for years has been that this class of athletes is special… and these players surely showed the entire town that the rumors were in fact true. The fans packed the stands every week…
The Varsity Football team lost a heartbreaker 25-24 to Campolindo High School on Friday night in Lafayette. The Dons finished the regular season with a 5-1 league record and a three way tie for first place with Campo and Las Lomas. The stands were packed on both sides for this rivalry game. After an emotional Senior Night celebration the game was on. Campo…
The Dons traveled to Walnut Creek on a brisk, Fall Friday evening to take on their second consecutive undefeated league opponent in the last two weeks. The Las Lomas Knights were 8-0 after beating Campo 45-42 the previous week. Both teams were 4-0 in league play entering the contest. The stage was set for an epic battle. Acalanes usually relies on their high…
The Dons headed to Orinda to take on the undefeated Miramonte Matadors on Friday night. Just when the Mats thought that the Dons were in reach…BOOM BOOM, out go the lights! The Acalanes defense shut the door on another opponent to record the team’s 5th win in a row. The boys have outscored foes 251-20 with 3 shutouts over the past 5 games. They…
In a bit of a rinse-and-repeat pattern that never gets old, the Dons showed up strong once again last Thursday with a dominating win over Menlo Atherton in a non-league game at home. In case you weren’t able to join us, here are some fun facts about the game… In the first half, the Dons had 5 offensive drives resulting…
The stands were packed, the team was pumped and the band was rocking as the boys took the field on Friday against the Benicia High School Panthers. It didn’t take long for the fired up Dons defense to take control of the line of scrimmage. Dylan Murphy, Brady Morrow, Drew McKenzie, Jack Giorgianni, Collin Malmquist, Everett Glass, Deonte Littlejohn and the rest…