The Freshman football team continues to dominate as they walked away with a 38-8 win against College Park last Thursday night. The Dons are undefeated thus far with a 5-0 record. Let’s go Dons! Getting right down to business, Acalanes scored on the first drive of the game and successfully converted for 2-points immediately putting the Dons up 8-0. Between…
The Freshman Dons took on Livermore High School last Thursday and walked away with their fourth straight WIN! And if winning wasn’t enough, the Dons shutout Livermore 40-0 — Let’s GOOOOO!!! The Acalanes offense powered through Livermore’s porous defense and scored 40 unreturned points. QB Tyler Winkles had teammates ready to put points up for the Dons! Offensive standouts for…
The Dons JV Football Team once again takes the home field with hopes of getting their first win of the 2023 season against the fellow Dons of Amador Valley. #10 Illias Kaplanes-Jones and #2 Matthew Schwarz set up to receive the opening kickoff for Acalanes. Amador Valley opens the game with a squib kick up the middle and Acalanes sets…
The boys in blue performed valiantly on Friday night in Lafayette against another powerhouse team, the Amador Valley Dons. The stands were full on both sides on a warm September evening. The Acalanes Dons took the opening kickoff and marched down the field with a methodical drive that concluded with a touchdown pass from quarterback Sully Bailey to wide receiver Henry…
The Acalanes Dons took their show on the road to defeat the Amador Valley Dons 36-20 on their home turf. The Acalanes Dons played a lights out first half and headed into halftime leading Amador Valley 26-6. A huge shout out to the offensive linemen Cash Ricker, Matthew Lee, Henry Werner, Oliver Macleod and Austin McManamon (and others!), for giving…
The Dons continued their brutal non league season with a Friday night tilt against powerhouse San Ramon Valley High School and their host of future D1 college athletes. The stands were packed on both sides. SRV loyalists clearly traveled well. The Wolves started with the ball and engineered a methodical drive down the field with a skillful mix of short passes and…
Dons JV Shows Improvement in All Facets of the Game, but The San Ramon Valley Wolves Prove Too Much to Overcome. The Dons JV Football Team welcomes the San Ramon Valley (SRV) Wolves to our new football field for a brisk September home game. #9 Santi Vignoles kicks off for the Dons to start the game with a nice boot…
The supermoon wasn’t the only thing shining brightly Wednesday night at Acalanes stadium! The Dons hosted Monte Vista and walked away with their second win of the season beating the Division 1 mighty Mustangs 52-30. It was a spectacular showing in all aspects of the game. Quarterback Tyler Winkles (#5) threw 7 touchdown passes for a total of 359 yards.…
The Dons JV Football Team begins the 2023 season with a road trip to San Marin High School to take on the Mustangs on their home turf. After the captains exchange handshakes at midfield, the Dons win the coin toss and defer the ball to the second half. A good kickoff by #9, Santi Vignoles, opens the season for the…
Friday August 25 started with a thorough email break down of our opponent by Dr. Michael Michlitsch. We learned about the history of San Marin High School, the recent success of their football team (D5 NCS Champs in 2021 and 2022), as well as their award winning Robotics team and the world’s youngest high school and college graduate. After enjoying…